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593	Well, they released it outside of Japan! http://www.dpreview.com/news/0506/05060101canon20da.asp...	Duane Deal duanedeal	Jun 1, 2005 5:44 pm
594	I'm in the same boat. I'm actually just outside the city, however my North West sky is completely faded and useless. I would attempt some images before...	Duane Deal duanedeal	Jun 1, 2005 5:57 pm
595	I have a ToUcam Pro webcam, but it operates in OS 9. Does anyone know what astro friendly webcams operate in OS X? Is iSight astro friendly? I would like to...	Darryl Stanford zetapuppi	Jun 2, 2005 1:26 am
596	Darryl, You can use the ToUCam PRO if you get a driver from IOExperts: http://www.ioxperts.com/products/webcamx.html I have the ToUCam PRO and it works fine...	bob piatek bobtek4860	Jun 2, 2005 2:33 am
597	Bob, This seems to me to be just what I'm looking for. Thanx, Bob! Darryl...	Darryl Stanford zetapuppi	Jun 2, 2005 2:52 am
598	Hi, I plan on using the Celestron Neximage for my OS X system. I hear its the same camera as the Philips Toucam pro. You can use drivers from www.ioxperts.com...	Paul Romero paulfromero1	Jun 2, 2005 2:59 am
599	iSight is most definitely not astro friendly. It has night blindness. I hope Milton chimes in on this question as he's the webcam expert. If you haven't...	Duane Deal duanedeal	Jun 2, 2005 6:33 am
600	I wasn't aware that EquinoX handled web cams! It's not mentioned on the site. What kind of controls/processing does it offer for that? Duane...	Duane Deal duanedeal	Jun 2, 2005 1:58 pm
601	Hi, Its uses webcams for autoguiding. Its not ready for Celestron telescopes, though. That may come out in a few months. Paul...	Paul Romero paulfromero1	Jun 2, 2005 3:54 pm
602	You can also collect quicktime movies with it. Great for planetary imaging with the ToUCam. Bob...	bob piatek bobtek4860	Jun 2, 2005 4:05 pm
603	... Let me jump in here. Equinox can take webcam movies and provide QuickTime files (.mov) suitable for aligning and stacking in another application. It can...	Groups mpjequinox	Jun 2, 2005 4:09 pm
604	All, The Celestron NexImage is basically a repackaged ToUcam -- I think it is a good value and recommend it to both Mac and PC imagers. For USB webcams,...	Ralph Megna ralph_astromac	Jun 2, 2005 5:24 pm
605	Darryl, If I understand this, I will be able to use the IOxperts drivers to enable my ToUcam Pro to run with Equinox. The movies produced will then be in...	Darryl Stanford zetapuppi	Jun 2, 2005 9:11 pm
606	... Yes. ... Yes. Or Lynkeos, or Astro IIDC, or... Darryl...	Groups mpjequinox	Jun 2, 2005 9:33 pm
607	Hi Ralph; I guess i'll jump in here now and take a break from writing Astro IIDC 2.0 documentation.. ... webcams. ... That, in ... It does and it doesn't. It's...	milton_aupperle	Jun 2, 2005 10:23 pm
608	Everybody OK with the new color scheme and home page? How about the Saturn Apple logo (I prefer to call it the SNapple logo) I couldn't take the default Yahoo...	Duane Deal duanedeal	Jun 3, 2005 2:32 am
609	Duane, You are SO creative! I like it. Keep changing it every so often. Variety is the spice of life. Bob...	bob piatek bobtek4860	Jun 3, 2005 2:44 am
610	I just can't leave well enough alone :) If there's a sleeping dog, you can bet I'll trip over it!...	Duane Deal duanedeal	Jun 3, 2005 5:48 am
611	I think the new format is great,easier on the eyes. Bill...	turnipfloor308	Jun 3, 2005 2:13 pm
612	Hi all, Here's a couple of pics I snapped tonight. Had some pesky clouds, but basically I'm fairly happy with them. Can you see the swan in M17? ...	Bruce Rayne brucerayne	Jun 4, 2005 2:49 pm
613	Hi Bruce, Very nice star colors. I have never really seen a swan in M17. To me it has always looked like a woman in a fancy evening gown but what do I know. ...	jterry94@... jterry94	Jun 4, 2005 2:53 pm
614	If I play with the image a bit, I get this: http://www.brucerayne.com/astro/swan.jpg It kinda, sorta looks like a swan facing to the left � kinda, sorta. ...	Bruce Rayne brucerayne	Jun 4, 2005 3:00 pm
615	Hi Guys; Have any of you been following this at all: http://news.com.com/Apple+to+ditch+IBM%2C+switch+to+Intel+chips/2100-1006_3-5731398.html?tag=cd.lede It...	milton_aupperle	Jun 4, 2005 7:42 pm
616	Last weekend, out at Eagle Bluff (our dark sky site), it looked exactly like a swan floating on a starry pond. That was literally breath taking. It probably...	Duane Deal duanedeal	Jun 5, 2005 5:56 am
617	With that and resent news being said, I still don't know if I give this a 30% possibility or not. The future will tell. Duane ... ...	Duane Deal duanedeal	Jun 5, 2005 6:03 am
618	Yeah, the big politic-ing between large companies to ensure proper levels of resource are fed is often played out in the public arena. Having seen this being...	Torcuill Torrance torcuill	Jun 5, 2005 10:22 am
619	Hi Torcuill; Actually Apple could care less about 3rd party companies or anyone else for that matter (ie Apple stores killing off 3rd party local stores,...	milton_aupperle	Jun 5, 2005 6:13 pm
620	Hi Guys; It's official - Steve is switching Intel x86. Hope you start saving your $$$ so you can buy all new drivers, software and hardware. In 2 - 3 years,...	milton_aupperle	Jun 6, 2005 6:14 pm
621	Hi Milton Ah well looks like I got it wrong: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4612951.stm On one hand it will be good to see what Apple can do with the ...	Torcuill Torrance torcuill	Jun 6, 2005 7:05 pm
622	Hi Torcuill; Well OS x is not freakign picnic either, especially when companies want you to support each "flavour" of it since 10.1 to current for drivers or...	milton_aupperle	Jun 6, 2005 7:53 pm

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