Bonjour Roland! The power down usual manner would be to turn off the TEC (Thermoelectric cooler) first and wait a few minutes. Since the MallinCam is a mild...
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STOCKSHAM
May 1, 2008 9:50 am
Hi. Just bought a Compaq/HP Presario Notebook PC with MS Vista,dual core pentium, 3 gig mem and 160 gig hd,webcam, wireless capable and 17 in monitor. Man at...
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Gavin Bray
gavingbray
May 1, 2008 9:51 am
I use TheSky6 and setup some field of view indicators for the Mallincam. My understanding is the PAL chip size is 7.4mm x 5.95 mm (768 x 494 pixels). I also...
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jackhuerkamp
May 1, 2008 12:24 pm
Tom, Terrell Jones from the Clayton Junior High School has already contacted me and I furnished him with an invoice for a camera and accessories. He is on the...
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duanecissp
May 1, 2008 5:38 pm
I was having an issue last night with my MallinCam Hyper plus dropping frames. The accumulated image would appear then disapper and the screen would be dark....
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Lars Zielke
larsnightsky
May 1, 2008 6:42 pm
Planning on going Live tonight 22:00 GMT(0) Check on www.skychannels.org to which channels i'll be broadcasting on. PS. I'll try to broadcast maximum quality...
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Simon Hanmer
shanmer52
May 2, 2008 1:08 am
Folks ... and Michael and Rock Change of plans here at home ! Michele and I will be in town for the Video Star Party so I can attend - I will be there !! Simon...
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mallincamhyper
May 2, 2008 1:28 am
Hi Gerald, My apology for a late reply. Color images are far more attractive. Don't be deceived on what you read elsewhere. I have seen color galaxies many...
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mallincamhyper
May 2, 2008 1:31 am
Simon, This is great news!! I was at Foymount last weekend to check the site and we can actually go observe now. The lake we had at the entrance is now taken...
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jp8178
May 2, 2008 7:44 am
http://tech.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/mallincam/photos/view/48bc?b=22 6 inch 56 seconds I got lucky this time...
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Gerald
grmok1
May 2, 2008 9:55 am
Thanks, Rock. I'm on the wait list for a color model, so now it's up to you! Gerald ... seen ... excellent ... mail ... if ... black ... compensate ... ...
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Gavin Bray
gavingbray
May 2, 2008 1:31 pm
Someone suggested using a diagonal with the MFR4. I tried that and it makes no difference to the FOV, as you would expect I guess. Can anyone tell me whether...
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dvb2dob
May 2, 2008 7:43 pm
I will want to compare the views with and without the MFR-3, 10mm spacer, etc. Do I have to disconnect the power from the Mallincam every time I remove it from...
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mallincamhyper
May 2, 2008 9:06 pm
dvb... make sure the camera is in the 2 seconds mode or 128X before changing anything at the front the camera. Give the proper time to have the 128X to build...
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mallincamhyper
May 3, 2008 12:44 pm
Gavin, Have you tried a 5 mm ring with the MFR-4? Rock M. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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rrusso10
May 3, 2008 1:25 pm
If anyone has a pic of Saturn taken with a 6 - 8" scope with the MC Hyper Color, please send to me or post or tell me what album it is in. I spent last night...
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Gavin Bray
gavingbray
May 3, 2008 1:39 pm
Rock I'll try that as soon as I get a chance. I should be able to achieve F3 without any spacers, shouldn't I? I thought I read that with the 5mm spacer it...
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rolandlinda3
May 4, 2008 2:14 am
30 minute sketch of the Twins (NGC 4567 and 4568) using MCHC on 28 second integration time/AGC at 40%, Red one down/blue one up, Sanyo Monitor for study, and...
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gumbydad2002
May 4, 2008 6:10 pm
You aren't missing anything. There have been many discussions about the MallinCam being great for DSO's but sort of poor for planetary detail. A cheap ToUCam...
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Rich Strobel
rlstrobels
May 4, 2008 6:43 pm
Wow, 2 perfect Saturdays at TDS, SDAA's dark site. I reported on last weeks great Saturday and couldn't believe it when we got another one last night. Got home...
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mallincamhyper
May 4, 2008 9:44 pm
Planets, Keep in mind that a planet image is usually composed of 3000+ frames coadded and processed with a webcam that has much smaller pixels size. Mallincam...
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Jack Huerkamp
jackhuerkamp
May 5, 2008 1:18 am
Roland, Very nice. I describe this pair as the "P" and "The Fan" because of the shapes as seen on the monitor. And it is still 48F in your area of the ...
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mallincamhyper
May 5, 2008 4:11 am
All, After a long day of work I decided to try my 10" before Astronomy Day coming on May 10 2008. I captured an image of NGC4567-4568 and LEDA 169627 from...
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Fred Waucaush
jessejulip
May 5, 2008 4:12 pm
I have been experimenting with the views on the monitor vs the views on a lap top monitor. I find that views on a monitor are far superior to the images on...
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Peter Laky
canygevamotx
May 5, 2008 5:37 pm
Fred, I am using an Archos 605 WiFi to capture and record to .avi format...I record the whole session and then split the files into target segments. I then...
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Joe
grassypond
May 5, 2008 5:43 pm
Hi All I am disappointed in the video quality I am getting remotely. I am using Rock's USB Video grabber in S-Video Mode. I have tried feeding it to U-Stream,...
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mallincamhyper
May 5, 2008 6:29 pm
Fred, I have been experimenting with this myself lately. I use the following settings on my laptop capture device and AMCAP. I put the contrast to 50~60 and...
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Chris Schroeder
chris_jsa
May 5, 2008 6:30 pm
Very nice, as usual Roland. ... base....
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Chris Schroeder
chris_jsa
May 5, 2008 6:30 pm
Great images Rock. CS, Chris ... Astronomy ... LEDA ... http://mallincam.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/n45 67w.jpg...
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Peter Laky
canygevamotx
May 5, 2008 7:45 pm
Hello All: Question for the gurus. I would like to automate focus since we know that computer-generated focus is usually far better than manual and can be...
