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8206
I have used the color camera with a Meade 3.3 FR and a C8. It works great, gives a pleasing field of view and sharp star images. Bill Patton...
billyjule
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Feb 1, 2009
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8207
Hi Gavin Sparkcast can not improve the image. Just making it pleasing to look at, which it’s very good at. It uses the same driver as all other programs. So...
Lars Zielke
larsnightsky
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Feb 1, 2009
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8208
Hi Shevill, It is cold here, real cold! It was recently said that it is the second most coldest winter since World War Two. Dome is frozen. So am I! You are...
mallincam
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Feb 1, 2009
1:31 pm
8209
Dan, You can set SparkCast to capture 28 or 56 seconds. That would be 28,000 ms and 56,000 ms. Try it and you will see. You can go higher than 9999 ms with...
mallincam
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Feb 1, 2009
1:42 pm
8210
Bill, Were you using a diagonal with the f/3.3, or were you placing the visual back on the F/3.3 and inserting the MallinCam directly into it? Jack ... From:...
Jack Huerkamp
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Feb 1, 2009
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8211
Rock, I see. In effect the images are really handled in the camera. So, if I understand, it really is the same image 210 times? Or is it an average of the...
Watson, Stanley
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Feb 1, 2009
2:34 pm
8212
Rock, I am slowly catching on to some of the issues one faces in moving from MC to refined digital images. I wonder if it is possible to post (on Yahoo site) a...
Watson, Stanley
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Feb 1, 2009
3:15 pm
8213
Hi all, this is a little of topic. The new scope for the our MallinCam has arrived. It's a 18" Obsession, that will tuned to exclusive use with the MallinCam. ...
Lars Zielke
larsnightsky
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Feb 1, 2009
3:46 pm
8214
Thanks Gavin and Rock for the information. It will be tried! Dan Wigley ... left ... digits ... while ... this ... up ... 9.9 ... greater? ... averages ... was...
Doxxen
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Feb 1, 2009
4:04 pm
8215
Lars, This is the first time I have seen the Obsession in pieces. It looks to be well thought out. I suspect it is well built--both fit and finish. Do I see an...
Watson, Stanley
watsonsjjr
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Feb 1, 2009
4:12 pm
8216
Just ad an info. There's a differnce in the two grabber from Imaging Source. The USB version is only capable of konverting into UYVY, Y800 The Firewire is...
Lars Zielke
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Feb 1, 2009
4:35 pm
8217
Hi Stan Yes you see the ArgoNavis and StellarCat. Right now I’m having a hard time connecting all the cables etc. But hey, As usual it’s not clear and the...
Lars Zielke
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Feb 1, 2009
4:37 pm
8218
Thanks Shevill, So the UYVY and the Y800 are the uncompressed, lossless formats (codecs) in IC capture that you use to capture AVI, and AVI can be used with...
Doxxen
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Feb 1, 2009
4:39 pm
8219
Lars, Of course you will have overcast for the next 6-8 weeks, we all do with nice new toys. Nice to know you are in THE CLUB. Grin There are two virtues to...
Watson, Stanley
watsonsjjr
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Feb 1, 2009
4:51 pm
8221
Jack, No diagonal. Focal reducer screwed on back of scope, visual back onto focal reducer, Mallincam into visual back. You cannot get to focus visually with...
billyjule
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Feb 1, 2009
4:53 pm
8222
Lars, In the USB version, IC gives the option of capturing AVI in UYVY, Y800, RGB24 or RGB32. Dan Wigley ... RGB 8 ... SparkCast. ... Unless ... Channel, ... ...
Doxxen
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Feb 1, 2009
5:03 pm
8223
Stan A planeWave 17”. Om my g… Please send a link to some pics. That scope is one the best in the world, if not the best. Congrats. /Lars Fra:...
Lars Zielke
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Feb 1, 2009
5:24 pm
8224
Hi Wigley That nice to read. On their homepage they do not wirte that. I think I’ll drop them a mail and ask for details. /Lars Fra:...
Lars Zielke
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Feb 1, 2009
5:25 pm
8225
Here’s the link to the product page. http://www.theimagingsource.com/en_US/products/converters/dfgusb2lt/ /Lars Fra: mallincam@yahoogroups.com...
Lars Zielke
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Feb 1, 2009
5:26 pm
8226
Yes, they include the MallinCam. Using the focal reducer and MallinCam gives me a roughly 20 arc minute wide field of view with my 20-cm Meade SCT. Without the...
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Feb 1, 2009
5:26 pm
8227
One more thing about the two. The Firewire version states that the pixel jitter is below 6ns. On the USB version they have no specs. It is important to have as...
Lars Zielke
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Feb 1, 2009
5:37 pm
8228
Lars Very nice scope. Will you rely on the scopes tracking or use a equatorial platform when using the Mallincam ? [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Dan Mitchell
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Feb 1, 2009
5:48 pm
8229
Thanks to all that replied. OPT has the 3.3 FR on sale so I think I will give on a try. Steve ... MallinCam ... Meade ... what ... 3.3...
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Feb 1, 2009
6:08 pm
8230
Bill, You have confirmed what I have found - you can't use the f/3.3 focal reducer with a diagonal. Jack ... From: mallincam@yahoogroups.com...
Jack Huerkamp
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Feb 1, 2009
6:10 pm
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Hi Dan I rely on the scope tracking, no plans for a eq platform. /Lars Fra: mallincam@yahoogroups.com [mailto:mallincam@yahoogroups.com] På vegne af Dan...
Lars Zielke
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Feb 1, 2009
6:18 pm
8232
Lars, Gavin, Stan, Rock & anyone interested, Feedback is great, and from the various comments I can see that we all have different requirements, some want to...
Shevill W. Mathers
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Feb 1, 2009
6:58 pm
8233
Lars, I will, later. You see I fled Michigan a week ago to Phoenix for some sun and fun in the sun...with my Harley and a collection of Astro toys. Sooo of...
Watson, Stanley
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Feb 1, 2009
7:29 pm
8234
Can anyone say what this is? I'm seeing sawtooth like jaggies in my moon captures, and I posted a picture of a blowup detail of a capture. This happens on most...
Doxxen
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Feb 1, 2009
8:19 pm
8235
Hi, Looks like interlace artifact due to image movement. What happens with interlaced video is that two fields -odd & even, are read out in sequence. If there...
Shevill Mathers
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Feb 1, 2009
8:40 pm
8236
Lars ! congratulation for new tscope ! ;) let us know how it works with mallincam ... ciao, Nico ... Nico Lonetti 39.1N 16.2E...
Nico Lonetti
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