Hello I just joined to get some info before buying the camera as a guider for use with an AP900 mount and 800mm f/10 guidescope, or 70mm f/6 guidescope. How...
Dale, The sensor in the ST4 is about as sensitive as the sensor in the Starfish. Both have a limiting magnitude of ~mag 11 with a 1 second exposure and an...
Greg, Right now the Starfish is only being sold direct from our web page. We have had discussions with distributors but that is off in the future. Nothing has...
Is there any kind of desiccant or gas (etc) to keep frost (moisture) from building up on the inside of the glass when you use the cooler? If there is, what is...
Greg, There is no desiccant in the camera. The chamber enclosing the sensor and Peltier cooler module is sealed. There is a hole in the sensor's circuit card...
Dale, Yes, there is a Peltier cooler in the camera. Dark current in CMOS sensors is a lot higher than that of CCD sensors. You need to start using the cooler...
Do all USB2 ports provide the needed 5V? I have a Dell Laptop with USB2 and want to be sure it will support this camera. Not sure how to test if it supplies...
Dale, USB devices that draw their power from the USB bus are classified as either 'low power' or 'high power'. Low power devices cannot draw more than 100ma....
Thanks again 0.5 amps.. seems like a lot, does this mean it will not be practical to operate the Laptop on battery power while running the Starfish? I don't...
Dale, The Starfish camera won't be the biggest power draw. 500ma times 5V is only 2.5watts. As an example the Dell Latitude D820 laptop has an 85 WHr battery....
Bob Is the D820 the one you use? I just got a reply on the Dell forums that my Latitude D510 has "low/unpowered ports" so I guess I need a new laptop before...
Dale, I use a MacBook PRO for all of my work. It is a great machine with great industrial design. It is about comparable to the Dell XPS line of laptops and...
Yes but that would require a power supply for the hub. I like the "clean" idea of power from the laptop. My current setup with st4 and viewing the ST4 image on...
You're jerking my chain. My XP chain :) From: starfish_camera@yahoogroups.com [mailto:starfish_camera@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bob Piatek Dale, I use a...
Hey Dale, In case you didn't know, you can boot a macbook pro (or macbook) with XP (although I'm at a loss as to why one would want to ;) I can relate to your...
It looks from the picture like the front of the camera is held on by two screws. (I can see one, so I'm assuming there's one 180° out). Does that snout piece...
Greg, Exactly. The snout is held by two screws. There are two windows. One that covers the image sensor itself and another one that we included in the design...
...and it's a known universal law that if you have one or more cables, they will always tangle! In the field, I use a power inverter from either my van's...
Do you have any plans to be at NEAF? Also, is it possible to take dark frames without covering the guide-scope? (Appologies if that has been covered before)....
Dave, Unfortunately, I can't make it this year. My schedule is just too tight around that time. NEAF is a great event though. I attended last year and had a...
Tim, Yes, I plan on being there. I had a great time last year and this year looks to be just as great. Anyone else going to be there? Bob fishcamp engineering...
Dale, Sorry, but the Starfish camera does not support binning. At least not in the way you are thinking. This is because of an architectural difference...
Bob I finally got a few breaks in the overcast to try my new Starfish and it is amazing. I was guiding in about 5 minutes. I attached it to an Astro-physics...
Dale, Excellent report! I'm always pleased to hear from our customers. Especially when they have such kind words to say. It makes all of the hard work spent...
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