Hi Bob Now i'm here ;) i have some notes about starfish camera, first, it's about design - camera looking very good, stylish but i've seen that it have not a ...
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Oct 8, 2005 6:22 am
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Vladimir, We have taken care of both of these issues. I'm not sure which picture of the camera you were looking at. It may have been the one with a small lens...
Oh, well, the only image i've seen on http://www.fishcamp.com/starfish.html so, that image not show M42 and 1/4" :) Well, I think that 1/4" threaded hole may...
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Oct 8, 2005 9:59 pm
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Vladimir, I don't have any hard data on the camera sensitivity right now. First light on the camera was only a few weeks ago and when I am out under the stars...
Well, Bob... will wait for it ;) but according QE diagram of the sensor it would be a good response from Ha, more that 30%, the same with Hb, but OIII is...
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Oct 10, 2005 3:47 pm
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Vladimir, I'm not sure what image sensor that graph is from since it wasn't stated. Micron reports that the sensitivity of the chip is > 1.0 V/lux-sec but...
Bob, I have a question regarding the autoguiding capability of the Starfish. I understand that focusing and selecting a guide star need a computer. However,...
Rob, Good question. Currently, the guiding software algorithms are running on the laptop. However, since I have an embedded computer inside the camera with...
I wonder, is starfish has a self guiding feature? And, could be a bulb shutter time more than 10min? Say, one hour? Vladimir...
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Oct 12, 2005 6:43 am
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It's graph from Micron MT9T001 datasheet manual. i've added a some lines to it ... Vladimir...
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Oct 12, 2005 6:46 am
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Vladimir, No, the camera will not guide autonomously. It needs the help of software running on the laptop. At least in its current configuration. All I said...
Hi Bob ... If I've got you right I will need a another guide to shoot a long expose with starfish? ... Well, that's what i want to know ;) up to 1 hour very...
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Oct 13, 2005 7:19 am
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... The problem with guiding is that you would like to take images of the guide star frequently enough in order to make timely guide corrections. There is...
Only slightly off topic but amusing .... http://news.com.com/2300-1006_3-5887476-10.html This is a photo of a CCD chip where the designers got a bit silly with...
Predictive guiding!? Oh, it sounds very promise. All algorithm resemble me a PEC training procedure. So, I can do a PEC training for my mount and save PEC...
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Oct 13, 2005 9:48 pm
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I read the message archives and the PDF's and didn't find any hints as to estimated retail price for the camera. Any ideas yet? BTW, the camera looks like it...
the best for you to increase your publicity is ti put some beta tester in the ammator astronomy community we buy probaly 1000 webcam or tuocam phiplip webcam...
Christopher, Thank you for your interest in the camera. While final pricing has not been set, we are anticipating it to be in the $900 range. We are still...
Jack, I know a lot of people are interested in seeing performance data from the camera. We have not yet published any images nor data since we are still fine...
I have a 16" LX-200 up here in Alaska if you need any more beta testers! "My advice is free and worth every penny!" -Christopher Erickson Network Design...
If you need a tester in Russia, I'm here! ;) Vladimir...
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Oct 27, 2005 8:06 pm
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ok ok OK I untherstand BUT we amator d o not used in general the propritary software WE used our preferably soft and do not care about your sofware is good ...
Jack, There are two general categories to software in an astro camera based system: 1) host computer software - interfaces to the camera and acquires images...
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the starfish_camera group: TEST POOL what is your preferd way to grab photo o raw data o R G B o...
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Oct 28, 2005 8:48 pm
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Everyone, I have edited the poll started last week on our Yahoo group site. I tried to keep all of the feature selections included in the original poll but...
Just a reminder that the poll that Jacques Savard initiated will be closed on Monday. You have until then to cast your vote. To vote, please visit the...
The following starfish_camera poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: What is your preferd way to grab images CHOICES AND RESULTS -...
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Nov 15, 2005 11:56 pm
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I've closed Jacques' poll on the starfish group web site. There were a couple of categories that surprised me in the number of votes they got. In general, the...
the vote still significant BUT have to be annalyse by the fault of the system the percentage is not true because it look like it is on the total of vote and we...
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