From: "milton_aupperle" <milton@outcastsoft.com>

Date: May 24, 2005 5:03:36 PM MDT

To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com

Subject: Updates on AstroIIDC 2.0


Hi Folks;


Besides the new images I posted into the files section (January Comet

Machhol in DSO folder, April Copernicus, Schiller and TychoClavius in

Lunar folder and Saturn in Planetary Folder) yesterday, I have a few

new tidbits on Astro IIDC 2.0


First off, it now supports the FireWire800 1394B PGR Dragon Fly

Express Cameras at frame rates of 120 fps at 640x480 monochrome or

color. So if you want to minimize air turbulence (assuming you have

enough light), this is your camera. I've also added in supporting

FireWire 1600 and FireWire 3200 (no commercial silicone for them

exist), which will allow frame rates of up to 240 fps to be used.


Secondly, I found a way to break the exposure limits with the Flea,

Dragon Fly, Dragon Fly Express and Scorpion cameras to beyond the

normal 42 or 63 second exposure limits. I'll fill in details on this

(you need to connect some trigger pins together on the camera plug) in

the Astro IIDC 2.0 manual, but it looks like the 9.9 x 9.9 um Scorpion

camera should be capable of doing some decent multi minute long

exposures, especially if you leave the gain levels low.


Now if the !@^*%^$#^ weather would co-operate up here in Calgary (if

it isn't overcast and raining then we have 30 to 90 km winds) so that

I could make use of it.


TTYL..


Milton J. Aupperle

President

ASC - Aupperle Services and Contracting

Mac Software (Drivers, Components and Application) Specialist

#1005 - 815 14th Avenue. S.W.

Calgary Alberta Canada T2R0N5

1-(403)-229-9456

milton@outcastsoft.com

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