From: Alan Friedman <alan@greatarrow.com>
Date: July 14, 2005 10:19:36 AM MDT
To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Astro_IIDC] just wishing
You might enjoy a look at the very nice images posted by Paolo Lazzaroti to the Astromart CCD Imaging/Solar System this morning. He took images of three bright summer Messier objects with his Lumenera camera. This camera connects via USB 2.0 and is not compatible with ASTRO IIDC. But it might give you some idea of the image quality and the field of view of webcams used for deep sky.
BTW, this forum on Astromart is an excellent source of info for planetary imaging and processing techniques.
Alan
On Jul 14, 2005, at 11:59 AM, Alan Friedman wrote:
Hi Willie -
Just my .02, but I would enjoy your webcam for the planets, sun and moon and save your money for a dedicated cooled astro CCD camera if your interests take you to deep sky photography (or perhaps a digital SLR if you do a lot of daytime photography too.)
If you really get into planetary imaging you will find enough targets (and hours of processing) to keep you busy year round - and your equipment will be capable of state of the art results as your skills improve.
While you can do good work on double stars I think you will quickly be disappointed with the limitations of webcams for extended deep sky objects.
best,
Alan Friedman
On Jul 14, 2005, at 4:32 AM, Willie Strickland wrote:
OK, if I had the funds and my wife would go along with the deal, what
would be the best firewire camera to get if I wanted to use Astro
IIDC and wanted to get some decent images of deep space objects? How
much would it cost me? Am I dreaming? Would that camera still be
capable of planetary imaging?
This is just for discussion, I didn't win the lottery or anything like that.
--
Willie Strickland
willie@igc.org
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