From: "Tim" <tjp314@pacbell.net>

Date: August 25, 2005 12:07:16 PM MDT

To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com

Subject: Re: Flea

Jim:

That's why I chose the Flea, none of the low-end webcams can take extended exposures 

(that I know of).  In fact, my Aplux is so noisy at a second exposure that it's pretty useless 

at that rate.  ...but it's about 3 years old, at least.

I got it on ebay.  I looked for a while, and suspect that only the older versions of even the 

Unibrain fire-i were available that way, and Milton has said that the chips in those may be 

30% less sensitive than the current offerings in the new cameras.

Mostly, I intend to use the Flea for planetary imaging.  At 60 frames/second, it ought to be 

pretty nice.  The extended capability will be interesting, but I figure I'll still  need a cooled 

camera for serious DSO imaging.  I should be able to use the flea for guiding, though, in 

that case.

-Tim.

--- In Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com, "jimchung2338" <jim_chung@s...> wrote:

Thanks Tim for the info.  I'll keep scouring eBay for some cheaper alternative that will 

allow extended exposures for DSO.  I don't think my iBot will do that.

Jim