From: Dale J Martin <dale@massapoag.org>

Date: November 8, 2005 6:22:14 PM MST

To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com

Subject: Re: [Astro_IIDC] Camera for guiding


Hi Milton,


Thanks for your reply!


Any recommendations on a middle of the road camera (dollar wise)?


Thanks,


Dale


On Nov 8, 2005, at 11:46 AM, Milton Aupperle wrote:

Hi Dale;


On 8-Nov-05, at 8:19 AM, Dale J Martin wrote:


> Hi folks,

>

> I purchased a Meade DSI and and a PC laptop but I hate the AutoStar

> Suite software and would really like to stay on a Macintosh. I see

> that the Meade DSI is not a supported camera for Astro IIDC (will it

> ever be?).


Very unlikely.


First off Meade has to provide information on their low level  

interface for talking to the camera over USB. They have not done so  

and are not likely to do  it.


The next hurdle is the number of sales that are needed to balance the  

cost of doing all the research, development and testing. It's  

exceedingly doubtful I would ever bring it to the Mac as there simply  

are too few Mac Astro people out there to make it even remotely  

profitable.


The only reason Astro IIDC exists is because the cost of developing  

the base FireWire and camera interfaces was paid for from  sales of  

the Framework to industrial clients. And the only reason it's  

proceeding is because of Microscopy sales, which now make up about  

70% of all purchasers and that market is growing, not astronomy related.


> I already purchased the Astro IIDC software and have an

> iBot but the image quality is very poor.


The iBot's never were a great camera for anything except very bright  

objects, like the moon, solar or maybe bright planets.. They used the  

older AK series of CCD's which are at least 30% less sensitive than  

the current CCD models. They also are long discontinued and Orange  

Micro has shut it's doors.


> I have a LDX75 mount with a

> SN-6, I am planing on purchasing a Orion 80ED and want to get a

> camera for guiding either scope and am looking for recomendations.


For Guiding go with a Monochrome camera. They have more sensitivity  

(no Bayer Filter).


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

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