From: "Tim" <tjp314@pacbell.net>
Date: May 23, 2006 8:26:21 PM MDT
To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: Re The Lumenera Review
Milton:
I'm probably going to wait a few months before I do that, and before I take out the IR
block filter. My warranty will be up in September, I think.
Looking forward to Walter's presentation! Schedule's out, and it looks like he, Ralph, and
Bob will be on at 11am Saturday.
-Tim.
--- In Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com, Milton Aupperle <milton@...> wrote:
Hi Tim;
On 22-May-06, at 2:18 PM, Tim wrote:
Yep!
I forgot about the bit depth difference!
I've been so impressed with my color Flea that I'm pretty sure I'm
going to order the B&W Scorpion soon. I might even go crazy and get
one of the 1600x1200 color Scorpions to experiment with deep sky
imaging, but that's going to be down the road a bit.
You might really consider adding the Peltier Cooler Rig I made (see
Cooled_Flea_Front.jpg in the Files -> Other folder). The parts cost
around $50 CDN and it doesn't require any special skills, except
maybe using a cordless drill, a screw driver and some electricians
tape. I've been using it a lot lately and it really helps decrease
noise. But it won't be much use if your in a humid environment which
luckily is not Calgary. Last week we were at 32°C / 90°F with
humidity as low as 13%. Sweat doesn't even get to "bead" on you - it
just evaporates into the air.
Well, I'm still here at work, and need to take some time off this week
to get ready for RTMC, where I will have my Flea and other cameras all
set up on my Tak NJP mount with a few scopes...
Cool. I wish I was going but it's a long drive, gas is expensive (we
pay about $4.30 CDN / 3.80 USD per US gallon up here) and crossing
the US / Canadian Border is no longer a fun experience.
Walter Lickteig is giving a presentation on Astro IIDC 3.0 at RTMC,
so you and others might want to check it out. Hopefully Walter can
fill us all in on where and when his presentation is at.
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@...
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