From: "telescopaholic" <bgloger@nyc.rr.com>

Date: October 29, 2007 8:38:23 AM MDT

To: Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com

Subject: Newbie question about real time viewing


I have not yet purchased my Imaging Source Camera and request advice.  I want to be able to 

observe in real time, not a video image, but stacked images.


Can the software be configured to automatically examine the frames as they come in, discard 

bad ones, stack the rest and display the ever improving image as the camera runs ie for a 

minute?  I assume that setting gain, gamma and frame rate would affect the picture.


For now I'm not interested in using the video camera to capture frames for later Photoshop 

processing, but as an aid to help me see in light polluted NYC and for public viewing.  I have 

a Meade video eyepiece and while it does display an image on an LCD TV for all to see, I hope 

to be able to use a digital Firewire camera and computer (MAC) to enhance the live image.


Is this possible and if so which camera would you recommend?