From: Mark Gaffney <markgaffney@me.com>

Date: November 18, 2009 8:28:54 AM MST

To: "Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com" <Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com>

Subject: Re: [Astro_IIDC] Re: PGR Scorpion

Hi Tim, Keep the information coming! I've done my dash for the time being with the Scorpion, though! I did look into a F-C mount adapter to attach my cameras to my 50mm Nikkor lens from my old SLR, but that's been shelved for the time being. I'm looking into a filter wheel before Christmas but won't be able to afford some Astrodon LRGB filters 'til the new year!

Mark.

Sent from my iPod

On 18/11/2009, at 11:54 AM, doobisary <tjp314@pacbell.net> wrote:

There's another seller with one of the once-coveted Scorpion models with the 9.9 micron pixels in it here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Point-Grey-Resrch-SCORPION-IEEE-1394-Digital-Camera_W0QQitemZ390120008276QQcmdZViewItemQQptZBI_Security_Fire_Protection?hash=item5ad4f6ea54

I'm toying with trying this one out, versus adding another color flea, listed here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Point-Grey-640x480-Color-Flea-CS-Camera-100-NEW_W0QQitemZ290369141417QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item439b597aa9
This one being advertised by the same fellow we bought our Scorpions from recently.

I have a color flea like this one for sale. Except that it's got less pixels, it's got less of the thermal noise than the smaller-pixeled flea2 (1032x776), but they're both 1/3" ccds. I've been using the flea with an 11mm cmount lens as a finder when I'm operating my Nexstar 9.25" remotely.

-Tim.

--- In Astro_IIDC@yahoogroups.com, Mark Gaffney <markgaffney@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Ray,
> That seller on eBay (who`s the guy everyone has been buying from) with
> the cheap prices for the Scorpions dosen`t have International postage.
> So unless you know someone in the States who`ll recieve the camera &
> send it on you`re a bit stuck! Mine was bought using the kind help of
> my niece who lives in LA.
>
> Mark
> On 18/11/2009, at 2:31 AM, Ray Byrne wrote:
>
> > Cheers Alan,
> >
> >
> > I'll take a look on eBay (not that I've really got the spare funds
> > but if it's a bargain!). Your Orange fuzzball image is almost 3D!
> > great image. In the UK we've had awful weather for months just no
> > clear skies hardly at all and if there are it's blowing a gale, we
> > had 70mph winds on the weekend just gone.
> >
> >
> > On 17 Nov 2009, at 14:23, Alan Friedman wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Ray,
> >>
> >>
> >> This is an older model PGR camera that has been discontinued and is
> >> appearing for sale in new condition on ebay much reduced from it's
> >> original price. There are a number of chipsets to choose from...
> >> all have some features that are not found on the TIS cameras - 12
> >> bit a/d conversion and region of interest (ROI) among them. I am
> >> finding the additional bit depth to be helpful for solar imaging...
> >> have yet to use the camera on the moon or planets. Here is my
> >> latest image assembled last night from solar data captured over the
> >> weekend:
> >>
> >> http://www.avertedimagination.com/img_pages/orange_fuzzball.html
> >>
> >> I haven't looked to see if the camera is still available on ebay.
> >> The seller I purchased mine from is an amateur astronomer and the
> >> camera was delivered new in original PGR packaging as advertised.
> >>
> >> clear skies!
> >> Alan
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Nov 17, 2009, at 5:26 AM, Ray Byrne wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>> Hi Guys,
> >>>
> >>> Anybody want to tell me all about this camera. I know there was a
> >>> buzz
> >>> going around about it but it probably on a thread I wasn't reading.
> >>> Also interested in availability in UK/Europe.
> >>>
> >>> TIA
> >>>
> >>> Ray
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
>