Re: [APML] O.T. Best Web Cam? - (Was: Best WebCam?)

[Dave Mueller <dmueller@bellatlantic.net>]

Jim,
http://www.pocketscope.com/Accessories/accessories.html#ToUcam
Not that I know anything about that digital stuff :-)

Dave

Jim Vineyard wrote:

>
> Hello Juan and List,
>
>  Having no discontinued "Philips ToUcam Pro USB 640 x 480" laying 
> around I went the digi-cam/eyepiece route too.  None of the images I 
> obtained at the exact hour of Mars' closest approach turned out well.  
> I knew better than to expect decent results on a first outing with 
> anything new and astronomical, but tried anyway.
>  I got much better results the second outing 4 days later, but clearly 
> the now "discontinued" Philips ToUcam Pro Web Cam guys rule for 
> planetary imaging.  They can still be had if you search around the web 
> apparently.  My best efforts and the result are as below:
>
> http://www.homestead.com/sky4u/Mars2003.html
>
> Jim Vineyard
> www.deepskyphotos.com
>
>
>
>> From: Juan José Breuer <jjbreuer@usa.net>
>> Reply-To: Discussion of Film Astrophotography <astro-photo@seds.org>
>> To: "Discussion of Film Astrophotography" <astro-photo@seds.org>
>> Subject: [APML] Best WebCam? Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 19:45:18 -0300
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> My cents on Mars. First try with a dig.cam. thru the ocular.
>> http://www.surastronomico.com/galeria/galJJBMoreno.htm
>>
>>
>>
>> Question!
>>
>> Which is the best webcam for cheap imaging on the telescope?
>> I´m thinking on a Toucam Pro or a Vesta ...
>>
>> Any other better?
>>
>> Obviously I would prefer something like a Canon EOS 1Ds (SLR) but 
>> it´s out
>> of budget...
>>
>>
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