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

["DEREK BAKER" <derekb@sympatico.ca>]

Stephen Barnes at Sky Optics (a telescope store in Burlington, Ontario
Canada) can get you one. He probably has them in stock right now.
Steve has been around for a while and is well respected and trusted.

sbarnes@skyoptics.net

Derek

----- Original Message -----
From: Dave Mueller <dmueller@bellatlantic.net>
To: Discussion of Film Astrophotography <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 11:54 AM
Subject: Re: [APML] O.T. Best Web Cam? - (Was: Best WebCam?)


> 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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