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Allsky cams, SX Oculus or Moonglow?

Started by JJM, 02/26/2013 06:15PM
Posted 02/26/2013 06:15PM Opening Post
It looks like we finlly have two offerings for allsky cams from reasonably stable companies. The Starlight Xpress Oculus is new, fully digital, and 2.5X the price of the analog Moonglow allsky camera. Oculus is 16-bit monochrome, the Moonglow is NTSC/PAL color. The SX camera produces higher resolution images and goes deeper in terms of faint meteors, but both can capture major fireballs.

Which would you choose as a sky condition monitor for an observatory?

Jim McSheehy
Posted 03/02/2013 01:30PM | Edited 03/02/2013 01:33PM #1
Hi Jim,
I have the SBIG camera that I purchased on AM a few years back. It has worked great for the past couple of years and has produced more than 45,000 images. I have it set to make a 2min image every 10 minutes. The F/1.4 lens shows the milky way very nicely when the moon is not overpowering, there is blooming when the sun is up. Its great for checking sky conditions remotely and watching clouds during imaging sessions. Attached is an image from last summer. New images are posted at http://www.hbastro.com/AllSkyCurrentImage.jpg every 10 min or so...

Best,
Dave

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