We like astrovideo with scopes because it gives us two advantages for our applications. First, it multiplies telescope aperture, so to speak. Second, we can run the video feed to a few feet or a hundred feet away and display the image on an HDTV. The application for children, the elderly, or public gatherings has been a real asset. In foreign countries in disadvantaged regions, we can do the same thing using a 12V car battery and a small portable TV attached to 80-mm scope.
But this night (Mar 23rd) it was an application at home. My wife is not up to getting out right now, so the feed went a 100 feet indoors to the little HDTV in front of her recliner and I sat next to her to sketch. With the MallinCAM set on 28 seconds and about mid-sensitivity, we had a nice view of M64 -- even with a 4 inch scope.
It was a good night to give thanks.
But this night (Mar 23rd) it was an application at home. My wife is not up to getting out right now, so the feed went a 100 feet indoors to the little HDTV in front of her recliner and I sat next to her to sketch. With the MallinCAM set on 28 seconds and about mid-sensitivity, we had a nice view of M64 -- even with a 4 inch scope.
It was a good night to give thanks.
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Roland Beard
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