well done in getting it working, are you going back to using the philips webcam, it should have a better chip inside than the tesco one, ccd instead of cmos

well done in getting it working, are you going back to using the philips webcam, it should have a better chip inside than the tesco one, ccd instead of cmos

Thanks for the support, I may go back to the Philips Webcam, but so far, after removing the lens, all I get is an alternating Yellow/Blue flashing screen at 10 frames per second. I'm not sure how to fix that issue. Maybe I should flash the camera again, I'm not sure.

hi neil,sounds like fun,with the wc when you say you taped the ring to it ?,with the phillips cam did you do the same there ?have you got the right adapters?because it sounds like its not getting enough inwards traveli ts hard to get stars to focus with a web cam the moon and planets might be the best place as these webcams have tiny chips hope you have more luck the screen flashing all colors does not sound right

hi neil

pps i forgot to mention,with the looks of sharpcap,its picked up the tesco camera software,what i would do is just delete all the tesco software of the laptop ,then just load the drivers for the tesco web cam and thats it do not load the rest of the software ,telesto ,Clive my very good friend had the same problem,you seemed to have gained a few extra settings that are throw in the cam out

the rgb24 that should be yuu2 i see your camera is not showing on the top right hand corner as i said neil delete all the tesco webcam stuff and just load the drivers thats allfor the webcam heres a link neil for a video on sharpcap

todd8137's Channel - YouTube

Thanks for the advice. I've had a go, but honestly, my tripod is rubbush. Its the cheap one that came with the Telescope "EQ2". With the extreme cold, the knobs snapped tongiht. Its causing me no end of problems trying a align the scope. I really need to upgrade.

I did catch a bit of footage of Jupiter and 2 moons with the webcam tonight, but I don't think it will be very good. I'll have a look and see if I can process anything.

I purchased the 2" Light Pollution Filter you recommended and will go back to trying widefield photography for a while.

At least I can have a play with the new filter on my camera.

If I make any use of the webcam footage, I'll post it on the board or youtube.

I'll, also see if I can flash the philips camera again.

Seems like I've given myself a lot of work to do in the evenings.

I Managed to process a small video of Jupiter and upload it to youtube.

Jupiter 1st Feb 2012 @18:31 - YouTube

As expected, not much detail. I can only just see two Moons. I didn't get the focus sharp enough and I need to learn how to reduce the glare.

I'll leave this for the time being until I have more time and patience, as it takes a lot of time getting the focus and alignment of the telescope correct.

It was worth the effort of setting up though, as I now know what is possible at a later date.

hi mate come on,stick at it ,your not gonna let it beat ya are you ,? mate the 2" lpf you will see the difference in your shots for surei,if juoiter is to bright turn the gain down abit last night was rubbish here

have you considered make in a barn door tracker ? they so easy to make and work a treat

Thanks for the support, I managed to repair my tripod tonight and get the camera working again. As the cllouds have rolled in, I've have a look at getting the philips camera working.

Cheers

Neil