Basic imaging

[hunterz]

Hi I want to take some video and photos of the moon and Saturn whats the easiest camera to get into this and are there any online guides or reading material for a beginners simple setup

cheers

[hunterz]

I was looking at getting one of the phillips SPC880 webcams are these simple to use.can I just put it on the scope and get video/photos straight away or is it not that simple

[Parallax]

Yes, they are relatively easy to use.

Ideally you will need to remove the lens, replace it with a 1.25" adaptor and insert it into the scope's eyepiece holder (the scope becomes the webcam lens).

Or you could leave the webcam intact and image through an eyepiece. I don't know how you would hold the webcam in place.

Steve

[Viv]

SPC is really easy to use & then put through Registax

I think Morgan Computers is still the best place to get them http://www.morgancomputers.co.uk/shop/detail.asp?ProductID=6552&CategoryID=556&SubCategoryID=

[hunterz]

Are there any other cams where you can get a live video feed of what your seeing through the scope

thanks