Wardd2 Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Hi all,just wondering where you can get a ccd webcam from. All I can see for sale are CMOS chipped webcams. Are these any good for imaging the moon and planets or should I hunt for a ccd chipped webcam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Buy Cheap Astronomy at Morgan ComputersThis one is very widely used and is supposed to be great for lunar and planetary work. Id stick with CCD. The camera itself is pretty cheap but you will need the SPC900 flash, the nose piece and a filter for the best results Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithatrochdale Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 What and why do you need a filter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Ok this is from memory and may not be spot on.......CCD chips are quite susceptible to the near visible end of the infra red light spectrum. It is possible for IR to saturate the chip and give poorer results (its something along those lines anyway) The ir filter stops this. I dont think a filter is needed for lunar or monochrome shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardd2 Posted August 15, 2011 Author Share Posted August 15, 2011 Thanks for that will source one out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philhas Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Buy the bundle, got mine from Morgan. Works a treat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardd2 Posted August 21, 2011 Author Share Posted August 21, 2011 i take it morgan are a reliable company to buy from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerTheDodger Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 They are subject to their own popularity for the webcams, be patient Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 mine arrived on friday. had to wait a couple of weeks as they were out of stock. all is fine with the camera and it now registers as an spc900 so the flash worked fine. i contacted them a couple of times during my wait for the cam and they were only to happy to update me on my order status. id reccomend them for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardd2 Posted August 21, 2011 Author Share Posted August 21, 2011 thanks for that. think i will get one ordered as looking on the net for one was doing my head in. thanks for the info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donkeiller Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Buy the bundle, got mine from Morgan. Works a treat.So did I. Unfortunately I cannot get anything to work except the webcam. Even then it will only produce an image on the screen.Can't save the image files let alone manipulate them.I am really P****d off:mad: Just how hard can it be:icon_scratch:I've read the tutorials, watched the "Astronomyshed" videos and and I'm still in the dark:icon_scratch: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wardd2 Posted August 22, 2011 Author Share Posted August 22, 2011 is it best to get a pre flashed one or get the one that hasnt been flashed. what i am saying is basically is it difficult to do the flash yourself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornelius Varley Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 If you don't have access to a computer running XP to flash the firmware buy the preflashed version. If you do have access the flashing takes a few seconds and is not difficult.Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nova Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Its not difficult to flash yourself with XP but if you do it wrong you can Kill the camera. For the sake of £2.50 id let someone else do it but thats just my opinion. But here is the link to a tutorial so you can decide yourselfAstronomy Shed UK Astronomy Forum • View topic - Flash a Toucam/880 to SPC900NC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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