Jump to content

NLCbanner2024.jpg.2478be509670e60c2d6efd04834b8b47.jpg

All sky cameras

jam1e1

Recommended Posts

jam1e1

jam1e1

Posted
Posted

Hi has anyone had any experience with any of the all sky cameras ( starlight xpress or Orion) I know they are quite expensive and there are DIY options too, just interested to see if anyone has bought one and performed as expected/met needs/ exceeded expectation?

May be looking at getting one in future but would like to see what people think of them. Mainly interested capturing meteors and some satellites. Thx j

Link to comment
Share on other sites
ncjunk

ncjunk

Posted
Posted

I am one step closer in that i have the camera, a qhy5, but haven't got around to buying the lens yet.

I should have it running within the next couple of weeks.

Qhy5 was 100 pounds and i could buy an all sky lens built for the qhy5 for 40 pounds or try a lens from

Ebay, i've not decided yet. Also need a litle dome to cover it.

I'm dragging my heels a bit...need to get it sorted for the august meteor showers!

Sent from my GT-P5110 using Tapatalk 2

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • 5 weeks later...
ncjunk

ncjunk

Posted
Posted

I purchased an adaptor from lunatico here in spain for 31.8€ and then purchased a "board lens" 2.4 mm (i think) off of ebay.

http://tienda.lunati.../Camaras/AllSky

http://www.ebay.co.u...984.m1439.l2649

Very pleased with the results, I now just need a dome to cover it with. I´ve attached a picture of my front room and ugly mug so you can see the kind of field of view I am getting. Looking forward to the perseids!

post-1827-0-55815300-1375723569_thumb.jp

Link to comment
Share on other sites
JamesF

JamesF

Posted
Posted

Hi are you sure you need a doom?

I have got a plastic junction box and find that if I drill a 1/2" hole in the side and cover it with glass I can still get a wide view.

Brilliant! From now on I shall refer to observatories as either roll-off roof or dooms :)

James

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • 2 weeks later...
JamesF

JamesF

Posted
Posted

well i guess thats not "so" bad, is there a limit to the video cable?

i was considering getting a CCTV unit with a hard drive in side for imaging it. would that work?

It might well do.

James

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Photosbykev

Photosbykev

Posted
Posted

The downside of current cheap CCTV recording systems is the compression they apply to the video signals. Ideally you want to capture and store the raw images from the camera especially with the fisheye systems as the very fine detail of a meteor etc can easily be lost by the compression process.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
DrRobin

DrRobin

Posted
Posted

Hi,

I bought one of those cameras and domes from the US, it's okay, but not brilliant and I had to pay about £25 import duty and Vat, so it made it very expensive. There was rather too many hot pixels on mine so I replaced the camera with a better one (and lower cost) from http://www.rfconcepts.co.uk/board_camera_bw_low_light.htm.

I bought a video capture board from eBay and use AstroVideo to take and stack multiple images, apply dark frame subtraction, stretch the histogram and then upload to my website, http://www.drrobin.co.uk/nightskycamera2.htm

I have never seen any meteors, but may be that is because I only upload every 10 minutes. I have an old DMK21 and a DFK31 gathering dust I might try those in the housing.

Robin

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue. By using this site, you agree to our Terms of Use.