Venus's phase using a £14 webcam

[Chris]

This won't win any awards, but it's surprisingly fun seeing what you can ring out of a supermarket webcam.

I would love to know a trick for removing the red and blue atmospheric dispersion though!? 

-Modded Logitech C270

-Skywatcher 150pl

-Meade pedestal mount that sometimes tracks a bit. 

Image below, plus hopefully a slightly educational video about the phases of Venus. I empathise the word slightly. 

 

 

Edited January 17, 2020 by Lockie

[RobertI]

Nice one Chris, definitely got the phase very clearly there, nice vid too!

[Chris]

7 hours ago, RobertI said:

Nice one Chris, definitely got the phase very clearly there, nice vid too!

Thanks Rob, looking forward to when the planets are higher!

[willcastle]

Did you use an IR filter and a Barlow?

[DaveL59]

funnily enough I was thinking to do the same with the C270 I have sitting around, after I've had a play with the mini IP CCTV module the nosepiece is currently fitted to. The adaptor I have came with a screw-on 1.25-in IR filter but not really had much change to do any testing so far.

[andrew s]

@Lockie you could try an atmospheric dispersion corrector for 10x the cost of the webcam.

Regards Andrew 

[Pete Presland]

The phase is clearly showing, very well captured!