geppetto Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 Had lots of fun tonight messing with my Pinocchio scope.Swapped the finder for my Telrad to give me a better chance ofplacing an object on the camera (no goto on my mount).The mount tracked better as the bulk of Pinocchio is right over the RAaxis.Took 4 frames 20 seconds duration of M57 to test the scope and thenewly LX modded Toucam.Very chuffed to say that the gear worked fine and after a few tweaks,next session should bag some more objects.Here's the M57, not the best ever image but an important resultnone the less Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaptain Klevtsov Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 It looks like it really really works.Fine piece of engineering there, does what it says on the tin.Captain Chaos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CELESCOPE Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 excellent Phil trackinggood and a nice image as well mate , Rog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLO Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 Nice one Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 Great result Phil!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caz Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 Pinocchio :scratch: Anyway, lovely capture there Phil, well done!Caz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambermile Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 Way to go Phil, nice when a plan comes together!ArthurCaz - no strings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 Caz - no strings And Geppetto was Pinocchio's father, of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OXO Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 Well done Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambermile Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 Caz - no strings And Geppetto was Pinocchio's father, of course Wouldn't want to be the mother, having to get that baby out... Arthur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geppetto Posted August 25, 2006 Author Share Posted August 25, 2006 Thanks guys and gal Next task for the scope will be another Geppetto bizarre paint job :shock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambermile Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 Thanks guys and gal Next task for the scope will be another Geppetto bizarre paint job :shock: I knew things were going too well...Arthur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geppetto Posted August 25, 2006 Author Share Posted August 25, 2006 ArthurOut of interest, the B/W CCD's that you were offering for salea little while back. Are the advantages worth the upgrade inthe case of my Toucam? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambermile Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 ArthurOut of interest, the B/W CCD's that you were offering for salea little while back. Are the advantages worth the upgrade inthe case of my Toucam?Yes, definitely in terms of sensitivity - you get a 300% increase. Downside is you then need to use filters for colour work. Arthur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinB Posted September 9, 2006 Share Posted September 9, 2006 That's not such a downside though because you have a much easier job when it comes to processing The Atik wont be right for Pinochio though cos the footprint is too big. Don't know what F ratio you are working at but it is likely to be very low so you will need a camera with small pixels - probably less than 7 microns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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