Digital Eyepieces

[plk2012]

Hi, Could anyone suggest and decent priced digital eyepiece for remote viewing on a laptop? I wont be needing it for photography just live viewing as I'm still playing with SLR for photos!! Any advice would be appreciated?!

[brantuk]

I saw one of these in action at Kelling recently. It was hooked up via wireless usb and refreshed about every 20 secs - quite impressive - saw some great shots of the sombrero and M51 with it.

Hope that helps

[plk2012]

Sorry what make was it?!

[brantuk]

Woops - I forgot to post the link - here it is

Acuter optical Acuter Electronic Eyepiece to fit 1.25" astro-scopes

[plk2012]

Thanks for that, I've currently got a DMA-336M CCD camera (monochrome)but haven't got the video grabber for PC use, I tried one on a small TV but wasn't great for deep space objects..was cool on the moon! I'm still getting used to my setup so maybe I haven't used it to it's full potential. How would that compare to the one you suggested?

[plk2012]

Link: » Opticstar - advanced CCD imaging solutions.

[brantuk]

Well - I only saw this for the first time a few weeks ago - so not too hot on how they compare I'm afraid - but I was quite surprised at the level of detail on screen - could see the dust lane and central core of the sombrero very distinctly

From your link though the DMA looks more purpose built - but I'm really not qualified to comment further.

[plk2012]

Thanks for replying!

[LukeSkywatcher]

Suprisingly cheap for what they do.

[thesatanbug]

Oh Poo! Now I want one.

No more threads or posts about groovy gadgets please.

[plk2012]

So besides the Acuter being in colour can anyone tell me which one is better the Opticstar or the Acuter?!

[Doc]

Google Minitron 12V, a little pricey at about £250 but will do everything you expect of it.