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rll1288

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I finally bit the bullet and got mysef a telescope (been thinking about it for years). Its a Celestron AstroMaster 130EQ, which was all the budget could allow for at this moment in time.

I hope to get a set of Revelation Astro eyepieces and then can really get to see something. Well as best as I can being 18 miles from London and Oak trees all around.

I am an IT consultant and want to link the telescope up to a digital eyepiece and wirelessly send images to laptop in doors. Has anyone done this before? I sure they have and any input would be welcome.

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Hi R11 and welcome to the group ;)

I've not done that yet but I have hooked up via usb cable. So I reckon some kind of dongle receiver at the laptop end and a transmitter at the other to effect a wireless usb link would do the job.

At a trade stand at Kelling last autumn a chap was demo'ing wireless scope control and live picture transmission to a screen. It was good enough to see the Sombrero in quite some detail (in b/w). Think it was either a Minitron or Watec camera or such like. So it's definitely possible.

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Hello and welcome from me too. As for the remote viewing, although you'd need a sensitive CCD for fainter stuff, you should be able to get good results from the moon and, say, Jupiter, with a more basic setup.

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Hello no name! If you are in Upminster go along to a Havering Astronomical Society meeting, 3rd Wednesday, Cranham Community Centre and speak to Martin. He has done this and demonstrated it to the club several years ago. I believe he was using a Mintron.

Dennis

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Wow thanks for all the welcoming messages. I have been playing around with wireless technology for a while (sending video / internet etc.) and think the USB transmitters are coming of age. Good point about getting the right CCD imager as it would be good to capture and show the wife n kids.

Looking to improve the eyepieces and wondered about any suggestions?

Roy (sorry forgot to put my name down last night)

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Hello no name! If you are in Upminster go along to a Havering Astronomical Society meeting, 3rd Wednesday, Cranham Community Centre and speak to Martin. He has done this and demonstrated it to the club several years ago. I believe he was using a Mintron.

Dennis

Cheers Dennis nice to know something close to me to get some first hand advice.

Roy

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Hi and welcome to the group. ;)

(Sorry, i'm technologically impaired :mad: and can't help with your imaging question.)

Much appreciated. I justhope the weather takes a turn for the better so I can actually see the sky HAHA

Roy

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Hi R11 and welcome to the group ;)

I've not done that yet but I have hooked up via usb cable. So I reckon some kind of dongle receiver at the laptop end and a transmitter at the other to effect a wireless usb link would do the job.

At a trade stand at Kelling last autumn a chap was demo'ing wireless scope control and live picture transmission to a screen. It was good enough to see the Sombrero in quite some detail (in b/w). Think it was either a Minitron or Watec camera or such like. So it's definitely possible.

Hi, yeah it must be as I have done wireless everything else. I have also asked one of my team who is a guru in wireless to see what he comes baclk with and will post when I get some info.

Roy

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