kilty74 Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Hi there guys iam ian I'm new to sgl and new to astronomy and I'm amazed at some the images I've seen here!I have a logitech Quickcam and was wondering if this would do for astronomy! Would like to do moon and planetary?if so could u guys help me me out on how convert webcam and wot I need ie filters barlows and imaging software cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigal1 Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Hi it all depends on which webcam it is , i know the older logitech quickcam 3000 have been used in the past with some sucsess but the most popular type is either the philips spc880 from morgams for about £15 or the more expensive ( but exactly the same ) philips spc 900nc . I bought a few 880s from morgans and they have been great can highly recommend . After that you will need a nose piece for the webcam so it can be inserted into the diagonal or barlow lense , these can be bought all over for anything from £10 - £20 then you will need an IR blocking filter to attached to the end of the nose piece these can be got from many places and are around £15-£30 after that you would be good to go , hope this helps a bit regards Alan . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilty74 Posted April 4, 2011 Author Share Posted April 4, 2011 Thanx most helpful Alan I have logitech Quickcam chat quite new so doubt it's any good !do u have the web address to get the spc880 please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerTheDodger Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Buy Cheap online from Morgan Computers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerral Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 I have some images taken with the logitech quickcam pro 4000 hereBut as Alan says, the spc900 is the way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Reader Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 Is the SPC 880 or the SPC900 better than the Toucam Pro II? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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