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Access to all camera controls in oaCapture

Posted on August 13, 2014 by james

I’ve now added functionality to provide access to all the supported camera controls in a single popup in oaCapture.  In the general case I suspect many of these will not be required, but if you want to fiddle with everything … Continue reading →

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New Kid on the Block: The ASI120MC

Posted on February 21, 2013 by james

I’ve been pondering on a dedicated planetary imaging camera for a while. The SPC900 is exceptionally good for what it is, especially as I paid only £5 for mine, but being USB1 the frame rate is limited to 10 fps … Continue reading →

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A Short “Great Red Spot” Animation

Posted on February 21, 2013 by james

From the same night (just a little later) as my previous Io transit images, watch the GRS as Jupiter rotates:

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Io’s Transit of Jupiter, 11 December 2012

Posted on February 21, 2013 by james

Ganymede and Europa are “in the bag”. Catching Io here means there’s only Callisto left. Of course I didn’t catch the whole transit for the first two so I shall be revisiting that next apparition. And an animation of the … Continue reading →

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Europa’s Transit of Jupiter, 29 November 2012

Posted on February 21, 2013 by james

Having managed to catch some of Ganymede’s transit the previous day, it was then Europa’s moment of fame, though again I didn’t manage the entire transit: And an animation of the end of the transit:

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Ganymede’s Transit of Jupiter, 28 November 2012

Posted on February 21, 2013 by james

On the 28th November I (pretty much accidentally) caught the transit of Jupiter by Ganymede. Here’s one of the better stills from that night: And an animated sequence of first half of the transit:

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SPC900 vs. PS2 Eye camera

Posted on December 7, 2012 by james

When I posted images from the Xbox, Lifecam and SPC900 for comparison, someone asked about the PS2 Eye camera (not the Eye Toy). Last night whilst I was imaging Jupiter and Europa I had a go with it. Control is … Continue reading →

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SPC900 webcam brightness setting

Posted on December 7, 2012 by james

It has been said that the brightness setting for the SPC900 camera affects only what appears on the screen and not what appears in the capture file. Having read the code for the Linux SPC900 driver I wasn’t at all … Continue reading →

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SPC900 vs. Xbox Live cam vs. Lifecam Cinema

Posted on December 7, 2012 by james

“What webcam can I use if I can’t get/afford an SPC900?” seems to be a common question now the SPC900 has become difficult to get hold of, but there doesn’t seem to be much empirical evidence on which to base … Continue reading →

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My First SPC900 DSO Images

Posted on August 1, 2012 by james

We’ve just had a full eight days of clear skies and I finally managed to get around to testing my LX-modded SPC900. For the test I used my ST120 on the motorised EQ3-2. This is my first ever attempt at … Continue reading →

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