Toucam, dose it need modifying

[leon]

Hi to all

Just a small question??

Is it necessary to get your toucam modified, or can it be used as it is and still get good results.

Thanks Leon

[[1ponders]]

Depends on what you want to do with it Leon, but the majority of people use it unmodded for their planetary imaging. Modded is normally for having a go at DSOs and longer exposures for autoguiding.

[iceman]

I wouldn't bother with modifying it, Leon. You don't need to unless you want to tackle DSO's..

And if that's the case (if you have a suitable mount), then there'd be better capture devices that will give you better results.

For solar system imaging, it's fine as is.

[Merlin66]

When modded they're great for auto guiding, then you can use the Canon 350 for imaging!!!

[leon]

Thanks for that advice fella's, now Mike you said that there were better capture devices around for doing DSO's, could you, " please explain"

Leon :D

[iceman]

Depends on your budget :)

Do you have a DSLR? They're the best bet for entry level DSO's.. starting from around $1k.

You can go up in price from there.. the DSO guys can chip in with other options.

[ving]

ormeade make a webcam called the dsi. its specifically for dso imaging too. not as good as a dslr i think but costs less too.

[leon]

thanks guys

Yea i do have a DSLR, and i have been using it for Astronomy, i must have mis understood you both.
I thought that there was a web cam better than the Toucam for that type of imaging.

Thanks anyway Leon :D :D