Hi all.
Due to budget constraints (basically no surplus money
) and wanting to see Galaxies via my Meade 10", I am trying to build a astronomy camera using a webcam. I know this is not the ideal way to go due to the obvious constraints on a webcam, however for a beginner with not too much money on hand, this could be a good start.
I have seen some posts in the forums from people venturing int his area however I havent see any specific details on how to do this.
I bought myself a webcam from ebay, similar to this one
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/mt88-USB-...item19e6774975
I took out the lens and removed the annoying led backlight inside. I put it in the eyepiece holder on my telescope and am using SharpCap. I tried playing with the distance to move it back to get focus of the moon last night(full moon), however I just couldnt get any focus. Also, it is very hard to get dim objects viewable through it. I guess my expectations of seeing galaxies are dashed
Is this expected behaviour of a webcam? Are my expectations too much or am I just not doing things correctly?
Thank you in advance