Snake Valley Broadcast Screen Grabs

[ballaratdragons]

During the 11th Snake Valley Astronomy Camp I spent each night doing a 'LIVE' Broadcast on NightSkiesNetwork.

It wasn't until the last night that I remembered to get some screen grabs :screwy:

Here they are. 100% untouched, unprocessed Screen-captures of 'live' images as they appear on the screen.

47tuc, Carina Nebula, Centaurus 'A' Galaxy, Omega Centauri, and Tarantula.

[jjjnettie]

Great stuff Kkken!

[ballaratdragons]

Thanks jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjeanette :lol:

Video Astronomy is growing and the technology is getting better.
It is pretty exciting seeing these objects appear 'live' in full colour in just a few seconds!

[Astroman]

Great captures Ken, I completely forgot to pop in and say hi while you were doing the broadcast... Shame, sounds like it was a great hit. Spoke with another SCC-A2333 user today, images were great as you would expect, only difference was he was using a 14" SCT @ f6.3 :D Lots of photons...

Thanks for the views mate, always a pleasure.

[strongmanmike]

Great work Ken

If E.E. Barnard could see this :thumbsup:

Mike

[h0ughy]

top stuff

[ballaratdragons]

Thanks guys, your all kind.

Video Astronomy is more fun than I could have imagined!

I still do visual on club nights, and I haven't given up on imaging, but live video astronomy is sooo different.
You don't need to worry about exact focus (a viewer will tell you if it needs focussing :lol: ), no-one cares if you bump the mount coz it doesn't wreck any image, it is instant gratification :P
it is fantastic for the house-bound, the disabled, and those with failing eyesight.
I am yet to see a scope or eyepiece that gives views even half as good instantly, or in colour.
And the 'Wow' factors are even bigger than those you get from people looking in an EP!
Well, it is a sort of EP. An electronic EP :thumbsup:
It is hardly effected by light pollution or Moon Glow, and can still see clearly through thin cloud.

A great outreach tool. Connect the camera to a projector and throw up a HUGE 'live' image on your garage door! That'll bring the neighbours :lol:

[Hagar]

Great stuff Ken. Interesting to watch you work with these images and camera. A really interesting side to astrophotography with huge benefits for public outreach.
Thanks for Snake Valley again Ken. A great camp.

[erick]

Might be a first for any Astrocamp in the world??

[ballaratdragons]

No Eric. Several Camps broadcast the WHOLE camp, people walking round in daylight etc lol

And Foymount Channel out of Canada is a Video Astronomy Camp (Rock Mallin attends this one) that broadcasts all weekend long. :thumbsup:

[erick]

Might be a first for any Astrocamp in Australia :D

[ballaratdragons]

Yep, I reckon you might be right there Eric :lol: :thumbsup:

[desler]

It really is great stuff Ken.

How about a first live broadcast from the best astro camp!

Thanks for all your hard work, had an absolute blast!

Darren

[multiweb]

Wow! That is impressive for live video. Very cool. :thumbsup:

[erick]

I reckon you can make a claim on first in Southern hemisphere!

[ballaratdragons]

I think you might be correct Eric.
I haven't heard of it being done before anywhere in the Southern Hemisphere.
Martin in South Africa hasn't done it and he is the only broadcaster in South Africa, and I don't know if Johneez1 from new Zealand has. I don't think so though.

Martin Ferlito in Sydney hasn't and Him and I are the only Oz broadcasters.

Hmmmm . . . :question:

[erick]

It's yours!! :clap: :thumbsup:

[ballaratdragons]

Thanks! :lol:

I'll go to the reception desk and pick up my Cupie Doll :rofl:

[ballaratdragons]

Monday nights broadcast was actually the most enjoyable broadcast I have done so far.

Apart from the usuals (yes, you get regulars in your audience :lol: ) in Oz, USA, and UK, there was a lot of French Canadians, English Canadians, Europeans, Spanish, a chap in Egypt, some that I don't know where they came from coz they couldn't speak English properly, etc.

There was a young girl (Crystal) in Canada that had me moving all over the place. She really knows the Southern Sky!

We all had a blast :thumbsup:
9 hours later daylight was approaching and we couldn't see Centaurus 'A' any more so I signed off. :lol:

Heaps of folk at the Camp came and sat with me and enjoyed the broadcast too, and watched how it is done. :thumbsup:

[erick]

Crystal's request encouraged me to find the "Pencil Nebula" visually. Found it. Worth a look.

[ballaratdragons]

Bert rang me and during the conversation he asked about my video capture set-up.
So I thought I would put it up to show how it was set up at Camp in the Rotunda :thumbsup:

1. The Samsung SCC-A2333 in the Saxon 120mm f5 Achromat.

2. The 'Control Centre' :lol:

3. Labelled, so you know what is what :P

[mill]

It was very good to see everything almost live :thumbsup:

[Jen]

:thumbsup::thumbsup: great stuff Ken you had a nice little set up in the rotunda :D

[erick]

A couple of comfy armchairs would have been nice :sadeyes:

[ballaratdragons]

You could have gone and got some from the Rec Room :lol:

Actually, it might be a lot more comfortable broadcasting from the Rec Room next time, and put the Live feed up on the wall via Projector :)

[Jen]

:lol: yes and a nice toasty heater and some cheese & bikkies :P
And some popcorn too :)

[ballaratdragons]

:thumbsup: that's the Spirit!

All sounds good to me.

Astronomy the lazy way :rofl:

[mill]

And a intravenous drip of what ever you like :thumbsup:
Also a butler (male/female) who feeds you bite sized snacks when asked for :thanx:
All this whilst lying very cozy in a hammock or banana lounge :thumbsup:

[ballaratdragons]

:lol: Martin is floating off with the fairies methinks :rofl:

[mill]

What??? Was that simple pleasure too much to ask?
:P:P

[multiweb]

Is the GPUSB connected via serial to the mount with a hard line?

[ballaratdragons]

Yes Marc. And plugged into the EQ6's guiding port.
You can see where it plugs in to the mount in the 1st pic. It's the flat silver cable :thumbsup:

[multiweb]

Cool. The antenna next to it on the pic confused me. So the samsung camera is hardwired direct to the lappy which broadcast live stream by the wireless dongle?

[ballaratdragons]

Marc says:

"The antenna next to it on the pic confused me. So the samsung camera is hardwired direct to the lappy which broadcast live stream by the wireless dongle? "

Yes Marc. The aerial on top of the Desktop is for net-surfing on that PC whilst broadcasting on the lappy :thumbsup:


Here is the Guide Port on the mount, Marc :)

[multiweb]

Cool - got it now. :doh:Sweet set-up. That'd be a riot for school/public nights or star parties. :thumbsup:

[danielsun]

Nice one Ken, :thumbsup:It was interesting occasionally popping in on you to see you broadcasting away and the targets you were showing.;)


Cheers Daniel.:)