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Old 02-08-2007, 03:23 PM
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Hi Alexander,

Even though I have very much enjoyed my DSO imaging with the modified Toucam, it will cost you more than you can get the Deep Sky pro for.

Approx $300 for the modified version Toucam (which you need for DSO's) and $75 - 100 for the IR filter.

But also, you will need a laptop with a parallel port, which are getting harder to find.

I can't answer as to the quality of the images from the Deep Sky Pro as I've never used one. I haven't been over-rapt with the images on the internet from them, but that could be the result of the user. With enough persistance, almost any camera will give results depending on how far you push it and learn it's limitations.

But if it is a Monochrome chip, it already has a head start over the Toucam, as Mono will give much better detail. But also, more fiddling with filters and colour combining in processing.
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