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Old 16-05-2012, 06:19 PM
carlstronomy (Carl)
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Originally Posted by rmuhlack View Post
Okay, so what I do is find and centre the star using an eyepiece. then I pop in the webcam, and then find and centre the (currently out of focus) star in the web cam software. I then pop in the mask and adjust focus until i get the correct diffraction pattern on screen. I then know that my webcam is now properly in focus. At that point I lock the focus, and then I just slew to the planet and start the capture process.
Thanks for info and explenation. I will certainly implement on my next veiwing session.
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