moon pics on a budget

[ving (David)]

ok, yas really want something to at?

taken sometime when there was no clouds (such a long time ago, i know!)
the camera used is one of these:
http://img.shopping.com/cctool/PrdIm.../d8/150232.JPG
the lens was taken out and pics were quick snaps taken prime focus.... I had to cut a hole in the bottom of a film canister and sticky tape it to the cam to make an adapter to fit in the focuser. I played with brightness/contrast minimally, unsharp mask a bit and a little smoothing....
BTW this it the max resolution the cam will do

[matt]

Good onya Ving!

Nice to see ya post a few happy snaps

I'd hazard a guess you're resisting the call to get fully into the imaging caper?

Not ready just yet to fully lose your mind and your $$$$

[asimov (John)]

Good one Ving!! 'Bout time you posted some astro-photos. Well done!

[beren]

Very nice ,mate

[Mick (Michael)]

Nice work Ving.

[acropolite (Phil)]

Very nice Ving, sharp and in focus... and may I ask why ya didn't stitch together a mosaic????

[Astroman (Andrew Wall)]

I had a friend who got one of these cameras, not bad little things, although lacking in resolution it certainly shows you don't need to be a thousandaire to do astrophotography.

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Very nice indeed.

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

Yay David!!!!

Great stuff mate! Don't it feel good!!!!

Those pics have really good contrast. My first afocals had little contrast.

Is the Toucam on order yet?

[gaa_ian (Ian)]

Onya Ving !
Moon Shots are a lot of fun, even cheap digicams can come up with a decent result !

[RB (Andrew)]

David I really like the look you've captured there, escpecially in #3.

Well done mate. Hope to see more.

[johnno]

They are to me, really brilliant shots Ving,
Shows what can be done.
Could you please tell me,Just what the Camera is??,and approx price.
Thanks.
Regards.John

[ving (David)]

heres one on ebay john
going for 1c plus postage

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/PEN-SHAPED-3-...QQcmdZViewItem

[ving (David)]

and some stats. not sure if they are right tho:

Image sensor:100k pixel CMOS sensor
Internal memory: built-in 1*16MB(SDRAM)
Modes:- Digital Video Recording (no sound)
- Still Photos
- PC Camera
Resolution:352 x 288 (CIF) ; 176 x144 (QCIF)
File Formats:24-bit JPEG
Storage capacity:CIF-19images(no compression);
CIF-38images(compression);
QCIF-76images(no compression);
QCIF-152images(compression);
AVI:17 second (176*144)
Status display: Three Digit¡°888&ICON¡± Monochrome LCD Display
Interface: USB
Shutter Speed:1/4 ~ 1/10000 second
Video Frame Rate:5 fps (CIF)8 fps (QCIF)
Lens:Fixed; f = 6.2mm
Focus: settings: 30cm ~ infinity (Normal)
Aperture:F4

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Video recording, no sound. You would get significantly less noise in your avi without sound.
When using a Toucam, do you disable sound when you mod it?

[johnno]

Thanks for the info Ving,
Very much appreciated.

Regards.
John

[seeker372011 (Narayan)]

I have also done the exact same thing with the same webcam..dont use it anymore as I now have a TouCam..available for nothing if anyone wants it ..only small problem is the supplied cable is a bit short so you may need to buy a USB extender-which is $4 in Woolies this week

Sensor surface may need a clean, since I havent used for months -usually a Qtip dipped in isopropyl alchol does the job


worked well for lunar imaging

[Robert_T]

Ving, I'm impressed, these are really quite sharp and clear - even moreso considering then sticky tape support etc


well done

[ving (David)]

Originally Posted by seeker372011

I have also done the exact same thing with the same webcam..dont use it anymore as I now have a TouCam..available for nothing if anyone wants it ..only small problem is the supplied cable is a bit short so you may need to buy a USB extender-which is $4 in Woolies this week

Sensor surface may need a clean, since I havent used for months -usually a Qtip dipped in isopropyl alchol does the job


worked well for lunar imaging

LOL!
and i thought i was alone there! have you tried the said cam on anything else?
yeah the supplied cable is short hey.