Page last modifed 8/21/2002
All images shot with ToUCam Proc SC1.5 webcam
Reference URL for Webcam camera modifications:
http://home.clara.net/smunch/wintro.htm
Scope is LX200 10inch F10 run at F3 with Meade F3.3 FR
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Visit the QuickCam and Unconventional Imaging
Astronomy Group website
NOTE: NO GUIDING, just PEC and PRAY.
Images captured in Astrovideo (and it's powerfull scripting capabilites)
http://www.ip.pt/coaa/astrovideo.htm
Register in IRIS
Christian Buil great program IRIS:
http://www.astrosurf.com/buil/us/iris/iris.htm
Images from Aug 17, 2002
cam temp -10C
2 exposures each 60 seconds long, 10:07-10:08 EDT
Manual save (gap between exposures)
44 Frame animated GIF
10:18 to 10:21 EDT
Each frame is a 2 second exposure
Captured with Astrovideo scripting
Registered in IRIS
16bit fits to bmp in fits2bmp
bmp to gif in Advanced Batch Converter v3.5 (trial version)
Animated GIF created with Unfreez v2.1
The above GIF images as a composite with photometry points added from GSC2
Comparison of increase in motion over a 12 minute interval