[Lvas] Maiilncam: Was Green Lasers

[Martin Suñer Hilario]

Phil,

Roy Hanson may have his Color Hyper Camera by then. We will be using it with
a 22" webster dobsonian and my little 3.1", assuming it comes in time for
VoF.

I'm bringing my old 2.1 second one..

Unfortunately, I cancelled my camera order because the wait time was too
long. I expect to wait until the next Mallincam comes out, which is rumored
to have a wirelessly controlled OSD (still 28 and 56 second integration).
The wireless may be much more convenient for changing the settings of the
camera. I hope it comes soon and that the waiting list is not so long (more
than 2-3 months)...

I am taking some screen shots of m42 and other objects tonight with GSTAR2
video capture software. They are the raw frames, and they show how objects
look on my computer before any image processing (and from the backyard).
Thought you might want to see. I'll post them in the "Live Viewing Examples"
folder in picasa: http://picasaweb.google.com/mhilario2/

m.h.

On Dec 21, 2007 8:15 PM, Phillip Krumpos <PhilJ1945 at cox.net> wrote:

> Will there be any Mallincams at Valley of Fire on January 5, 2008?  I hope
> there will be at least one Mallincam out their that evening.
>
> Phil K.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Douglas Phillipson" <phillipd at oem.doe.gov>
> To: "Las Vegas Astronomical Society" <lvas at lvlug.org>
> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 1:51 PM
> Subject: [Lvas] Maiilncam: Was Green Lasers
>
>
> Martin Suñer Hilario wrote:
> > Thanks! To capture them to my laptop, I used a Belkin USB DVD creator
> and
> > an
> > s-video cable connected to the Mallincam Pro Dob.
> >
> > To enhance them, I used the "deep sky stacker" and "registax" programs
> to
> > stack the photos, but I stacked the red, green, and blue images in
> > photoshop
> > cs2. I also used the photoshop channel mixer and the levels histogram to
> > balance the colors.
> >
> > I'm not sure if many people use it for this purpose, but the mallincam
> is
> > a
> > somewhat capable imager, even without an EQ mount. But I suppose it's
> more
> > useful for live viewing, and there is a new forum called "Assisted
> Visual
> > Observing" at cloudynights.com. Worth a look:
> > http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/postlist.php/Cat/0/Board/VAA
> >
> > I think it could be helpful to see what other people are doing with the
> > Mallincam on this forum.
> >
> > O
> I think this thread now merits its own subject.  (Mallincam)  I'm going
> to try to capture The Crab Nebula and the Horsehead tonight with my 10"
> Meade and a Color Hyper Plus Mallincam.  I may only do it visually
> though.  Thanks for the tip on "Assisted Visual Observing" at
> cloudynights.com.  I referenced the Mallincam on CN several times and no
> one had ever heard of it before.
>
> Doug p
>
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