quickcam images

i am looking at using a quickcam pro 3000 for astronomy purposes.
It has been modded and is air cooled, and is capable of long exposures!

Are they any good to use with my etx 70at (i know its limited!!!).

Is it any better than using a modded toucam or a modded toucam2 camera from
www.perseu.pt?

Stuart

"Stuart Turrell" <stuartturrell@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> i am looking at using a quickcam pro 3000 for astronomy purposes.
> It has been modded and is air cooled, and is capable of long exposures!
>
> Are they any good to use with my etx 70at (i know its limited!!!).
>
> Is it any better than using a modded toucam or a modded toucam2 camera
from
> www.perseu.pt?
>

Hi Stuart,

You can find a list of webcams for astrophotography, maintaind by Dave
Molyneaux for QCUIAG here

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/molyned/web-cameras.htm

The 3000 uses the same CCD as the Toucams and is pretty good (but beware of
some 4000 which use an inferior sharp CCD) The 3000 is popular for
conversion in the US where the Philips cameras are harder to come by. I
believe the general opinion on QCUIAG is the Toucam is the best and the one
to go for in the UK.

If you are looking at Perseu, consider the B&W HS2 - based on Steve Chambers
SC3 B&W chip mod. A very nice sensitive low noise B&W camera. I remember
seeing a while back some nice images taken by Steve Chambers using an ETX70
and an SC3. Sensitivity is going to be important with your ETX70 as it will
not track accurately enough for more than a few seconds exposure.

Robin
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Stuart Turrell	quickcam images i am looking at using a quickcam pro 3000 for astronomy purposes. It has been modded and is air cooled, and is capable of long exposures! Are they any good to use with my etx 70at (i know its limited!!!). Is it any better than using a modded toucam or a modded toucam2 camera from www.perseu.pt? Stuart

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Robin Leadbeater	Re: quickcam images "Stuart Turrell" <stuartturrell@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message news:SpCdnUe8a-JTB0XcRVnyvw@pipex.net... > i am looking at using a quickcam pro 3000 for astronomy purposes. > It has been modded and is air cooled, and is capable of long exposures! > > Are they any good to use with my etx 70at (i know its limited!!!). > > Is it any better than using a modded toucam or a modded toucam2 camera from > www.perseu.pt? > Hi Stuart, You can find a list of webcams for astrophotography, maintaind by Dave Molyneaux for QCUIAG here http://homepage.ntlworld.com/molyned/web-cameras.htm The 3000 uses the same CCD as the Toucams and is pretty good (but beware of some 4000 which use an inferior sharp CCD) The 3000 is popular for conversion in the US where the Philips cameras are harder to come by. I believe the general opinion on QCUIAG is the Toucam is the best and the one to go for in the UK. If you are looking at Perseu, consider the B&W HS2 - based on Steve Chambers SC3 B&W chip mod. A very nice sensitive low noise B&W camera. I remember seeing a while back some nice images taken by Steve Chambers using an ETX70 and an SC3. Sensitivity is going to be important with your ETX70 as it will not track accurately enough for more than a few seconds exposure. Robin ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Robin Leadbeater 54.75N 3.24W http://www.leadbeaterhome.fsnet.co.uk/astro.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -