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[Rob]

paul erickson wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 30, 2008 at 8:01 AM, Rob <scopegeek at gmail.com 
> <mailto:scopegeek at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>
>     I've set up a web/blog site for sharing the images I capture with
>     my Mallincam at www.scopegeek.net <http://www.scopegeek.net>.
>      Stop by and 
>
>
> Hi Rob,
>
> Nice pix.  It amazes me what you can do with a camera in 28 seconds 
> exposure time.  For me, it is painstaking work to get an image out of 
> my CCD camera, the Pictor 416.  The pictor has a tediously slow serial 
> interface and buggy software.  I bought an adapter for my Canon DSLR 
> which I hope to try and start shooting photos soon.  Of course my 
> Canon is not cooled so will be limited to short exposures and stacking.
>
> I was wondering, have you tried stacking your Mallincam images yet 
> using something like Registax?  That would improve the signal to noise 
> ratio. 
>
> Not being familiar with the Mallincam I looked at their web site and 
> see that it is capable of some very fast shutter speeds.  Are these 
> shutter speeds for single shot, or for video as well?
>
> r,
>
> Paul
Paul,

Thanks for the comments.

I haven't stacked any MallinCam images yet.  I've just been impressed 
with what I can see in these short exposures.  The thing I like about 
the MC is that I can see the images almost immediately on my 9" Speco 
color monitor right there in the field.  And it even does a good job in 
the light pollution around Vegas.

I'm still learning about all the capabilities of the MC.  The fast 
shutter speeds are for viewing the planets and the moon and obviously 
with the right solar filters, the Sun.  I'm still experimenting with 
combinations of shutter speed, gain, and white balance. I'll continue to 
post my settings for the images I capture.  I hope to have some more 
images before the January club presentation where I'm going to talk 
about video-assisted observing.  As I mentioned, I'm seeing things with 
the MC that I would never be able to see with my aging eyes.  The MC 
will keep me observing for a long time.  I also enjoy broadcasting with 
the guys I've met on the Cloudy Nights forum for Video and 
Electronically Assisted Astronomy.  It's a real hoot.

Thanks again for the look at my site and the comments. Take care.

Rob

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