| Object : | Moon |
| Object size : | 0.5 degree |
| Object magnitude : | - |
| More to know : |
Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ Moon |
| Date : | 2004-12-20 |
| Time (UT) : | 18:20 |
| Mount : |
EQ4, RA motor |
| Lens/telescope : |
MTO Rubinar 4" 1000 mm f/10 |
| Corrector/Barlow : | none |
| Field (FOV) : | 0.4x0.3 degree, before cropping |
| Filter : | none |
| camera : | Philips ToUcam PRO II 840. |
| Film/CCD : | CCD 640x480 |
| Exp. time : | 300x0.004 seconds (drift scan).
By letting the mount not tracking the movements I got the camera to scan the moon I got a wider field then senor size. |
| Weather : | Clouds with a small opening to my Moon. |
| Comment : |
My first web camera image, the camera was an ordinary office web cam.
But some one found out that the sensor was of high quality and it was recommended for astronomical purpose.
I modified it to take raw images, without the debayer process and then got higher quality out from it. |
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