Lunar Imaging at SkyBadger.

Equipment

1. Phillips ToUcam Pro Webcam

   I use the webcam with two telescopes: the VC200L reflector and the sp102 refractor. The image plane size per pixel corresponds to
   Plate Scale = ( 206265/focal length mm ) arc seconds per mm in the focal plane.
   This further breaks down to
   Pixel scale (arc secs per pixel ) = Plate Scale * pixel size ( mm )
   So the relevant image scales are ( assuming 5.6 μm pixels ):

   Telescope	Focal ratio	Focal length (mm)	Plate Scale( "/mm)	pixel scale ("/pixel)
   VC200L	10	1800	114.591	0.64171
   VC200L	6.4	1152	179.0	1.002
   VC200L	25	4500	45.834	0.256
   SP102	10	1000	206.265	1.155

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2. Nikon Coolpix cp5700

   I use the still digital cameras with the same telescopes. They are both non-SLRs so require afocal projection ( i.e. ue projection via an intermediary lens, through the camera lens on to the detector. The intermediary lens can be either a Barlow or an eyepiece or some other simple lens. The requirement is that the lens be capable of forming an image at infinity for the camera lens to focus.

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3. JVC Video camera with 1.2 Mpixel still imager

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4. Olympus OM1 (film)

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Olympus OM1
Stacked/Unstacked Webcam
	Vixen VC200L on GP-DX/SS2K using ToUcam on x2.5 Powermate.( f/25 ) 1/125 sec exposures, 176 from 300 taken in 60 secs.	Jan 08 0050 GMT, seeing 2/5, transparency OK
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Digital Camera CP5700/JVC DG1800/CP8700
	Vixen VC200L on GP-DX/SS2K using Canon D300 on F6/4 focal reducer @prime focus.1/60th sec exposures, 10 sec delay timer. Focused by eye!!!
	Vixen VC200L on GP-DX/SS2K using JVC ?? sec exposures, direct afocal projection.
	Vixen VC200L on GP-DX/SS2K using JVC ?? sec exposures, direct afocal projection.
	Vixen VC200L on GP-DX/SS2K using JVC ?? sec exposures, direct afocal projection.
	Vixen VC200L on GP-DX/SS2K using JVC ?? sec exposures, direct afocal projection.
	Vixen VC200L on GP-DX/SS2K using JVC ?? sec exposures, direct afocal projection.
	Vixen VC200L on GP-DX/SS2K using JVC ?? sec exposures, direct afocal projection.
	Vixen VC200L on GP-DX/SS2K using JVC ?? sec exposures, direct afocal projection.
	Vixen VC200L on GP-DX/SS2K using JVC ?? sec exposures, direct afocal projection.
	Vixen VC200L on GP-DX/SS2K using JVC ?? sec exposures, direct afocal projection.
	Vixen VC200L on GP-DX/SS2K using JVC ?? sec exposures, direct afocal projection.
	Vixen VC200L on GP-DX/SS2K using JVC ?? sec exposures, direct afocal projection.
	Vixen VC200L on GP-DX/SS2K using JVC ?? sec exposures, direct afocal projection.
	Vixen VC200L on GP-DX/SS2K using JVC ?? sec exposures, direct afocal projection.
	Vixen VC200L on GP-DX/SS2K using JVC ?? sec exposures, direct afocal projection.
	Vixen VC200L on GP-DX/SS2K using JVC ?? sec exposures, direct afocal projection.
	Vixen VC200L on GP-DX/SS2K using JVC ?? sec exposures, direct afocal projection.
	Vixen VC200L on GP-DX/SS2K using JVC ?? sec exposures, direct afocal projection.
	Vixen VC200L on GP-DX/SS2K using JVC ?? sec exposures, direct afocal projection.
	Vixen VC200L on GP-DX/SS2K using JVC ?? sec exposures, direct afocal projection.
	Vixen VC200L on GP-DX/SS2K using JVC ?? sec exposures, direct afocal projection.
	Vixen VC200L on GP-DX/SS2K using JVC ?? sec exposures, direct afocal projection.
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