(meteorobs) Astrovid "Fireball Camera"

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I think you have done quite well Paul! A very nice camera with well thought 
out planning on your part. Videos were nice too. All you need is a big 
fireball to make your day!  :-)

Part of the fun too, is finding the right balance of the Handyavi settings. 
I still experiment on that here. I do not know what version you are using 
but it has been upgraded to 4.2 with new features. It (IS) cost effective 
for both primary & backup systems. Howard continues to develop that program 
regularly with new features.

I too am in the center of 3 major airport approach & departure paths, with a 
sneaky military base to the side that flies stealth aircraft at night. Most 
of my triggers are aircraft until about Midnight. Sometimes it is necessary 
to really examine footage to distinguish what it really is.

Chris provided a very nice but not too intuitive light graph program that 
works well with Handy videos. Sometimes that reveals the true nature of 
suspect flaring. Maybe he will post the URL for us. I use the program but 
deleted the URL to get it free.

Again....Very good website & explanation of progress!!

Larry
YCSentinel

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Paul at paul-pugh.net>
To: <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
Sent: 2008/11/25 04:44
Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Astrovid "Fireball Camera"


> Hi Leo, Chris et al
>
> This is my first post to the group... so be gentle..
>
> I have been working on a similar setup for a few months now here in
> the UK, see my website for details. I'm also hoping to have a near
> real-time feed available for IYA2009 at http://www.spacescan.co.uk/...
> well that's the goal at least.
>
> Pitfalls:- Although I live in a relatively low light pollution
> location, I am right bang in the middle of high density housing, so
> [very] local light issues cause problems but not nearly as many as I
> feared.
>
> By far the biggest problem I face is aircraft. The UK is really quite
> small when compared to our North American cousins and guess where the
> main north/south UK airway is.... that's right about 30,000ft over my
> head!
>
> It's also worth pointing out, though you probably have already found
> this out, that the component parts (camera, lenses, etc) all seem to
> cost a lot more in the UK... then there's the cost of the electricity!
>
> Benefits:- Getting to explain to the wife what all that stuff is on
> top of the shed!
>
> Good luck in your project Leo.
>
> Regards
>
> Paul
>
> *****************************************
> Paul Pugh
> Matlock, UK (53.1N 1.6W)
> http://www.paul-pugh.net
> http://www.spacescan.co.uk
>
>
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