(meteorobs) 2008 Orionids

[stange]

Chris, as I recall.....
The PC164C camera and Sentinels HB710E/C have identicle light sensitivity in 
lux at 0.0003. The larger CCD(1/2"), in the Sentinel camera allows all-sky 
where, as you know, a 1/3" CCD will not cover all sky with a fisheye lens. 
The two would, as you have noted, have the same results except for FOV.

The PC164C would offer an advantage for bright object astrophotography 
without great cost, and it might be possible to do a long exposure 
modification of this camera for DSO's. I have not checked on that because I 
do not have a PC164C. But do have a good DSO camera.
YCSentinel

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Peterson" <clp at alumni.caltech.edu>
To: "Global Meteor Observing Forum" <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
Sent: 2008/10/24 16:52
Subject: Re: (meteorobs) 2008 Orionids


>A couple of old installations still have PC23C cameras with hemi mirrors,
> but nearly all the setups are PC164C based.
>
> I don't have direct experience with the 710E/C. However, it uses the same
> sort of Sony Ex-view HAD sensor that virtually all the high sensitivity
> cameras use. I don't find a practical difference in sensitivity for meteor
> work. For instance, I can run a PC164C (1/3") right next to a Watec 902H
> (1/2") or 120N (at 30fps) and I get exactly the same results. Slowing the
> frame integration time, however, does reduce sensitivity.
>
> I'd like to run a Sentinel system right next to my other allsky camera. My
> system seems more sensitive based on comparisons with Sentinel users 
> meteor
> counts, but I don't know what's really going on there. Of course, lower
> sensitivity could also be related to the meteor detection process, and not
> the actual camera sensitivity.
>
> Chris
>
> *****************************************
> Chris L Peterson
> Cloudbait Observatory
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>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Wayne Watson" <sierra_mtnview at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "Global Meteor Observing Forum" <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
> Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 4:11 PM
> Subject: Re: (meteorobs) 2008 Orionids
>
>
>> As I vaguely recall, you use several camera setups. In fact, don't you
>> have sites outside your main area?  Do they all use that camera? Do you
>> believe it's more sensitive than the Senintel camera, Hi-cam
>> Camera--HB-710E/C? See <http://www.hicam.co.kr/>. It's buried in there
>> somewhere. Every time I bookmark it, it ends up as their home page.
>
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