(meteorobs) Orion Starshoot All-sky Camera II and Meteor Imaging

[Paul Zeller]

Chris, thank you so much for the reply. I didn't want to sink any money
into a product like this without a clue about how faint it can go. I was
hoping for a camera that could detect meteors to +4 mag. or at least +3.
Any suggestions?
On Aug 31, 2015 10:15 AM, "Chris Peterson" <clp at alumni.caltech.edu> wrote:

> The use of a color sensor means sensitivity takes a hit. This camera
> probably can't detect meteors dimmer than mag 0 0r -1, so you should
> think of it more as a fireball camera than something good for routinely
> recording showers.
>
> Chris
>
> *******************************
> Chris L Peterson
> Cloudbait Observatory
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>
> On 8/30/2015 9:26 PM, Paul Zeller wrote:
> >    Orion recently stopped offering their Starshoot All-sky Camera II but
> > I've noticed these cameras are popping up secondhand through the
> Internet.
> > Is there anyone on the list who's ever used this product for monitoring
> > meteor showers and can tell me how well it worked for them? How faint a
> > meteor can it really detect? I'm very tempted to buy one, but I'm not
> sure
> > if it will perform as well as I hope for this. Thanks in advance!
> >
> >    Paul Zeller
> >    pzeller1966 at gmail.com
>
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