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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2016 17:33:54 GMT
Evening all
I have a Celestron Evolution 8" scope (alt az mount) and I'm interested in the Lodestar X2 as my EAA/video camera in either color or mono... However i'd rather have color.
I'm interested to hear from any Lodestar X2 users to see whether they feel there is a marked visual difference in quality between the colour and the mono?
Also, if heading down the mono route I could possibly buy the SX USB filter wheel but as i'm an amateur and don't want to complicate matters I would only wish to buy the FW if others confirm it's simple to use.
Thanks for your help.
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Post by davy on Oct 9, 2016 19:40:10 GMT
stargazerslounge.com/forum/123-video-astronomy/Hi welcome to the forum,best advice we can give on the lodestar x2 is to direct you to stargazers lounge forum video section it has the biggest following for this camera and it's members know this camera inside out and will help you with your problems,, davy
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Post by davy on Oct 9, 2016 19:49:43 GMT
The mono version of any camera will always bring out more detail,the use of the filters will bring the colour you seek and using narrowband filters can bring in specific areas of the spectrum as well,, this great if you are an astrophotographer but for video i can't see the need personally,the main idea for doing video is live to near live viewing, the devide between astrophotography and video is getting less recognisable and a lot if reverse engineering going on..I would suggest just getting a colour camera reading between the lines
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2016 19:55:04 GMT
Thanks for the warm welcome Davy... to clarify, using a filter wheel should still give a near live viewing experience? Surely if I select a new filter it will just start introducing the new colours into the EAA view whilst stacking?
Sorry, just need to be clear on this point because I don't know much about EAA.
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Post by davy on Oct 9, 2016 20:12:31 GMT
Yes you are correct,they used this technique with early mono video cameras,this was because they had more definition than colour,the jump in technology in the video camera world has been massive and personally I have looked at this method but personally I can't see how it would make things any easier for myself, technology wise the folk who are really into video capture are looking for the latest sensor cameras to have cooling,,, but I've always believed no matter what camera you have cooling is a must for serious of video astronomy,i personally have moved from a cooled analogue Samsung scb2000 camera,i had tried the qhy5lii colour camera and wasn't impressed and have moved to a canon 600d linked to a laptop using backyard Eos ,deep sky stacker/astrotoaster,few guys are way ahead of my progress in here and the images are stunning,,but I can't deny the lodestar x2 is a quality camera using Paul shears software. Davy
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Post by ChrisV on Oct 10, 2016 2:31:20 GMT
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Post by Dragon Man on Oct 10, 2016 13:12:47 GMT
Welcome Louisa I have to agree with the others. The whole point behind Video Astronomy is to show an object as close as possible to Live or Near-Live. We strive to replace an Eyepiece with our cameras. Not Image. By using colour filters and stacking starts to introduce all the Imaging techniques and takes time. It's not a matter of Zip Zap Zoop and a colour view shows up on the monitor in a matter of seconds. But you might not be interested in Near-Live views. Do you want to do near-live observing, or Astrophotography? By the way, do we call you Louisa or Kate. I see that you ask the same question in Cloudy Nights under the name Kate HERESo which name do we call you, and where?
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