I hope no one considers this off topic, but I was hoping someone would be able to give me some advice about my recently acquired KT&C-350BH CCD video camera. I know some people who contribute to this forum use this or similar cameras for their visual satellite observations. I'm trying to do the same, but I don't fully understand the camera functions, and the instruction manual was not very helpful. Keep in mind I'm not an electronics wiz by a long shot... First of all, I'm connecting the camera to my StarMax 90 mm EQ Orion telescope. When I point to some stars, say, and view the video feed on my TV set, the image of the bright stars looks very bright, but it's almost as if they overwhelm any surrounding stars. I thought a "low light" camera like this would be able to make out much dimmer stars as well, or at least stars with magnitude comparable to what I can see with the eye piece. Does anyone know what the Auto Iris Lens connector does on the back of this particular (or similar) camera? What about that little "CC Level" screw in the back? The thought of having to solder cables to the back of my brand new $200 camera scares the crap out of me... Any advice for a novice like myself? Maybe "CCD cameras for dummies"? Thanks a bunch! Mike ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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