How to view telescope thru PC ?

Hey there
Thanks for the replies and suggestions - I think the PC Ocular looks pretty good ( thanks John ) - I dont really want to get into still imaging just yet - from what I have read on these boards it looks like a big outlay if you want decent results ....... and then theres aperture fever to contend with too !! Baby steps ! Rice's idea of hooking up wirelessly looks interesting as I think there are signalling issues around the length of USB cable between scope and PC.

Chris

Yes there are indeed length restrictions with a normal USB lead. I think I did see a 'USB' length extender at one stage but it was (from memory) limited to about 5 or 10M ie still fairly restricted.

Thinking about it there are units available that allow printers to be connected directly to a radio link and into a LAN - this type of device might be the way to go with a few experiments ( when I get time)!

Hi, I'm not sure if the Astrovid cameras can be conected to a PC.
Normally you can see through a TV or monitor. But I think it can be connected to a Tv card or capture card on you PC.

www.astrovid.com/products.php?subcat=107

Regards.

Carles

Thanks Carles
I just ordered a PC Ocular for 79 euro so its not too expensive for a first camera/viewer - it might whet the appetite for bigger and more expensive things!!!
Hope I can rig something up so that the scope can be viewed INSIDE the house on the PC - the residents here have no staying power and cant stand the cold!
They dont make kids like they used to !!

Chris

Ok Chris, tell us how it works

as an alternative, you can get a webcam and modify it, there is some folks that get really interesting images with it.
That's froma a Spanish forum
asociacionhubble.org/modules.php?name=Fo...iewtopic&t=19740
With a phillips spc900 (I think is the popular Toucam).

But no idea on how it lookson real time. Becaus that's stacking 11 pics of 30". any way, long time ago, i modified (and later destroyed :oops: ) a simple logitec quickcam pro, and on real time views, for moon and Jupiter, was really nice
I don't know nothing about that PC Ocular you bought, might be interesting

Carles.

Will let you know when ( and if !) I get it set up


Chris