Hi all, on Sept. 12th 2006 I made videos with WAT-120N + KIWI-OSD from moon occulting the Plejades. Here are the mid-field times of 14 reappearances. Looking...
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Geoff
kiwi_36_nz
Sep 14, 2006 3:59 am
... Are you sure its 10ms Gerhard? I just ran your timings through my calculator, and I make it 20ms I calculated what the time "should" have been (marked with...
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Gerhard Dangl
gerhard.dangl
Sep 14, 2006 8:20 am
Hi Geoff, ... you are right. Sorry for my stupid error. I think it was caused by the late local time after watching astronomy videos for some hours ;-). ... ...
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Geoff
kiwi_36_nz
Sep 14, 2006 11:20 pm
... Yes, although it is worth remembering this Gerhard - because we need to sample for at least 17 minutes (to get 1ppm accuracy = 1,000 seconds to 1 ...
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Gerhard Dangl
gerhard.dangl
Sep 16, 2006 5:35 pm
Hi Geoff, ... this could really become a problem.. Another typo from me, I measured only 2 Watts. But this makes no great difference. In June 2006 I made some...
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Geoff
kiwi_36_nz
Sep 21, 2006 10:00 pm
... Yes, "post processing" also corrects GPS orbit error, receiver timing error and satellite timing error (very small). What remains is multipath effects at...
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Kiwi Geoff
kiwi_36_nz
Sep 25, 2006 5:22 am
Congratulations to Gerhard on his first (positive) timing using his Watec (in integration mode) for an Asteroid Occultation. In the (PlanOccult) report Gerhard...
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Tony George
triastro2000
Sep 25, 2006 2:15 pm
Geoff, That is a good point. I'll give this a try with my WAT-902H2 Ultimate... Tony George Umatilla, Oregon ... From: kiwiosd@yahoogroups.com...
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Steve Messner
aquaticngc891
Sep 25, 2006 4:45 pm
Hi, I just ran a test, recording the LED with the Watec902h2 Ultimate and Kiwi. What I see is maybe .001sec early, so certainly not the problem the WAT-120N...
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Tony George
triastro2000
Sep 25, 2006 4:57 pm
Thanks Steve! I got to thinking after I sent my email that the WAT-902H2 Ultimate is not an integrating video camera and therefore would not have the same...
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Geoff
kiwi_36_nz
Sep 26, 2006 12:09 am
Hi All, ... Yes Ed, it is just a matter of recording the LED flash with the camera, and determining the time when the LED first turns on. Don't worry about...
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Gerhard Dangl
gerhard.dangl
Sep 27, 2006 1:00 am
Hi Geoff and all, ... Thank you. ... This was also a surprise for me. I did some tests to see if all my times in integration mode are right. And fortunatly...
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Geoff
kiwi_36_nz
Sep 28, 2006 2:57 am
Hi All, Thanks to the efforts of Steve Messner (MN, USA) who tabulated the results of testing his Watec camera, I have used his results (with his permission)...
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Tom Campbell
thcampo
Oct 6, 2006 12:46 am
Photo 1 - This 3 gallon can totally encloses my Statpower 100 watt 12VDC to 110 VAC power inverter, its dedicated 12V sealed lead acid battery and the two AC...
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Paul Moss
moxazor
Oct 6, 2006 3:49 am
Thanks Tom, takes me back to the sixties when I learned all that the first time. I need to do that again right now so its very timely indeed. Where are the...
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Tom Campbell
thcampo
Oct 6, 2006 11:08 am
Hi Paul, The photos are in my newly created album titled "AC Power Inverter Container/shield". Sorry about your email photo attachments that were "zapped out"...
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Paul Moss
mozaurora
Oct 6, 2006 3:40 pm
Tom, Yeah got that sorted, now have my own album with some of my own images of activity last few years. Cheers for your system, I use those filters you show...
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Geoff
kiwi_36_nz
Oct 6, 2006 9:33 pm
... Paul thanks for your safety alert. I must say I'm very nervous about people posting their home-made set-ups using "mains" voltage on a forum like this -...
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Paul Moss
mozaurora
Oct 6, 2006 9:51 pm
Yeah its just a heads up, I'm happy with it all, even a telescope aimed at the sun could be a lethal weapon, so common sense must prevail. Regards... Paul Moss...
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Tom Campbell
thcampo
Oct 6, 2006 11:53 pm
Hi Geoff and Paul, ... We don't have any "US safety inspections" for home made electrical devices for personal use that I am aware of. We do have electrical...
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thevinenator
Oct 7, 2006 3:05 am
A bummer about the Celestron needing 110V, otherwise you could probably get rid of 110V altogether. i use to use a battery and inverter, or when near the...
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Paul Moss
mozaurora
Oct 7, 2006 4:51 am
Tom, Yes, the noise issue is certainly of interest to me, I plan on working deeper into radio astronomy as I progress. The balanced nature of inverter outputs...
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Dale Ireland
drdale_com
Oct 7, 2006 6:49 am
My clean, safe and efficient canned AC/DC power source may be viewed in action here http://www.drdale.com/temp/source.gif Wiring images here ...
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Edward M.
edwardm21
Oct 7, 2006 7:21 am
I was able to video a nice detailed ISS lunar transit, with the new solar arrays, using the KIWI OSD for time insertion. The ISS passed near crater Tycho....
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Paul Moss
mozaurora
Oct 7, 2006 9:00 am
Dale, so funny, its good to laugh isn't it. It reminds me of the occultation setup pic I posted, It doesn't seem so bad on the night but looking at the pic is...
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Dale Ireland
drdale_com
Oct 7, 2006 4:19 pm
This sounds like my main telescope setup. My mount drive runs on 12vDC , I have a 12v 37amp hr deep cycle battery to which I connect a 120v ac inverter, then I...
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Tony George
triastro2000
Oct 7, 2006 5:43 pm
Nice work Ed! Tony George Umatilla, Oregon ... From: kiwiosd@yahoogroups.com [mailto:kiwiosd@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Edward M. Sent: Saturday, October...
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Tom Campbell
thcampo
Oct 10, 2006 4:13 pm
Hi all, Last night I got 4 successful video reappearance timings of the Pleaides passage of the Moon, observed from my East Tampa home/property. The stars...
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Geoff
kiwi_36_nz
Oct 10, 2006 10:39 pm
Hi Tom, Good to hear that your first expedition with your SUV full of "stuff" managed to gather some good astronomic timing data. ... Thanks for that Tom, oh...
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Tom Campbell
thcampo
Oct 11, 2006 12:35 am
Hi Geoff, I'll remember to spell your name "Hitchcox"; by spelling it in my head repetitiously until I get it right. I'm sorry about that - was thinking of ole...
