 | Two observing locations:-
Meade 10" LX200 on equatorial wedge or
Meade 10" LX200 on fixed pier |
 | Telescope manual time sync
using an atomic clock radio receiver |
 | JVC 308 digital video camera with remote control for zoom function
(optical x1 - x10) |
 | Focal length: 2059mm f8.1 |
 | Sattracker V2.3.1b software running on a Pentium III 900MHz,Windows NT 4.0
PC |
 | Optical mouse control of tracking adjustments |
 | PC time synchronisation manual using radio clock |
 | Image processing in various packages including PaintShop Pro V7,
MATLAB and MATHCAD |
 | AVI file creation using DivX 5.01 codec and VirtualDub 1.4.10 |