Orion Nebula from my webcam...

The Orion Nebula through a Starblast 4.5" telescope and a Phillips SPC-900NC webcam that has been modified for long exposure. Sorry about the tracking, my homebrew EQ mount needs some fine tuning and a good polar alignment.

Each frame was exposed for 8 seconds. In frames 26 - 38, you can see a meteor or some other debris falling from top right through bottom left.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• orion
• nebula
• starblast
• telescope
• phillips
• SPC-900
• webcam
• meteor

[Universound57]

heyy just a quick question (great video by the way) so i see that you have a 4.5 reflector telescope, and you are able to view nebulas...i havnt really seen this type of result before with 4.5 aperture, but anyway...im considering buying a orion 8 inch aperture Dobsonian reflector telescope so you think i would pretty well off with seeing nebulas and galaxies fairly well?

[n6vmo]

@Universound57 Hey, I have an 8" Zhumell and can see galaxies and nebulas with it, you won't go wrong with that any good dob with that aperture. The video is a series of 8 second long exposures, so the 4.5" has time to gather alot of light photons to create the picture.

[44433391]

how do you modify a webcam for long exposure, I am thinking on getting this one: shop-mac.com/c7/p182 ; do you think I could modify this? Thanks.

[n6vmo]

@44433391

The problem with any webcam is getting the alignment in the focuser exactly in the center. The Phillips SPC-900 has a focuser adapter available that aligns the CCD in the focuser. Let me know how your project turns out.

[imax1971]

Great video! What magnification are you using?

[n6vmo]

@imax1971 - Thanks, since I am was using the SPC-900 camera in prime focus mode, it is hard to tell. But, if I had to guess, it could be about 100X.

[bebetosteaua]

@n6vmo I also have a SPC-900NC webcam, how can I modify it for long exposures? Do I need to change something to it's electronics? What software do you use for exposures?

[joikbenik]

orion is beautiful :P

[keven444]

Can someone tell me why there is no colours ?

[padams827]

@Universound57 I started with an Orion XT8. big bang for the buck. also the Explore Scientific Eyepieces are good (I have the 6.7mm and 11mm explore scientific 82 degree FOV@ $99/ea vs the 27mm Televue panoptic I have @ $315). They do not compare with a Televue Panoptic eyepiece but one of those costs 3x as much. @ the 1200mm focal length of the Orion the 6.7mm=179x, 11mm=109x, and the 27mm=44x. PS. the orion XT8 can take 1 1/4" and 2" EP's.

[Universound57]

@n6vmo thanks for responding :] that was a relief to hear that because an 8 inch is about all i can afford right now, anyway, thanks again but one more question. im also looking into getting a kit that has a bunch of different lenses (6mm - 40mm) and basically, could u give me examples of which diameter lens is best for certain situations

[rfnking11]

can someone off me some advice? would i need some kind of filter in order to see the detail of a planet such as jupiter? im really confused on the subject <3 thanks x

[dazvmax]

UFO @ 32s