DMK21AU04.AS camera and Intes-Micro Alter M603 6 inch Maksutov-Cassegrain

First images with the USB digital video camera using a 6 inch Mak-Cass telescope and various eyepiece projection - approximately effective f/20 to f/40.  These images were made in marginally fair seeing conditons, over a couple evenings from my Livermore CA backyard.  AVI files were recorded, roughly 1000 frames per set.  AVI processing was done with RegiStax and final adjustments of still images with Photo Shop. Considering only 6 inches of apeture and modest seeing conditions, resolution of fine features is pretty respectable.  The camera is an 8 bit system, but the images look more like they were made with a 12 or 16 bit camera.  Still experimenting with camera settings and multi-point processing in RegiStax.  Looking forward to imaging in really good seeing conditions.  More soon....

Clavius



Copernicus sunrise



Copernicus



Moretus



Plato and Mons Pico



Tycho



  February 2008