Sun in H-Alpha - Animation

Logitech Fusion Webcam

March 16, 2006

Other Fusion Pages:

• Page 1: Converting Fusion For Telescope UseConverting Fusion for Telescope Use
• Page 2: Fusion and Toucam Compared
• Page 3: Daytime Image Test Results
• Page 4: Lunar & H-Alpha Test Results
• Page 5: Fusion and Toucam Compared - Part 2
• Page 6: Hi Resolution Capture to Hard Drive
• Page 7: Closeup Look at Circuit Board
• Page 8: Sun in H-Alpha
• Page 9: Animation & Images of Sun in H-Alpha
• Page 10: Long Exposure Via Software

3/16/06 ANIMATION:

The GIF file animation below was created in Photoshop CS using 23 images taken over a 3.7 hour period. Images were taken every 10 minutes for the animation. A Modified Logitech Fusion webcam was used for imaging with an Orion ED80 refractor with 2X barlow and a 60mm Coronado H-Alpha filter on an LXD55 mount:

For the above animation, one minute AVI files were captured with the Logitech Fusion Webcam using OPEN VIDEO CAPTURE instead of the original software provided by Logitech. The advantage of Open Video Capture is that is allows AVI capture imaging at the full 1.3 Megapixel imaging chip resolution of 1280 X 960 pixels and 7.5 fps over a USB 2.0 connection. For each image the best of about 25 frames were combined using Images Plus.

For more H-Alpha images and animations with the Logitech Fusion webcam CLICK HERE.

Part 2 - Fusion and Toucam Compared - Saturn, Mars and Moon test images CLICK HERE.

For Solar H-Alpha and Lunar test image results using IC Capture Software CLICK HERE.

For test image results using IC Capture Software that provides higher resolution video imaging CLICK HERE.

Part 1 - Logitech Fusion and Philips Toucam compared CLICK HERE.

Conversion instructions for Fusion Webcam CLICK HERE.

Hi Resolution Capture to Hard Drive - Speed Performance CLICK HERE.

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