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[peetyg]

As winter is upon us. I would love to be able to do wireless observation from my mac at home ( also has windows parallels installed). I currently have celestron 9.25 cpc hd edge. What would be the best solution for both viewing and astrophotography?

regards

Peetyg

[-=CROMAN=-]

Thats my current quest as well. My solution is to attach a laptop to a webcam on the scope. Connect to house wireless and remote desktop into the laptop outside. I simply can not get the camera or software to function correctly!

[patrickm]

You guys planning on leaving stuff set up? How will you protect the scope? Set up & run inside? Will be curious to see what you come up with.

I revert to waiting for warm weather, travel, books, and trolling CA to bug unsuspecting folk.

[-=CROMAN=-]

My plan is to setup outside my garage, then go into my garage with a space heater and sit there with the other laptop and some beer. My c8 is not a goto so i will have to go out and change targets but thats ok.

The cool thing about the c8 is that i am able to carry the whole setup when its mounted. So in the event the weather changes or the wolverines decide to get to close and i can just grab it and run back to the garage.

[patrickm]

The C8 will track but not find? That sounds like a pretty sweet set up for that scope. At 110lbs, the C9.25 would have to be sacrificed to the wolverines, but if they're into astronomy, then I guess I'm ok with loaning it out.

That's really the problem. With heavier scopes, set up and take down time are a pregnant dog in cold weather. There's no grab and run to it. It would really need an observatory of some sort, which is beyond my pay grade.

How to connect cam to computer over a distance or through a wall? With a garage, I guess you just close the door onto the cable. Being garageless, this too poses a problem.

My head hurts.

[-=CROMAN=-]

The c8 is on a byers worm drive, wedge mounted. I'll be using skeye for my coordinates. both laptops will be wireless utilizing rdp to connect.

[erikruud]

Rich, here is an option for you.

[Skyhound]

Wireless really not that hard if you already have wifi in your home. You just need to get a wireless hub. Setup the hub by your scope and plug it in.. You may have some problems with equipment if your drivers are not current. I run the camera(EOS T3i) and The SkyX (telescope controls) that way. I use a stand alone autoguider..The computer is running Windows 7, 64 bit.
Setup right outside the Patio doors off the kitchen. Image right at the Kitchen table about 20 feet from the scope.
BUT make sure you get a hub that is self powered and is fully compliant..Don't go for the 19.99 special on E-bay(I did and it would barely communicate with a printer let alone my equipment)..A good one will cost you 75-125 dollars and will run on Windows 7 &, 64 bit...

[peetyg]

would love to see a picture of your set up

thanks

Peetyg

[Skyhound]

Peetya,
Good timing with the weather so bad I usually would not have anything set up. But I actually have 2 scope setup for cleaning and some tweaking in my basement..Lets see if I can up load to this sight.

[Skyhound]

Well that did not work..Can someone tell me how to upload a pic.? [/img]

[Skyhound]

I'll post to the facebook page

[-=CROMAN=-]

Skyhound... You would need to post your pictures to Flickr or some other online photo album. Then you need to put the address of the photo between the photo tags.

This is you correct?

www.facebook.com/iskywatch#!/iskywatch?sk=wall&filter=1¬if_t=wall