Re: setting up a cheap wireless planetary imaging system?

Frank,

I control my telescope with a laptop which also controls an 'SBIG ST2000XM', Robo Focus,
an 'SBIG ST-V', occassionally a stellacam II, and runs TheSky6 software.
(I use the ST-V with a film camera or stellacam II in place of the ST2000XM at times).

The laptop is connected via wireless networking, and I use VNC software to
control it from inside the house. As for AVI files... sending those files live
over the network can be a bottlenet. I'd rather save locally to the laptop and
transfer it later. (Not a problem for the laptop since it has a 100 GB
of available disk space).

Bert


Frank Johnson wrote On 01/07/06 14:40,:
> "Chris L Peterson" <clp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:o4svr1phtc8f2jibo9tqjr239d6nan5lja@xxxxxxxxxx
>
>>On Sat, 07 Jan 2006 16:11:06 GMT, "Frank Johnson" <nowhere@xxxxxxxx>
>>wrote:
>>
>>
>>>With my new career, I no longer feel like lugging my C8, GC-5, laptop and
>>>webcam outside everytime I want to do planetary imaging. Plus, usually
>>>already feeling tired by the end of the week, it's much tougher to fight
>
> the
>
>>>cold with night temps of 20-30 F this time of year. Is it possible for
>
> me
>
>>>to just set up the scope and mount briefly and somehow control all of the
>>>imaging, drive corrections, etc from indoors, 75 feet or so away? How
>
> would
>
>>>I do this?
>>
>>Without adding a lot of complexity, you'll also need a computer at the
>>scope. But if it has a wireless network, you can access it via Remote
>>Desktop from a more comfortable location. I do all my webcam imaging
>>that way.
>
>
> Yes, I have a laptop that I regularly use at the scope. Perhaps it could be
> setup as a wireless system with the one in the house as the controller. Can
> you or anyone suggest a good wireless system that works? And is it possible
> to send AVI captures into the desktop unit via wireless? Also, how could I
> setup my electric focuser to access from indoors?
>
> Thanks,
> Frank
>
>

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