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Orion ® StarShoot ™ Deep Space V ideo Camera #52185 (NTSC) / #52186 (P AL) INSTRUCTION MANUAL Providing Exceptional Consumer Optical Products Since 1975 OrionT elescopes.
2 3 Par ts List • StarShoot™ Deep Space Video Camera (DSVC) • C mount to 1.25" nosepiece adapter (threaded f or 1.25" filters) • BNC/RCA Adapter • RCA Cable (10 ft) .
4 5 your images with the camer a controls. Camera Field of View The camera’ s field of view is appro xi- mately equivalent to the field of vie w through the telescope when looking through a typical (i.e. not wide-field) 6mm f ocal length ey epiece ( Figure 4 ).
6 7 ton is turned on. A TB is most suitable f or environment with little change in light source. A TW – Auto T racking Balance MODE NARRO W (darkness adjust- ment) WIDE (Light adjustment) A TW functions by detecting white color in the scene at a color temperature from 3200 to 10000 K elvin.
8 9 COLOR BAR The Color Bar ( Figure 13 ) is a useful f eature to test video output from cam- era to y our viewing de vice and can be used to test signal bef ore and/or after camera is attached to telescope. GAMMA TYPE A – 0.45 Gamma (Lighter) TYPE B – 1.
10 11 at the terminator (that tiny thin line between the shadow and light, see Figure 14 ). T o get more of the moon in the image, a f ocal reducer will need to be used. F or close-ups of craters use a Barlow lens (see “Using F ocal Reducers and Barlow Lenses”).
12 13 Broadcasting Services The Night Skies Network Is a free ser vice that allows astronomers with video cameras to broadcast their liv e views o ver the Internet.
14 15 (A vailable through Orion, chec k the catalog or www .OrionT elescopes.com for more inf ormation). Things to Do Group V iewing • Show y our live view to a g roup of astronomers at a star par ty with a TV , projector or laptop/PC .
One-Y ear Limited Warranty This Orion StarShoot Deep Space Video Camera is warr anted against defects in materials or workmanship for a period of one year from the date of purchase . This warranty is for the benefit of the original retail purchaser only .
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