AN ATIK FOCAL REDUCER REDUCES THE FOCAL LENGTH OF THE 200MM INSTRUMENT TO 500MM @ F 2.5

PIGGYBACKED ON THE MAIN INSTRUMENT IS A 114MM NEWTONIAN IMAGING THROUGH A PC-164 CAMERA

THE VIDEO SIGNAL IS RECORDED ON A PANASONIC DMR-E55S DVD RECORDER ( 200MM ) AND A TOSHIBA VHS RECORDER (114 MM )

TIME SIGNALS ARE ENCODED BY MEANS OF A SHORT WAVE RADIO TUNED TO RADIO STATION WWV.THE RECORDED DVD IS ANALYZED ON A COMPUTER USING INTERVIDEO'S WIN DVD PLAYER 6 GOLD

THIS SOFTWARE ALLOWS EXTRACTION OF SINGLE FRAMES OR 30 SECOND ANIMATED GIF CLIPS.THE TELESCOPE IS REMOTELY OPERATED FROM INSIDE MY HOUSE

A SUPERCIRCUTS 14" 900 LINE RESOLUTION MONITOR IS USED FOR LIVE MONITORING

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