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Supercooled QuickCam Astromomy

Posted by chrisd on from the pretty-cheap-pictures dept.

flowerp writes "Any serious astronomer would declare you insane if you mounted your off-the-shelf CCD webcam to a telescope in order to watch the skies, but there is a group on the Internet who do just that! They call themselves QCUIAG (QuickCam and Unconventional Imaging Astronomy Group). If you think those are just some crazy nerds, watch their astounding footage of planets and nebulae - and reconsider."

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  1. Ahhh haaaaa.... by moonboy · · Score: 3, Funny



    Ahhhh....so, supercooling the quickcam is the secret! Stupid me!

    ;-)

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