Occultation and video timing projects at the millisecond level with analog and USB video cameras

Novel timestamping with USB and Firewire cameras

Error analysis of Occultation times

Graphical depictions of occultation geometry

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• Image train showing Pyxis 2-inch rotator with Hutech OAG and filter wheel
• Measuring the gain and read noise of a Lumenera SKYnyx 2-0m USB video camera
• Measuring gamma of video cameras, and the impact of gamma on the signal
• 10" f/3.6 Occultoscope for occultation timing
• AllTimer PIC-based video timing for analog and USB cameras
• Grazing occultation observed and timed with high-speed USB video camera
• Occultation timing accuracy as a function of noise
• Analysis of KIWI timestamp accuracy
• 3D depictions of effect of earth rotation on apparent asteroid direction
• Comparison of star appearance and sensitivity of PC164C and EX2 video cameras
• Video tests with 3" f/4 Celestron FirstScope Newtonian
• Temperature measurements inside a ventilated 11" carbon-fiber SCT, along with measurements of sky IR temperature
• Description of multi-star autofocus method based on parabolic fit with uncertainty estimates

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