
I bought a new webcam on Ebay last week that I'll be using for my ISS imaging as well as lunar/planetary work. I've been using an old Vesta Pro webcam for many years and see that this one (
Philips SPC900NC) has higher resolution, more pixels, and will go up to 90 fps. I won't go that high on the fps (frames per second) though. My hard drive on the observatory computer starts barfing frames at 10 fps, so I never go faster than that. I'll need a faster drive to go higher but 10 fps has always been perfect.
Camera was $40 and the adapter for the scope was another $18. I've been tempted by the
Orion Starshoot III, but think this would probably do close enough for a fraction of the cost. Below is an example of some planetary imaging with a cheap webcam. (click for full size)
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