At 11:50 PM 11/30/98 -0500, you wrote:
>>Plus, I have found that it is easier to view the monitor than it is to be
>>at the eyepiece for extended periods. And the view is at least as good.
>
>Paul, thanks for the video sweep reversal idea...that will work if I get
>this operational for group lunar touring...assuming I can figure out where to
>connect the poles of the sweep reversal switch. I imagine I can't just turn
>the 110V AC plug upside down so the 60 cycles go the other way, right?

Gee, isn't there a N/S switch on the control panel of your monitor. Right
next to the power switch? Seriously, though, if your monitor has a
deflection yoke with only two wires tot he orizontal sweep section, you
could try reversing them. No guarantees..... I have never tried this. I
do have about five 12V monitors I scored a while ago, so I could try it
without risking too much. If time permits.....

>For personal telescopy, however, photons of extraterrestial origin pack a lot
>more punch than local photons (from a monitor), in my opinion.

Hmmmmm..... I used to think that until I tried it. Boy, was I surprised!
Certainly on Lunar stuff, I vastly prefer the view at the monitor.
Resolution with my CCD video camera is as good as at the eyepiece, and
using the brightness and contrast controls, I can do some simple "real time
processing" and get a view that is way better than at the eyepiece. And it
is much less tiresome at the monitor compared to at the eyepiece.


Paul Goelz
Rochester Hills, MI
pgoelz at eaglequest dot com

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