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Webcam system Skyview
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The Polish partner (Center for Theoretical Physics; Polish Academy of Sciences) has designed a low cost Webcam system which allows classrooms to perform themselves night observations. A complete software manual is available, together with pedagogical tools for studying the Sun, the Moon, planets, Deep Sky objects and the variability of the brightest stars.
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the framework of the EU-HOU project, 20 Webcam systems will be provided
to each partner country, for the pilot secondary schools.
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The simplest setup consists of a webcam attached to a M42 lense through a special adaptive thread, which can be mounted on a standard photographic tripod with an universal head.
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...providing your school with a real, digital astronomical observatory!
See also a slide show about basic applications of the Webcam System and read information below for more details!
USB-LPT converter
In order to circumvent problem that modern laptops do not have LPT ports, necessary to control long exposure webcams, we have manufactured special USB-LPT converter (standard converters don't do the job) and the new version of SalsaJ . Together, they allow to control webcam through 2 USB ports. See 
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Schools interested in this technology and participating in the project should contact national coordinators, others are invited to contact the Astrokrak internet store at astrokrak@astrokrak.pl .
