Currently (May 1999) Helios I rides on a Losmundy CG-8
german equitorial mount. The H-Alpha filter is a Daystar .5 research
grade filter. The video camera is a Burle B&W security camera
with variable shutter speeds. Most prominance video is shot at
1/60th of a second shutter speed and sent to a camcorder. It
is later frame grabbed and enhanced using Adobe Photoshop 5.0
.
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