article: The Effects of active Tube Ventilation on High Resolution WebCam imaging with a Newtonian Telescope – Raw Frame Videos


Raw Frame Videos

These are just the very compressed raw frames of Arcturus in focus, imaged with and without the active ventilation switched on. The sampling is Rayleigh critical – 0.165 seconds of arc per pixel.


Fan not running

Fan running

Please note the flare like caustics without the active ventilation. There is also a slight horizontal elongation of the star. The overall star size is increased by appr. 20 percent.

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