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en:vmds [2017/01/07 09:23] – [A use of KPF 131HR camera] fluktuaciaen:vmds [2017/01/07 09:28] fluktuacia
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-FIXME **This page is not fully translated, yet. Please help completing the translation.**\\ //(remove this paragraph once the translation is finished)// 
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 ====== Visual Meteor Detection Station VMDS01A ====== ====== Visual Meteor Detection Station VMDS01A ======
  
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 Now it is possible to see the camera in /dev/video0 Now it is possible to see the camera in /dev/video0
  
-2. Further it is necessary to instal ucview [[http://rsbotics.wordpress.com/2012/05/18/how-to-get-a-working-version-of-unicap-and-ucview/|exactly according to instructions]] and then to install libunicapgtk2 from+2. Further it is necessary to install ucview [[http://rsbotics.wordpress.com/2012/05/18/how-to-get-a-working-version-of-unicap-and-ucview/|exactly according to instructions]] and then to install libunicapgtk2 from
 Ubuntu repository. Ubuntu repository.
  
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 Note: On some system you may need root privileges while running ucview to get your camera working. Note: On some system you may need root privileges while running ucview to get your camera working.
  
-=== Issus with currently used cameras ===+=== Issues with the currently used cameras ===
  
-  * Signal transmission is not possible over longer distances (in orders of meters). This meansthat computer has to be very close to the cameras usually under often problematic weather conditions.+  * Signal transmission is not possible over longer distances (in orders of meters). This means that computer has to be very close to the cameras usually under often problematic weather conditions.
   * Small angular resolution of camera   * Small angular resolution of camera
   * Small dynamic range   * Small dynamic range
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 ==== Protection of camera ==== ==== Protection of camera ====
  
-Camera placed in a way that it has direct view to the ecliptic has to be protected against direct sunshine that may damage the CCD chip. +Camera placed in a way that it has direct view to the ecliptic has to be protected against direct sunshine that may damage the CCD chip. 
  
 It is customary to use a timer, that would close a camera shutter during a day by means of cutting off the power source. It is customary to use a timer, that would close a camera shutter during a day by means of cutting off the power source.
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 === The synthesis of all-sky image === === The synthesis of all-sky image ===
  
-All-sky camera system (composed of more cameras) directly plots a coordinate system to the captured image according to current time. At the same time it is possible to use an automatic detection of key objects found in the image.+All-sky camera system (composed of more cameras) directly plots a coordinate system to the captured image depending on the current time. At the same time it is possible to use an automatic detection of key objects found in the image.
  
 ===== Data usage ===== ===== Data usage =====
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 ==== Meteorology ==== ==== Meteorology ====
  
-Because station's cameras should be directed in a way that they cover the whole sky, the data can be theoretically used for meteorological applications. Cloud cover observed at smaller distances from below can provide useful information concerning the occurrence of updrafts, storm parameters or moving of fronts. +Because station's cameras should be directed in a way that they cover the whole sky, the data can be theoretically used for meteorological applications. Cloud cover observed at small distances from below can provide useful information concerning the occurrence of updrafts, storm parameters or moving of fronts. 
  
 Using photometry we can measure the height of cloud base, its thickness or the extent of the cloud cover. Using photometry we can measure the height of cloud base, its thickness or the extent of the cloud cover.
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