Parts List - Orion StarShoot AllSky II Instruction Manual

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The Orion StarShoot AllSky Camera II and included items.
Welcome to a new world of adventure. Your new Orion
StarShoot AllSky Camera II (SSASCII) is capable of
providing 180 degree color views of the night skies from
horizon to horizon in real-time. The SSASCII can even be
used during the day to take images of daytime skies.
Primarily designed to monitor sky conditions, the SSASCII can also capture
meteors, satellites, International Space Station, atmospheric phenomena and
much more.
With the included Orion Video Capture device the SSASCII can be used to
broadcast your real time images across the internet.
With the included software, cables and adapters the SSASCII can be controlled
remotely from your laptop or PC.
The included Orion HandyAVI special edition software features time-lapse pho-
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tography, meteor detection and ability to send images via email or FTP images/
movie to a website.
The weather proof dome housing makes it possible to permanently mount
the SSASCII making it an ideal tool for observatories, schools and home use
(mounting options sold separately).
Please read this instruction manual before attempting to use the camera or
install the software.
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Parts list

• Orion StarShoot AllSky Camera II (SSASCII)
• Allen Key (For Vandal Proof screws)
• 50 ft Dual RCA/Power extension Cable
• 50 ft Serial Cable
• USB to RS-232 Adapter
• BNC/RCA Adapter
• Mains Power Adapter
• Field Battery Power Adapter
• Orion Video Capture device, video adapter cables and Software CD
• Orion HandyAVI® Special Edition software CD
• Orion Video Camera Control software CD
Practical uses of the All-Sky Camera
Astronomer's Sky Monitor
• Use to check sky conditions at remote locations by broadcasting the real-
time views over the internet via email, website and/or the free night skies
network service
• See the Milky Way
• Constellations and planets can be easily identified
Meteor/Satellite Detector
• Automatically detect and capture meteors using the included Orion
HandyAVI Special Edition software.
• Images and movies of detected objects can be automatically downloaded to
websites via FTP or email.
All-Weather Camera
• Create time-lapse movies of cloud movements
• Image cloud types
• Image storms, lightning, rainbows, sunsets, auroras
Other
• Create a 24 hour time-lapse from dusk until dawn
• Take images at automated times to capture analemma and retrograde
movements of the moon and bright planets over long periods of time.
• Take the portable all-sky camera to star parties, air shows, balloon festivals,
mountain ranges, cities with landmarks etc. to make interesting time-lapse
movies.
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