Update on UMaryland’s Astronomical Digital Video System (ADVS) for Occultations.

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Update on UMaryland’s Astronomical Digital Video System (ADVS) for Occultations

Why?How? Personal background –Undergrad project on Grazing Lunar Occultations Requests –Pluto in 2012 –Doable for students Student tech fees in 2013 –Started research in Feb 2013, submitted proposal in mid-March; approved in early Aug

What Point Grey Grasshopper Express (GX-FW-28S5M-C) –Field of view –Sensitivity Cable, Hardware Timer and Camera Controller (HTCC) MacBook Pro 2.9GHz 13" w/ 8GB Memory and 750GB harddrive –Firewire800 which is standard on the MacBook Pro but is an extra feature on other computers, most of which only have FW400 if they have a FW port at all –large disc drive for the large video files –speedy processor to keep up with 10s of frames per second –portability

Status Installed Ubuntu on the MacBook Pro and started iterations of updating the Ubuntu OS to a version that properly controlled the computer, which ended up being However, neither the camera control software from Pt Grey or ADVR software work under Could step back down to 12.04, but run risk of laptop overheating. Find a PC (desktop w/ FW800)…