Storm and Microscope
Well, the much dreaded storm has arrived.
If this post is unduly short, it will be because we're losing power. (The wind is whipping, and we've already had one brown out - oh goody.) Keeping the fingers crossed... Still there is profound beauty in this kind of weather - a "Charles Bronson" sort of strength and loneliness. (Did I just write that? Man, it's late.)
Not quite sure how to introduce the next subject, so I'll just show you a photograph and go from there...
That is the down of a feather as seen through a digital computer microscope. I've been eying these gadgets for years, and all things considered, it was time that the wife and I had one. As we are both collectors, this really is a necessity. We have the Celestron 44302 - a 10X to 150X USB scope with a built in 1.3 MP camera...
All told, the rig is pretty good... The images are crisp (though focusing takes practice). The ability to make WMV movies is impressive. The LED lighting system is adequate... I can easily see using this in conjunction with a beefy laptop in the backyard or in the field for studying things like the feather above, tracks, nests, egg shells, etc.
Better run before I lose this post to the storm...
See you by the feeders,
CapeCodAlan
P.S. was just watching our streaming cam (link below) and saw a coyote run through the back yard... Before I could "Print Screen" the thing he was gone... Arghhh!!!
P.P.S. This is post number 499 for me...
P.P.P.S. The good folks at Bird House Spy Cam have sent me another Hawk Eye camera to test... Right now, I have it connected to an inside TV and the color is stunning! Stay tuned... I'll see if I can't get that puppy streaming in the near future and see what we get...
Cornell Ornithology Laboratory: Inside Birding
Cornell Ornithology Laboratory: All About Birding
