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  1. guykuo

    EmpireTech 2024 Spring Sales

    They are being consistent, not two faced. Such people consistently look out for their OWN interests. So, it matters not what it looks like from the outside, from the inside they are being always true to their selfish selves.
  2. guykuo

    Doe Foraging

    Got a nice capture of a doe on one of my PTZ's that doesn't have a microphone. Plus it was too far away to have picked up good sound (200 feet). No matter, a fun dawdle in Final Cut Pro to add quicky ambience sound track and effects. It's not perfect, but better than no audio.
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    Friday night August 30-31 2024 Surprise Aurora

    I wish my westward skies were as dark as towards the east. Still, I'm grateful for what viewing has been possible so close to Seattle and Bellevue. A little light pollution wipes out a lot of sights.
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    Friday night August 30-31 2024 Surprise Aurora

    Aurora activity on Friday night (Aug 30-31, 2024) seen from east of Seattle Although only KP2 energy was on the forecast, it actually went to KP5. Time lapse starts with highlights and then rewinds to show entire event. Break out your sky charts, and you will find Mars, Jupiter, and Uranus near...
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    More Aurora August 27 and 28, 2024

    I still marvel and stare when it happens despite it no longer being the first time.
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    More Aurora August 27 and 28, 2024

    Didn't expect anything, but noticed on sky cams. Ended up at KP5 and closer than 200 miles away.
  7. guykuo

    Moonrise and Two Galaxies

    A bit later on South sky cam
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    Moonrise and Two Galaxies

    Look carefully and you will also see M31 (Andromeda) and M33 (Triangulum) galaxies before the moon rises. M31 looks like a bright star with fuzzy disc near top center. M33 is nearly center and appears as only a faint smudge that moves along with the stars Best viewed full screen with 4K...
  9. guykuo

    OMG Thermal!

    Hundreds of birds flocked in thermal
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    OMG Thermal!

    Black bear in clearing. SecuritySpy detected as motion on the thermal channel. Looked heavier than a deer in thermal and visual confirmed it was a young black bear.
  11. guykuo

    Dahua have varifocal 20-80mm 8MPx with 1/1.2" sensor!!!

    Wow. What a camera.
  12. guykuo

    Tree sap on sensor

    A 50/50 mix of distilled water and 99% isopropyl plus 5 drops of Dawn in 750 ml spray bottle is my go to cleaning solution for large lenses that cannot be removed and washed. Mix uses 99% isopropyl because the rubbing variant can contain additives that leave a residue. Use Dawn original formula...
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    OMG Thermal!

    Doe and Fawn. Tree line is 350 to 370 feet away. Love how they show up so well on thermal while largely hidden by the trees.
  14. guykuo

    OMG Thermal!

    Time lapse at dusk comparing visual and thermal pickup of the camera as light dwindles. The visual light sensitivity is not that great.
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    OMG Thermal!

    Neat that the antlers are warm on thermal. I didn't expect that.
  16. guykuo

    OMG Thermal!

    Finally got it temporarily mounted. Deer shows up better in IR than visual Range is about 250 feet from camera
  17. guykuo

    Bucking the Storm

    An intrepid buck decided that tonight's thunderstorm was a good time to explore the neighborhood. Turn on your audio for this one. This video just didn't feel right without a soundtrack. So, I made one to match. Four layers of audio effects later, it is more fun to watch. I'm a bit early with...
  18. guykuo

    Can`t activate camera

    Sorry to say, but unless you know the previously set user password, you WILL need to get up there, open the camera, and hold down its reset button. Just like learning the need to back up all computers.... This is a lesson headed only after learning once the hard way: Always set up, initialize...
  19. guykuo

    Finally got that bobcat...

    Nice scope! Now I'm reminded I need to find a place to mount the Dahua thermal from eBay
  20. guykuo

    Morning Aurora (August 4, 2024)

    It is a Loryta Color-4KT 3.6 mm lens. For the aurora capture time lapses, I set it to a manual, exposure mode. Gain 0 to 50. Manual shutter range 0 to 300 msec with a frame rate of 3 fps. Frame rate is set low to match long shutter because the camera will output lower and lower frame rates to...
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    Morning Aurora (August 4, 2024)

    erkme73, it is amazing it was visible that far south. Some of the articles I read about the May 10-11 event put it in the once every 500 years range, base on historical accounts of auroras being seen that far south. We got to see and capture a historic moment.
  22. guykuo

    Sky By Four

    Test of doing four sky cams as a single time lapse.
  23. guykuo

    IPC Cam power while in NVR but not in PoE Switch

    I'm going with defective switch
  24. guykuo

    IPC Cam power while in NVR but not in PoE Switch

    I think only some of those ports on the switch are POE+, while the other are just POE Porta 1-2 ≤90 W <--------- I would plug the PTZ into these POE+ ports Porta 3-8 ≤30 W <--------- don't plug the PTZ into these POE ports
  25. guykuo

    Printing up Another Pole Top Cap Camera Mount

    Installed on pole and one Color 4KT attached. No camera will be on other side of mount. So the opposing side is capped off with a sheet metal plate.
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    Printing up Another Pole Top Cap Camera Mount

    It's a Prusa MK3S (older model) running my own extruder head and customized firmware for smoother surface finish. They've moved on to new model since then. For PETG printing, you also need at least a food dehydrator to dry the filament spools prior to use. Even on factory sealed spools...
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    Printing up Another Pole Top Cap Camera Mount

    Needed another camera mount to go atop a 3 inch diameter camera post to accommodate another sky camera. I print these to mount two turret cameras on top of camera poles. Love being able to make these, but it's over a 24 hour long print. Black PETG has been holding up well on my existing ones...
  28. guykuo

    Review- EmpireTech IPC-T54IR-ZE-S3 4mp Varifocal Turret

    For a better idea of where to look for this defect, here are two full frames. First is when the camera is exhibiting the defect. Notice the light band at the right edge of frame. It's not too bad at this level of lighting, but as night gets darker, it becomes more and more noticeable. Next...
  29. guykuo

    Review- EmpireTech IPC-T54IR-ZE-S3 4mp Varifocal Turret

    I suggest one additional test of the camera when these arrive. I have a unit that produces a distinct band of brightness near its right frame edge when put into B&W mode. It doesn't always do it, but about 1 out of 4 times I flip it from color to B/W mode, the light band appears in the frame. I...
  30. guykuo

    Odd looking planes

    Retired air force neighbor concurs this is a mid-air refueling. Says typically at over 25,000 feet.
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