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Shooting the Eclipse with a GoPro Hero5

Back-Bone — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 14:52:24 +0000

At Back-Bone we’re always looking for creative ways to use our modified cameras. In this case we decided to use one of our C-Mount modified GoPro Hero5 Black cameras to shoot a timelapse of the 2017 eclipse from our location in Ontario, Canada. We mounted our camera on a heavy duty tripod and fitted it with a Kendrick 6007-SF Solar…

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Use A Ribcage Modified GoPro on a Microscope or Telescope

Back-Bone — Tue, 24 Jan 2017 15:12:48 +0000

USING THE RIBCAGE MOD’S NATIVE C-MOUNT Our Ribcage Modified Cameras are small, portable and have powerful shooting options at a reasonable price. That makes them a perfect option for microscopes, telescopes and many other scientific applications. C-Mount is commonly used in scientific and medical imaging equipment so the camera can be directly connected to all kinds of different devices! The image sensor…

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SHOOTING THE MOON

Jon Clouter — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 19:10:50 +0000

GoPro probably didn’t have this in mind when they designed the Hero3+ ! We finally had a chance to test out the Ribcage on our Telescope. These images and the video below were taken by attaching a c-mount to 1.25″ nosepiece adapter to our Celestron C6 750mm Newtonian Reflector telescope. No lens was used on the Ribcage. It’s great to…

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