Jupiter 1st Light ASI174

[ags_]

Back home just in time to test the ASI174 before the weather turns bad for us in C.Qld. The seeing last night was mostly poor with just a few moments slightly better so not a really fair test. Using an 18mm Ortho for eyepiece projection gave a mag of 3x which is almost identical to the pixel size using the ASI120mm-S + a TV 2x. The final images seem very good especially the lack of vertical banding easily seen in the CH4 capture.

[Phoenix]

Nice work Phil. Very interesting camera specs that have worked well for you.

Cheers Steve

[John K]

Good work - have been keeping an eye on this camera.

Do you find that is lower noise than the ASI120mm?

How is your FPS vs the ASI120mm? Did you have a USB2 version with the ASI120mm?

[ags_]

Thanks Steve, I'm hoping this camera will last longer than the previous ASIs'.

[ags_]

Yes John it has considerable less noise than the ASI120mm-S and much less than the USB2 ASI120mm both of which I own. The vertical banding on both cameras was difficult to deal with. fps appears to be a little less than the ASI120mm-S although until I get good seeing it's hard to be accurate. So far I'm very impressed but will need a few more hours use before I'm totally convinced. The demands on the USB3 bus are high so quality hardware is essential.
I'll be keeping the ASI120mm USB2 as a guide camera for my new scope and the ASI120mm-S does very well on my Lunt 80mm SS.
Cheers, Phil

[MGTechDVP]

That looks awesome...

[Quark]

A nice first light there Phil, well done.

Cheers
Trevor