Guide/planetary camera Recommendations?

[Garyh]

Hi,
Just seeing what you would recommend for a guide as well as a basic planetary/lunar camera? Have noticed that QHY have new models availiable now, so more choice :shrug:.
I will use it mainly for guiding but. Color would be good as don`t want to spend extra $$$ on filters etc.
Have a budget of under $500 and a older pc (1800 Athlon xp- 512mb Ram)

Whats your suggestion for me?
Thanks people :thumbsup:

[[1ponders]]

Well cheap as chips you can still get the ToUcam 900 around the place. Otherwise you might think about a DBK21. Works for me (I have the 31) for guiding and planetary
https://www.bintelshop.com.au/Product.aspx?ID=7859

[Garyh]

Thanks Paul for super quick reply. Yes I have thought about The imaging Source cameras but have heard that they are not real sensitive? don`t know if that`s true? DBK31 sounds very nice :)

[[1ponders]]

In a 2 sec exposure I've always found a star to guide on Normal exposure for guiding is done at 0.5 sec at f/6 or faster (ED80 or WO72FD)

[AlexN]

Given your budget of $500~ Why not get a QHY5 for guiding, and a ToUcam as a planetary camera?

That is what I would (and did! :) ) do... I always find a guide star with 2sec exposures using an OAG in my 80mm F/6 scope, I usually guide with 2sec exposures, I find anything less results in the mount chasing the seeing...

[TrevorW]

Atik have a camera called the Titan I think it's designed for

a) planetary
b) deep space
c) can be used as a guide scope

http://www.firstlightoptics.com/proddetail.php?prod=atik_titan

not sure of the price think around $600

[Garyh]

Thanks Paul, Alex and Trevor,
If they still had the original QHY-5 color I would buy that but you can`t get them now..
Had a look at the Atik Titan, doesn`t sound like it does anything well for it`s price. Only 15 fps and its ccd is not much bigger than 640 x 480.

Had a look at the Opticstar cameras and this one sounds rather good to me.. and only $269 US. I like the ability for hardware ROI for faster frame rates..

http://www.opticstar-ccd.com/Run/AS/AS-Imagers-OS.asp?p=0_10_0_50_87