Atik 11002M First light

[Hagar]

Well I have had the camera for a few weeks but the weather has been less than that needed for first light.
Tonight started out looking reasonable except for the big moon so I setup the new camera with the 7nm Baader Ha filter and started my imaging run on NGC3372. I managed 4 X 10 minute exposures before the cloud rolled back in.

Not what I had wanted for a first light but beggars can't be choosers.

Telescope: Takahashi FSQ106ED at F5 (No Reducer)

[Tandum]

You've got some realestate behind the scope now doug. Is that without the reducer?

[David Fitz-Henr]

Nice one Doug - at least you've made a successful start! You even chose the same object that I did when I first got my STL camera.

[JD2439975]

You must have been itching, a couple of weeks is far too long to wait for a new toy tryout, glad you finally got a chance.

[malp]

Good to see your 11002 first light. You won’t be disappointed with it.

[Paul Haese]

Nice start Doug. Heaps of the field covered without a reducer.

[Omaroo]

You have to be happy with that Doug :)

[TrevorW]

Good one Dougie

[Hagar]

Thanks everyone, I am looking forward to using it when the sky clears and I can shoot a reasonable set of subs to work with. The increase in field of view with the FSQ was what I was looking for and this camera seems to fit the bill and at a reasonable price to boot. I am using it with QHY filterwheels and they match up very well.
Impressed so far.

[richardo]

Congrats on the new ccd Doug!
I know you'll be very happy with this setup; the FSQ and 11K chip are a match made in heaven.

Look forward to your up and coming images.

Rich

[Octane]

Doug,

I am so happy to see you have been able to get first light, and, what a magnificent field of view you have here. I'm jealous -- hopefully the filters won't be too much longer!

H

[strongmanmike]

Oooo exciting tiems ahead Dougie :thumbsup: welcome to the world of "real sized" CCD chips :P

Errr...if you have a smaller CCD JUST KIDDING :help::lol:

[spearo]

Nice
we're all waiting for those nice new pics now!
frank

[h0ughy]

hope to see what you come out with later, enjoy your toy!!

[DavidTrap]

Horrible - I'll give you a dollar for it!

DT

[desler]

Good to see your new toy finally being put to work!
What a great start, very impressive field and lots of detail for limited subs.
Will watch your progression with interest!

Now, send at least some of those clear skies my way!

Darren

[danielsun]

Wow Doug! If that is a taste of this camera's potential then I
look forward to seeing some awesome images!:thumbsup:

Cheers Daniel.

[Tamtarn]

Looks like the new camera is a winner Doug. Lots of detail and very contrasty and sharp.
Look forward to your next post :thumbsup:

[Hagar]

Thanks Guys, I was very happy with the end result for only 40 minutes of Ha and was very surprised at the detail this big chip was able to resolve. Considering the image is somewhat undersampled the tiny square stars are not as noticable as I had expected. I have kept my QHY9 mono, at least for the moment but can see this camera being the main camera I use at least on the big 4" focuser of the FSQ. It may not be as handy with the 2" focuser of the RC8 but that test will happen further down the track.
David $1 I'll take it...... sold.... Bank details to follow.

Thanks again for the comments.

[DavidTrap]

Excellent to hear Doug - I thought you might try to talk me up to $2! :P

Looking forward to some more of your impressive images from this beasty.

DT

[RobF]

Nice opening shot Doug!
Had heard rumours something big was cooking down Mt Beauty way. Sounds like a wonderful combination with the Tak FOV and FL options.


p.s. I'd love to see that same shot again sometime but rotated 90 degrees to better cover the nebulosities that seem to be coming out. Its already looking stunning. Its just so damned interesting and educational to see this big a FOV when I'm used to digging around at 1 x 0.75 arcmin!!

[gregbradley]

A beautiful image, so sharp. Congrats on the new camera, it looks like a winner.

Greg.

[jase]

Well done on the new camera Doug. Solid work for Ha filtered 10min subs. Go long and let those pixel wells bleed some charge. The camera will love you for it and you'll be a happy camper working with amazing data. Looking forward to seeing more.

[Hagar]

Thanks Rob, This was just a quick one while I could see enough sky to image something and try the camera out and ensure it worked. I will try to do better in the future.



Thanks Greg, Look forward to giving it a real work out.



Thanks Jase, I always admired the images you took with this combo so when the option of this camera and approval from the minister of finance was given I jumped at the chance. I just hope I can do it some justice.

[multiweb]

That is a corker of a shot Doug. Sharp as. Gotta be happy with that. Superb field and great dynamic range. You can tell a top Eta when you see one. :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup: