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Originally Posted by coldspace
Yep, expensive but still cheap for the performnce they punch out. Although its cheaper than a cooled starshoot or QHY8 but conventional imaging was not the pathway I wanted to head down. Add in shipping/insurance, gst,import duty and conversion to the AUD its more like 2K so you could get 4 of these Gstar colour cameras but I still won't be trading mine in for anything else soon and the cooling makes a very big difference as it allows you to crank up the gain. I have used mine for about 2 years now and it still blows me away with what it can do.
All these cameras are great for people to see objects, especialy from light polluted environments.
Its so cool when a good friend of mine rings me up with his latest 18th mag S/nova discovery a 100 mly away and I can plug the video system in and view it on a LCD screen. I would have no chance of seeing these things even in a 30 inch from dark skies.
For people wanting to experiment with imaging without all the time issues I totally recommend video astronomy  especially when sharing with kids and friends.
Matt. |
That's true....any of these cameras are good value for money.