Hello all
I posted in the equipment forum a couple of days ago that I had beta-testing an SBIG STX. The very reason why I have not published anything of late.
I used the camera together with a CFW and Baader 65mm filters from my home here at Beaver Lake, Nebraska (near Omaha). With SBIG permission I would like to share my first light colour image from this camera with the group. You might recall that one of my first images taken here was of M31 with the SBIG STL. Well, I thought I would return to this target and shoot it all over again. This time, I used synthetic luminance, but still added 6 hrs Ha.
The cold temperature test that SBIG wanted me to perform most certainly put this camera through its paces. Just a couple of nights ago, I imaged all night long at 6 degrees F (-14C), and no aspect of the camera failed at all. (It was very funny to operate the camera at -25C and watch the cooler power rise to a whopping 5%).
Image details are on the page here:
http://www.martinpughastrophotography.id.au/STXBeta.htm
but if you would like to go straight to the full size image (4.5Mb), the direct link is:
http://www.martinpughastrophotograph...B-STX_Full.jpg
or a 50pct version is here (1.8Mb)
http://www.martinpughastrophotograph...-STX_50Pct.jpg
Happy to field any questions about the camera/CFW.
thanks for looking, and I hope you like the image.
cheers
Martin Pugh