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Originally Posted by Poita
Put out a QHY8 wanted ad here and on Atromart and on the QHYCCD yahoo group and you should pick one up for under a grand.
They regularly go for between $800 and $900.
I'm out at Mudgee, and sure, don't mind you dropping by to borrow the gear.
I'm off to UNE in armidale in the 2nd week of the school holidays, debating whether to take the camera with me, might be nice at that altitude. Anyone know if Armidale has good skies?
You are welcome to borrow it after that (or before if I don't take it), as I will have my exams and assignments due, so it will be removing temptation!
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Cheers Peter, let me know when its available and I will jump in the car with the eldest and head your way. I have stayed in Armidale a LOOONG time ago and it was dark, and crystal clear, no, WAIT, the skies there are crap, DONT take the camera....
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Originally Posted by Marke
Also consider the Atik 4000 or similar camera with that chip , it gets great results on a range of scopes. Its 4mp and 7.4 µM
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Hey Marke, yes I have looked at the Atik 4000, however, a bit too pricey at $4K - eeeek.
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Originally Posted by TrevorW
Honesty the QHY8 is a great camera, although if the budget can stretch go for the 9 or 10 OSC
All the best and tell the missus it's an investment in her sanity
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Hmmm, the $1650 QHY9 OSC is very tempting, must scrounge some more, although the slim QHY8L tickles my fancy somewhat....
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Originally Posted by alistairsam
I have the QHY8 that I picked up from here for a bargain, and it is really good. I did have an issue with the CCD being slightly tilted that I fixed myself but the newer models have a tip/tilt nosepiece.
the noise is extremely low even for long subs and you don't really need darks for most targets, plus with 16bit, you can stretch images quite a bit.
very good value for money and a great starter camera for an OSC.
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Hi Alistairsam, good to know about the noise qualities, i have had some "issues" with that on the DSLR recently, in case you missed it....
Thanks for the mini review
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Originally Posted by gregbradley
Sorry Chris, I am just overly enthusiastic about the new Nikon. Probably not the most suitable camera anyway for astro work.
The Atik 4000 is good choice. I don't know what they cost though.
Leo's work with one on a RC10 scope is making images that match the finest around regardless of gear.
Greg.
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No worries Greg, I didnt mean to sound harsh, I thought you may have had the rose coloured glasses still on...
the 4000 seems to be just that, $4000 for the LE version, a BIT too pricey for me, unfortunately...
Thanks for the advice everyone.
Although, I havent found out definitively what the ideal arcsec per pixel should be, it seems the glowing reviews of the QHY8,9 or 10 seem to suggest that it suits a range of scopes....seems like a very good choice to get one of these.
Cheers
Chris