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Originally Posted by Astromaniac
G'Day Daniel,
Yes from memory there were frosting issues with this particular model not the older one. But I might be wrong,  is not that I followed the thread at all. It is only recently that I've been thinking about a "cheaper" ccd camera and the consensus is that the QHY8/L are the best in the "cheap" category.
Cheers,
John
Stella Observatory
Macedon, Victoria |
Hi John,
Fair enough, but I have not had any frosting issues whatsoever. I typically set the temperature to around -20 during winter or -15 in summer and have had no issues.
At the end of each session, I am always careful to let the camera "warm-up" rather than just turn of the system. As they say..."slow and steady
....."
I have it basically permanently mounted in my insulated shed/observatory, so it is failry constant conditions inside there when not in use.
Cheers,
Daniel