First light STXL6303

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

I took this last night. It's nothing startling - just the Tarantula but it at least indicates that the new camera is working okay.

Cheers

Steve

http://members.pcug.org.au/~stevec/n...L6303_RC14.htm

[Peter Ward]

Wow... a very impressive result indeed!

[Mighty_oz (Marcus)]

It's like a giant flower in 3d or an alien head out to eat u
Nice depth and pic.

[Geoff45 (Geoff)]

Really impressive pic Steve.
Geoff

[gregbradley]

That's a sweet shot Steve. Lovely tight stars, lots of detail and you got the core resolved. This was with the filter wheel guiding? No AO?

Greg.

[DJT (David)]

That's quite something. Great image, Steve

[alpal]

Great image & that's a nice big chip in the new camera:
27.65 x 18.48mm.

I hope to see a lot more images with it.

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

Originally Posted by alpal

Great image & that's a nice big chip in the new camera:
27.65 x 18.48mm.

I hope to see a lot more images with it.

Thanks - hopefully there will be many more

Originally Posted by DJT

That's quite something. Great image, Steve

Thanks David

Originally Posted by gregbradley

That's a sweet shot Steve. Lovely tight stars, lots of detail and you got the core resolved. This was with the filter wheel guiding? No AO?

Greg.

Thanks Greg. Yes - this is the filter wheel guiding one. Haven't set up the AO yet. The AO-X is still in the box.

Originally Posted by ghsmith45

Really impressive pic Steve.
Geoff

Thanks Geoff

Originally Posted by Mighty_oz

It's like a giant flower in 3d or an alien head out to eat u
Nice depth and pic.

Thanks

Originally Posted by Peter Ward

Wow... a very impressive result indeed!

Thanks Peter

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

Oooooh a new camera nice start with it Steve

Mike

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

Oooooh a new camera nice start with it Steve

Mike

Thanks Mike

[multiweb (Marc)]

+1 Beautiful shot.

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

Originally Posted by multiweb

+1 Beautiful shot.

Thanks very much Marc

[Paul Haese]

Cool field of view Steve. Heaps of detail. Hmmm cannot wait for first light myself. How did you find the integrated guider? Any issues?

[Ross G]

Great looking photo Steve.

So detailed and sharp.

Good luck with the new camera.

Ross.

[RickS (Rick)]

The camera is obviously working very well. Nicely done, Steve!

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

Originally Posted by RickS

The camera is obviously working very well. Nicely done, Steve!

Thanks Rick

Originally Posted by Ross G

Great looking photo Steve.

So detailed and sharp.

Good luck with the new camera.

Ross.

Thanks Ross. I hope the second light turns out as well as the first light.

Originally Posted by Paul Haese

Cool field of view Steve. Heaps of detail. Hmmm cannot wait for first light myself. How did you find the integrated guider? Any issues?

Thanks Paul. I already have a STXL11002 of course which I've been using a while. The guiding seems to be okay so far.

[Bassnut (Fred)]

Excellent. Noise free and dynamic range well handled. How long were the subs?.

Given you have STXL11002 and STXL6303, it would be interesting to see how they compare in Ha (you know, QE diff, NABG vs ABG etc). As in end result pic with similar total imaging time.

[marc4darkskies (Marcus)]

Oh yes!! VERY nice Steve!! Congrats on the new camera!

Cheers, Marcus

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

Originally Posted by Bassnut

Excellent. Noise free and dynamic range well handled. How long were the subs?.

Given you have STXL11002 and STXL6303, it would be interesting to see how they compare in Ha (you know, QE diff, NABG vs ABG etc). As in end result pic with similar total imaging time.

Thanks Fred. They were 15 minute subs. The 6303 CCD is twice as sensitive as the 11002 at Ha. However the 11002 is slightly better (50% vs 45% at OIII. I plan to do some more infrared with the 6303 as the 6303 has 30% efficiency out as far as 850nm. Each CCD has its advantages I guess. The NABG puts a lot of people off the 6303.

[Stevec35 (Steve)]

Originally Posted by marc4darkskies

Oh yes!! VERY nice Steve!! Congrats on the new camera!

Cheers, Marcus

Thanks Marcus. Pretty soon it's going to be coupled with Martin's Paramount ME too.