For sale is my complete camera and guiding system consisting of:
- SBIG STT-8300M
https://www.sbig.com/products/cameras/stt/stt-8300m/
- SBIG FW8G-STT
https://www.sbig.com/products/filter-wheels/fw8g-stt/
- SBIG AO-8T
https://www.sbig.com/products/adaptive-optics/ao-8t/
- Baader 36mm unmounted LRGB filter set
https://www.sbig.com/products/filter...ader-lrgb-set/
Everything is in great condition, with original hard case, all cables, and software discs, and has worked flawlessly since I bought it new at the beginning of 2014.
The camera easily cools to around 50 below ambient and stays at the set temperature all night long. I run it at -25 in summer and -35 in winter.
The AO-8T works so well that in the couple of years I've been running it I've basically never had to worry about not getting round stars and losing subs. If it's calibrated, the stars are round - simple as that - and that's with 30 minute exposures on an EQ6.
The camera, self guiding filter wheel, and adaptive optics work really well together, in fact this is the reason I went with SBIG in the first place. I'm only selling as I'm ready for a new AP challenge with new equipment - perversely I get bored when everything is working perfectly and I look forward to going through the whole discovery and setup process with some new gear.
To buy this lot new would cost over $9000, I'm selling it for $4700 shipping not included. Bank transfer or Paypal(+3%) are fine.
If you're around Sydney you're welcome to come and inspect.
Note that in the images below the first and last (Centaurus A and Omega Centauri) were taken with the included LRGB filters. The others were taken with this camera but using narrowband filters which are not included.
I'm also selling my Tak TSA-120 that I use with this so if you want the whole lot let me know and we can work out a deal.
