First light with ASI 183MM

Merlin66 (Ken) · #1 23-03-2018, 03:28 PM

Using the SS SM60/ ED80/ BF15 combo.

Resolution and performance look good - 19 fps at full frame (5496 x 3672) and an impressive 40 fps at an ROI similar to the ASI 178 (3000 x 2080)

Using FireCapture V2.6x64.
Quiet sun with small proms. Processed in AS!3, Registax6, PSP7.

No Newton Rings!!

So far so good.

Atmos (Colin) · #2 23-03-2018, 03:40 PM

Very nice Ken!
I have for a while been considering the QHY variant of this one for an 85mm & 135mm lens

Merlin66 (Ken) · #3 23-03-2018, 03:48 PM

Yeah,
It actual performs straight out the box.

I think the USB3, MSI i7, 16Gb RAM, the 1 Tb SSD drive and the ASI 183 will work well together!

Camelopardalis (Dunk) · #4 24-03-2018, 03:24 PM

Nice one Ken, looks lovely and detailed

Merlin66 (Ken) · #5 24-03-2018, 04:12 PM

The 26 sec SER file collected 495 frames, 9.8 Gb

Took 13.7 mins to process in AS3!, and the resulting "Full frame" image was 38Mb.

Camelopardalis (Dunk) · #6 24-03-2018, 05:56 PM

John K · #7 24-03-2018, 07:05 PM

Nice going Ken!

AstroJunk (Jonathan) · #8 24-03-2018, 08:01 PM

Nice one, I certainly have that camera in my sights