OK - Think I'm going to like this..

[JohnP]

As most of you know I purchased Carole's Atik314L+ a month or so ago.. I've been longing after one of these for ages so well chuffed at long last...

Anyway after visiting everyone Friday night down at the UODSC I thought I would give it first light I was going to pop down again on Saturday but unfortunately had to be in work early on Sunday which kinda ruined those plans. Anyway, thought I'd give Bromley's crappy skies a go. After messing around for a few hours fitting the new camera & a new focuser to my ED80 (& having to find focus again for the OAG.. grrr...) eventually got round to imaging. Manual pushed to m13 & then ran off 18 X 300Secs whilst I watched Matrix (again) on TV..

Result is below (I am not even sure what filter I had in - Need to check) - Did flats the next day. There are a few hot pixels but as I now have luxury of setpoint cooling I can run off some 5mins, -10degC darks at my leisure Also slight gradient but can sort that out later...

Have to same I'm impressed with camera - very easy to use - low noise - sensitive - Nice FOV with ED80 & easy to process (I think this is the quickest I have ever processed an image) Really looking to trying again sometime soon. I have uploaded full size as I am just liking ALL those pixels (unlike the 640 X 480 on my Atik 16ic)...

Cheers,  John.

[Jim]

That looks great John

[Tony G]

Those are the stars that the 2 women were asking us on Friday night "if they were the size of Britian" 

Very nice John.

Tony G

[mickw]

Nice one John

[Carole]

Glad you're pleased with it John.  Nice M13 BTW

Carole

[Rocket Pooch]

[Fay]

Oh how nice John!!! I knew you would be pleased!!

[JohnP]

Cheers all - Yes I am well pleased with first light (especially as it was from Bromley).. Fay I know now why you have never got rid of yours...

John

[MarkS]

That looks great John!

I can certainly see why you're going to like that camera.

Mark

[JohnP]

Thks Mark...

[RobertM]

 

[JohnP]

Thks Robert...