Guest billywhizzzzz Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 hi all . well after a LOT of reading , and a lot of thinking I have decided on my new CCD cam , which Im hoping to pick up in the next two weeks , so ........ its the Atik 314L Plus along with a 6.3 FR im hoping that these coupled with my C8 SCT will work a treat , im planning to use the cam for 95% DSO 's Nebula , galaxy's , clusters etc. etc. and the odd planet or two . Just wondering if anyone has any experience with the above combination ? views or opinion's / suggestions are most welcome regards steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 nice choice for the camera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest billywhizzzzz Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 im really hoping so , all the pics I have seen look great , also seem quite easy to use ( so I have read ) steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest billywhizzzzz Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 forgot to mention , im going for the mono cam ,don't think im gonna bother with the filter wheel ect , as im colour blind it don't really make any odds to me , plus I like the mono images , theres something a little bit spooky to me haha . steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brantuk Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 It's about the most popular ccd beginner camera - both new or used it's what folks seem to go for first when starting ccd imaging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Graham Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Atik 314 L -- best choice you could have made. I love mine to bits. :2thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philjay Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 I had themono but swapped it for the osc, excellent cameras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest billywhizzzzz Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 thanks for that sort of put my mind at easy on my decision if you know what I mean , I had read on another site , today in fact were someone said that with the same set up as mine they could not get on with it as the focal length was too long ? I would have thought having my 6.3 FR on the back wold have made it bang on , with out checking that would give me a focal length of about 1250 mm as appose to 2032 mm but then to be fare you can read someone thinks its a great comb ha-ha . steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red dwalf Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 you`ll need to use a guide scope setup at that focal length and make sure your colmination is as good as can be on your sct, i`ve had a little success with my sct and a meade dsi which has a smaller chip that the 314L, but using that combination it does fill the screen with the image so guiding even for shortish times is a good idea, alot of people go for apo scopes as they give you a bigger field of view and no or very very little colmination is needed so are easier to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philjay Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 I use mine regularly at f7 and 7.5 on dso imaging with no guiding problems, also at f15 for lunar and solar with absolutely no problems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red dwalf Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 i can do around a minute for unguided, any longer and i get star trails, but my polar aligning is`nt the best L.O.L. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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