SBIG does have a new camera with the same chip. -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Joe Bauman Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 11:16 AM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] New QSI 583 Camera I suspect it has the same chip as the new SBIG camera I'm saving for. Thanks again, Joe ________________________________ From: Don J. Colton <djcolton@piol.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Mon, January 18, 2010 8:02:07 AM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] New QSI 583 Camera Thanks for your comments Tyler, Joe and Patrick. I think the Lodestar autoguider Tyler suggested is a big help in getting enough good guide stars for accurate guiding. -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Tyler Allred Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 7:06 PM To: 'Utah Astronomy' Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] New QSI 583 Camera Don, These images are superb! That should be a great camera. Tyler -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Don J. Colton Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 4:05 PM To: 'Utah Astronomy' Subject: [Utah-astronomy] New QSI 583 Camera I just had a chance to try out my new QSI 583 CCD camera in St. George this last week. The camera is one of several new cameras from different manufacturers using the same Kodak 8.3 megapixel chip with 5.4 micron pixels, making it ideal for small scopes. I took the following test images starting with M31: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=289&g2_page=3 I stacked more images for M31 than the other objects improving the image quality. I was impressed with the resolution of the image considering I was using a 106 mm refractor with an f/3.64 reducer giving me a focal length of only 386 mm. See the high resolution image below: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=2821&g2_imageViewsIndex=1 Star spikes were added to the images of the Pleiades and the Horsehead. Other than that minimal processing was done on the images. _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com