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Titan

320E

314L+

383L+

4000LE

4000

11000

Image sensor

Sony ICX424

Sony ICX274

Sony ICX285

Kodak KAF-8300

Kodak KAI4022

Kodak KAI4022

Kodak KAI1

1002

Resolution

659x494

1620x1220

1392x1040

3362x2504

2048x2048

2048x2048

4008x2672

Pixel size (um)

7,4x7,4

4,4x4,4

6,45x6,45

5,4x5,4

7,4x7,4

7,4x7,4

9x9

ADC

16 bit

16 bit

16 bit

16 bit

16 bit

16 bit

16 bit

Readout noise

7e

3e

4e

7e

11e

11e

13e

Cooling Delta

-20

-25

-27

-40

-33

-40

-38

Regulated cooler

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

W

ater assist

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Maximum exposure

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Unlimited

Minimum exposure

0,001s

0,001s

0,001s

0,2s

0,001s

0,001s

0,001s

PC Interface

USB

USB

USB2

USB2

USB2

USB2

USB2

Power requirements

12VDC, 550mA

12VDC, 800mA

12VDC, 900mA

12VDC, 2A

12VDC, 1,5A

12VDC, 2A

12VDC, 2A

Backfocus distance

13mm

13mm

12mm

17mm

18mm

18mm

18mm

Thread on front

M42x0,75

M42x0,75

M42x0,75

M42x0,75

M42x0,75

M42x0,75

M54x0,75

W

eight

350g

350g

400g

700g

900g

990g

990g

Camera Specifications

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Summary of Contents for 11000

Page 1: ...Quickstart Guide v 2 2 ...

Page 2: ...south of Orion s Belt It is one of the brightest nebulae and is visible to the naked eye in the night sky M42 is located at a distance of 1 344 20 light years and is the closest region of massive star formation to Earth The M42 nebula is estimated to be 24 light years across Image by Rui Tripa Atik 4000 ...

Page 3: ...ble in order to answer the needs of even the most ambitious astro imaging applications Your Atik camera incorporates state of the art design and materi als and it will be your trusted astrophotography companion for a long time to come However modifications to the camera and or accessories which are undertaken without the manufacturer s written permission will void the warranty Repairs servicing an...

Page 4: ... mains adaptor is also available allowing you to run the camera from a 110 220V mains supply We recommend that you purchase the approved mains adaptor if you intend to power the camera this way If you wish to supply your own adaptor make sure it s of good quality with a 2 1mm type plug center positive and capable of supplying a minimum of 1 5 amp Atik Titan 314 320 or 2 5 amp Atik 383 4000 11000 W...

Page 5: ...Capture application Your camera comes with a simple and easy to use application called Artemis Capture which provides functions for image capture and display camera configuration telescope focusing autoguiding and image sequencing with an optional filter wheel Images can be saved in several popular formats for further processing with your favorite image processing application To install Artemis Ca...

Page 6: ... help you get your first image with a minimum of effort After loading Artemis Capture you will see this screen Operation is very simple The top window controls exposure dura tion binning and other camera options You can leave most of the settings at their default settings The bottom window controls the way the image is displayed Keep in mind that the settings here only affect the display not the d...

Page 7: ...n supported models Focus and Autoguider Toggles focus assist and autoguider window on off Sub frame Selects a specific area of the image instead of the full frame Very useful for focusing Lock settings Locks all exposure control settings Expose Initiates an exposure with duration as specified in the Exposure window Loop Toggles the loop exposure on off Useful for focusing and capturing sequences S...

Page 8: ...elescope visually on a moderately bright star Put the camera on the telescope s focuser and press the F1 key This will immediately initiate an exposure of 0 1s When the exposure is complete you should see a strongly defocused star on your computer screen Congratulations Everything is working as expected If the star is grossly saturated a completely white circle then you should manu ally select a s...

Page 9: ... FWHM is smallest and the bright ness level is highest Keep in mind that this feature works best when the image is not saturated so if the star has a brightness level approaching 65000 you should either shorten your exposures or select a fainter star Display Options Window This window allows you to adjust the way in which the 16 bit image is mapped to the PC s display Basically it compresses the 6...

Page 10: ...on in the time taken to download the full frame Try binning 3x3 in the Exposure window or more to see the difference After centring it is time for the final exposure For this the exposure duration will also depend on the telescope and object but you ll want to do the longest exposure that your system can achieve depending of course on the object being observed For example a 5 minute exposure on th...

Page 11: ...text box below the Autosave Images checkbox or use the browse button alongside it select a suitable suffix scheme from the Seq fmt drop down list enter your desired starting sequence number in the Seq No text box start imaging by selecting the Camera Loop menu op tion or else by clicking on the Loop toolbar item stop imaging by deselecting the Camera Loop menu op tion or by clicking on the Loop to...

Page 12: ...stax is a freeware pro gram which is designed to make this post processing as easy as possible please refer to http www astrono mie be registax index html for further details Registax will process and stack RGB images taken through different colour filters provided that the files are saved with the suffixes _R _G and _B to indicate the colour channel The easiest way to achieve this is by setting u...

Page 13: ...s recom mended in order to minimize the effects of vignetting The Dark check box causes the shutter to re main closed during exposures allowing dark frames to be taken Please note that whilst the shutter can be relied upon to keep light out of the camera during night time observ ing conditions additional measures must be taken to ensure that the camera is light tight when taking dark frames during...

Page 14: ...Page 12 Notes ...

Page 15: ...Yes Water assist No No No No No Yes Yes Maximum exposure Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Minimum exposure 0 001s 0 001s 0 001s 0 2s 0 001s 0 001s 0 001s PC Interface USB USB USB2 USB2 USB2 USB2 USB2 Power requirements 12VDC 550mA 12VDC 800mA 12VDC 900mA 12VDC 2A 12VDC 1 5A 12VDC 2A 12VDC 2A Backfocus distance 13mm 13mm 12mm 17mm 18mm 18mm 18mm Thread on front ...

Page 16: ...e To minimise pollution and protect the environment the camera should be recycled Local recycling drop off points available under the Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment WEEE regulations which will accept the camera For further information contact Perseu SA at the above address or the shop from which the cam era was bought This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limi...

Page 17: ...indirectly by another product or if the equipment has been altered or modified in any way or if the damage was caused by repairs or service provided or attempted by anyone other than Atik Cameras This warranty does not include or provide for incidental or conse quential damages To exercise your rights under this warranty you must return the equipment to the dealer from whom it was purchased togeth...

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Page 19: ...a spiral galaxy approximately 3 million light years away in the constellation Triangulum The galaxy is also sometimes informally referred to as the Pin wheel Galaxy by some amateur astronomy references and in some public outreach websites Image by Paulo Bénard Guedes Atik 16HR ...

Page 20: ...Imaging the Universe ...

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