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Old February 28th 08, 02:00 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.astro
Richard Crisp[_1_]
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This is just a quick test shot from a PL3200 camera I am testing. it is 3 x
20minutes binned 2x2 through a Baader Halpha filter

the camera arrived yesterday and I had to scramble to get flats and darks
and am not fully there but I did get an image for the effort :-)





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Old February 28th 08, 05:01 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.astro
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Richard Crisp wrote:
This is just a quick test shot from a PL3200 camera I am testing. it is 3 x
20minutes binned 2x2 through a Baader Halpha filter

the camera arrived yesterday and I had to scramble to get flats and darks
and am not fully there but I did get an image for the effort :-)


I take it that's an FLI camera with the Kodak 3200 chip?

That explains the close up view. Small pixels! That the microlens
version of the chip?

What was the reason for choosing that particular one?

Rick


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Old February 29th 08, 04:27 AM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.astro
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"Rick Johnson" wrote in message
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Richard Crisp wrote:
This is just a quick test shot from a PL3200 camera I am testing. it is 3
x 20minutes binned 2x2 through a Baader Halpha filter

the camera arrived yesterday and I had to scramble to get flats and darks
and am not fully there but I did get an image for the effort :-)


I take it that's an FLI camera with the Kodak 3200 chip?


yes same sensor in a newer camera design. Everything I have still works,
same setup from an optics/filter/filterwheel perspective as before


That explains the close up view. Small pixels! That the microlens
version of the chip?


yes, same as the CM10, nothing different but the camera holding the sensor



What was the reason for choosing that particular one?


compatibility, better cooling, more robust design, more modern etc.



Rick


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Old February 29th 08, 07:20 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.astro
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Looks great to me, very good signal for "just" one hour.

Stefan

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This is just a quick test shot from a PL3200 camera I am testing. it is 3
x 20minutes binned 2x2 through a Baader Halpha filter

the camera arrived yesterday and I had to scramble to get flats and darks
and am not fully there but I did get an image for the effort :-)






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Old March 2nd 08, 03:58 AM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.astro
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look great Richard!

Richard Crisp wrote:
This is just a quick test shot from a PL3200 camera I am testing. it is 3 x
20minutes binned 2x2 through a Baader Halpha filter

the camera arrived yesterday and I had to scramble to get flats and darks
and am not fully there but I did get an image for the effort :-)





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