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Atik 414EX Mono First Light, Josh Loum
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Atik 414EX Mono First Light

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Atik 414EX Mono First Light, Josh Loum
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Atik 414EX Mono First Light

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First light (well, first light after a necessary firmware update to 3.44) of my new Atik 414EX Mono. Unfiltered through a refractor, so some of the star bloat may well be from UV/IR.

I made some mistakes with autoguiding settings and exposure length/blown cores, though most of it is hidden by jpg compression ;). Extremely pleased with the camera's sensitivity. My first estimates say that it's around 7-10 times more sensitive than my 6D, though I'll have to study more images to be sure.

As always, I've got a lot to learn about processing. But still, I'm pleased at how this turned out for my first real CCD effort

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Atik 414EX Mono First Light, Josh Loum