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Summary of Contents for ATIK Cameras TITAN
- Page 1 Quickstart Guide v 2.2...
- Page 2 From Wikipedia: “The Orion Nebula (also known as Messier 42, M42, or NGC 1976) is a diffuse nebula situated 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.
- Page 3 Page Introduction Thank you very much for your purchase of an Atik camera. Atik cameras represent the most affordable way to capture high- quality astronomical images, whilst delivering superior perfor- mance and unparalleled ease-of-use. Your Atik camera is the...
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Page 4: Setting Up Your Camera
If you wish to supply your own adaptor, make sure it’s of good quality, with a 2.mm type plug, center positive, and capable of supplying a minimum of .5 amp (Atik Titan/34/320), or 2.5 amp (Atik 383/4000/000). WARNING: Mains power adaptors are intended for indoor or observatory use only. - Page 5 Installing the camera in 3 steps: - Power the camera on. The fan should start rotating immediately. The Titan is USB powered, so no need to have external power un- less you need to turn on the cooler. 2 - Plug the USB cable into the camera, then into your computer. A “New hardware found”...
- Page 6 Page 4 Using the camera and software for the first time Full instructions for using the software are given in the user manual which is provided on the installation folder in PDF format. However, the following information will help you get your first image with a minimum of effort.
- Page 7 Page 5 The above image shows the main menu and tool bar. From left to right, the tool bar buttons are: Save: Saves the current image Autosave: Auto saves all captured images, according to the set- tings in the Exposure window Display: Toggles the display window on/off Exposure: Toggles the Exposure window on/off Cooler control: Controls the camera cooler and temperature (on...
- Page 8 Page Cooler control (supported models) Cooler control is available on some models, such as the Atik 34L+ and the large-format series. Before starting your imaging session, you should activate the cooler and select the required operating temperature, keep- ing in mind the cooling capacity of your specific camera model (for example, the Atik 4000 can provide cooling of up to 40ºC below ambient - please see page 3).
- Page 9 Page the display update more rapidly. Click on the Loop button and then on the Expose button. This will start an exposure that will repeat until the Loop button is pressed again. Adjust your telescope focus until the star image is sharp, rather than a large circle. Artemis Capture offers a simple tool to help you find the best focus.
- Page 10 Page 8 Centering and final exposure Assuming that your target object is already in the field of view of the CCD, you should now do a longer exposure to assist with cen- tring. Choice of exposure length will depend a lot on your telescope configuration and the object being observed, but 5 seconds should be enough to record the position of most bright deep-sky objects.
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Page 11: Planetary (High-Speed) Imaging
Page Planetary (high-speed) Imaging The Titan can take up to 5 frames per second and store them in uncompressed -bit format on a standard hard disk drive. In order to operate in high-speed mode, the following steps must be taken: ●... - Page 12 Page 0 you might be able to improve it by using a RAM disk, such as the one provided by Dataram (see http://memory.dataram.com/prod- ucts-and-services/software/ramdisk/download-ramdisk). A major advantage of operating in high-speed imaging mode is that it al- lows you to capture moments of steady seeing, which can then be selected and stacked to produce far sharper images than could be achieved with longer exposure times.
- Page 13 Page Atik 383L+ specific information The 383L+ is fitted with a mechanical shutter but, as is inevitable with shuttered cameras, this imposes some constraints on the minimum advisable exposure length owing to the time it takes for the shutter to open and close. A minimum exposure time of at least 200ms is recom- mended in order to minimize the effects of vignetting.
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- Page 16 Page 4 Declaration of Conformity EU Declaration of Conformity. This product carries the CE Mark in accordance with the related European Directive. CE Marking is the responsibility of: Perseu, SA R. Dr. Agostinho Neto, D 20-5 Sta Iria da Azoia Portugal Critical Applications.
- Page 17 Atik Cameras is able to duplicate the defect or problem at its facilities. This warranty does not apply to damage that occurred...
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- Page 19 From Wikipedia: “The Triangulum Galaxy (also known as Messier 33 or NGC 598) is 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.”...
- Page 20 Imaging the Universe...