Atik Titan Mono dual purpose CCD camera

[cosmojaydee]

Hello, I need some advice on the Atik Titan Mono dual purpose CCD camera camera .I am lookin to purchase this camera but need to know what else I may need in terms of leads ect. I will be incorporating an Atil OAG . I know I will need a power supply unit and a ST4 cable , is there anything I am missing?

The setup I will be using this with is a Skywatcher Evostar 80DS-PRO  with 0.9x CC, sat on an  HEQ5  using EQMOD. Is there any other program I may need or an alternative

I already have the lead to connect the PC to the mount

Thanks in advance 

Jeff

[Earl]

Does the backfocus of the camera and oag suit the Reducer with an M48 adapter if needed?

[cosmojaydee]

Does the backfocus of the camera and oag suit the Reducer with an M48 adapter if needed?

This is advice I am looking for as I have no experience with spacing with the equipment I have or will be getting 

[Earl]

Have you got the details from the manufactors websites?

[cosmojaydee]

I see no advice on the combination , they only mention the distance from the top of the t thread to the CCD is 13mm

[Earl]

What back focus does the OAG add?

What is the back focus requierment of the reducer?

What thread is on the scope side of the OAG?

[Earl]

You mention a .9X coma corrector which is this?

looking at the Atik OAG it does not connect via T=Thread out the box so could cause complications.

[cosmojaydee]

What back focus does the OAG add?

What is the back focus requierment of the reducer?

What thread is on the scope side of the OAG?

The back focus on the OAG is -12mm

The thread on the scope side of the OAG is m42 x 0.75mm

Cant see any info on the back focus requirement for the reducer, but lookingat the info I will need a M42 to T2 adapter

[cosmojaydee]

You mention a .9X coma corrector which is this?

looking at the Atik OAG it does not connect via T=Thread out the box so could cause complications.

This is the Sky watcher

[Earl]

I dont think your goign to easily get the Titan to fit the Atik OAG, do you have an adapter planed already?

[cosmojaydee]

I dont think your goign to easily get the Titan to fit the Atik OAG, do you have an adapter planed already?

I was looking at the Baader click lock 1.25 eyepiece adapter

[Earl]

That wont work, the OAG is designed to be bolted onto the Atik Filter wheel, you need to get an adapter which bolts onto the OAG and allows you to connect the Titan via the T-Thread, have you bought the OAG yet?

[cosmojaydee]

That wont work, the OAG is designed to be bolted onto the Atik Filter wheel, you need to get an adapter which bolts onto the OAG and allows you to connect the Titan via the T-Thread, have you bought the OAG yet?

No , I was looking for advice before I bought

[cosmojaydee]

The thought of an additional scope and the purchase of 2 camera's I am not keen on, wieght and cost. I would really like to keep cost down and I thought of using an OAG as this would kill two birds with one stone so to speak

[cosmojaydee]

Looks like guide scope route for me , cant afford a filter wheel as well 

[Earl]

Look at other OAG's

[cosmojaydee]

What do you think of this set up Atik Titan Mono dual purpose CCD camera , Skywatcher .85x Reducer/Flattener for ED80 Skywatcher DSLR-M48 Ring Adapter for my Canon 550 , SW Off Axis Guider OAG and  Starlight Xpress CoStar CMOS Autoguider

[Earl]

Your intending to iamge with your Canon and guide with the Atik?

Getting an OAG to fit is not going to work as the Reducer is designed to attach direct to the camera via a M48 to EOS adapter, not leaving any space for an OAG to fit.

what will be a better option is a QHY5 camera on a ST80 piggy backed onto your ED80.

If you get the standalone ST80 which are around £100 and a QHY5 II £199.00, You might need an extension to get focus with the ST80 and QHY which you can make by taking the lens out of the Barlow supplied with the ST80

This will get you guiding and using your DSLR.

IF you want to use an OAG and your DSLR you will need to look at another reducer with the extra backfocus to get it to fit in, this is not goign to be cheap and a duplication of equipment you already have.

[cosmojaydee]

I would like to eliminate using my Cannon and use a dedicated CCD so it looks like I may have to purchase two camera's one for guiding and one for imaging . The diffuculy seems to be in fitting the reducer, scope oag and camara in the train 

[Earl]

Unless you go for a SBIG dual chip camera you will need 2 cameras.

Getting ccd's filterwheels and reducers to all bolt together is a problem, this is why i went for a ccd with it all built into one box with a qsi 683, this does increase the cost though, but worth it long term