Camera options for Quark with Equinox 80ED

[thomasv]

I have a SW equinox 80ed and just ordered a quark chromosphere, so was wondering which camera would be a good match? I'm thinking primarily of a zwo one, but open to suggestions. I've actually have a asi1600, should I be trying it with that first, although I'd quite like to keep my deep sky setup undisturbed and get another camera for solar.

Thanks.

 

[Davey-T]

I've just purchased an ZWO ASI178MM haven't tried it yet though, I'm using it on 152mm so your 80mm will get you a bigger FOV, probably still need a 12 pane mosaic to get a full disc.

Dave

[MBJ]

On 29/04/2019 at 16:15, Davey-T said:

I've just purchased an ZWO ASI178MM haven't tried it yet though, I'm using it on 152mm so your 80mm will get you a bigger FOV, probably still need a 12 pane mosaic to get a full disc.

Dave

Do you need a front mounted erf on the 152 dave,?

[pc387]

I recently bought a ZWO ASI174MM for use with the SW Esprit ED80 and Quark Chromosphere; i can get full disc with a 0.5x reducer + spacer.

pc387

[thomasv]

Thanks for the replies. I think I figured out how to use the FOV calculator, just need to include the 4.2x of the quark, right? So, for pc387's setup I get this. (Should be 2.1x barlow, but that's not on the list.

I think I ought to try my 1600 first, it's a bit larger as it's cooled, but at least should be able to get the full disc, I'm hoping.

 

 

[Freddie]

Yes, 4.2 barlow for the quark is correct.

[Owmuchonomy]

1 hour ago, thomasv said:

Thanks for the replies. I think I figured out how to use the FOV calculator, just need to include the 4.2x of the quark, right? So, for pc387's setup I get this. (Should be 2.1x barlow, but that's not on the list.

I think I ought to try my 1600 first, it's a bit larger as it's cooled, but at least should be able to get the full disc, I'm hoping.

 

 

I thought the Equinox had a fl of 500mm?  Combined with a Quark and 0.5 reducer gives you a fl of just over 1000mm at f/12.5 ish.  The 174 would be ok (I own one) but you might want to consider something with smaller pixels such as the 290MM (which I also own) although the latter has a small 'widescreen' chip.  I don't have experience of the 178 but it is used for solar successfully.  I struggled to get good focus with the Quark and 174 combination via my ED80.  I'm a big fan of the 290MM for solar and lunar.

[pc387]

Hi,

The esprit has a focal length of 400 mm, and the 0.5x reduced image area looks very similar to the one in the FOV calculator. I need to add an additional spacer between  the chip and reducer. I've attached a couple of images comparing reduced and native with the ZWO174MM ( I'm still learning and limited to PSE for combining proms and surface).

[Davey-T]

21 hours ago, MBJ said:

Do you need a front mounted erf on the 152 dave,?

No just a 2" 35nm Ha filter in the diagonal for visual or in an extension for imaging.

Dave