Atik Infinity Colour

Technical Specification

• Sensor Type: CCD - Sony ICX825
• Horizontal Resolution: 1392 pixels
• Vertical Resolution: 1040 pixels
• Pixel Size: 6.45 µm x 6.45 µm
• ADC: 16 bit
• Readout Noise: 6e- typical value
• Gain Factor: 0.37e-/ADU
• Full Well: ~24,000e-
• Speed: 2-3 frames per second
• Interface: USB 2.0 High Speed and ST4 compatible guide port
• Power: 12v DC 1A
• Maximum Exposure Length: 120 s
• Minimum Exposure Length: 1/1000 s
• Cooling: Passive
• Weight: approx. 340 gr
• Backfocus: 13mm

Link to Video from the Atik You tube channel below :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28nuK8X6xbw

Specifications for the Atik 414EX Mono

Sony EXview HAD CCD II ICX825 sensor - Super Sensitive

The fact that you're reading this this shows you've made it past the most common trap in choosing a camera for astroimaging - how many megapixels is it?

There are 2 variables in your camera that are far more important to consider when imaging faint deep sky objects. Sensitivity and noise.

The sensitivity tells us how many precious photons will be converted to signal...this is were the new Sony ICX825 shines! But how much more sensitive is it? Compared with Atik's previous 314L+ at 650nm, the 414EX is 60% more sensitive. In fact, the 414EX is even more sensitive than the already spectacular 460EX, making it the perfect camera for the enthusiast with a limited budget. The graph below shows the striking difference between the ICX285 and ICX825:

Low noise and effective cooling

Atik's 414EX has more than just great sensitivity.

Another feature of the 414EXmaking it a winner for astrophotography is it's exceptionally low noise. When capturing a stunning portrait of your favourite deep sky target you will understand how delicately faint it is. This means the data you wish to capture is sparse.

If the electronics of the camera add noise (unwanted signal) to your image the end result will be lacking in detail and contrast. To ensure the contribution from noise is minimised Atik's 414EX has thermoelectric cooling that can easily lower the CCD chip to 30ºC below ambient, and is regulated, so that your image calibration is consistent. This results in a noise level so low that for most applications dark frames are an option rather than a requirement. The upshot is that you can spend more time imaging!

An image of M106 taken with Atik 414EX (courtesy of atik-cameras.com)

The Atik 460EX offers the latest and greatest of Sony's CCDs, the ICX694. Featuring the latest generation EXview technology, this camera has outstanding Quantum Efficiency, very low noise, and excellent thermal management.

This model is an ideal match for telescopes commonly used by amateurs, up to bigger SCTs or RCs. Its excellent sensitivity makes it one of the best cameras for deep-sky astrophotography, offering a logical upgrade path for smaller CCD camera owners looking for uncompromising performance.

With more than twice the imaging area than the venerable ICX285, it will satisfy the need for larger sky coverage while maintaining excellent low-noise characteristics.

The Atik 460EX fully supports 1.25" filters down to f/2, so you won't need to replace any of your current investments in wheels or filters. This is an added advantage when looking to invest in a CCD camera that may go through multiple telescopes.

The Atik-4 Series cameras are a development of the renowned 3-Series cameras, featuring better cooling and a narrower body. They benefit from setpoint cooling to make taking matching dark frames a snap, and simple 12V power requirement to facilitate field operation. The impressive sensitivity, great cooling, and narrow profile make the Atik Series 4 outstanding CCD cameras to use on modern telescopes, including Hyperstar/Fastar systems.

Specifications

Instruction Manual

Specifications for the Atik 414EX Colour

Sony EXview HAD CCD II ICX825 sensor - Super Sensitive

The fact that you're reading this this shows you've made it past the most common trap in choosing a camera for astroimaging - how many megapixels is it?

There are 2 variables in your camera that are far more important to consider when imaging faint deep sky objects. Sensitivity and noise.

The sensitivity tells us how many precious photons will be converted to signal...this is were the Sony ICX825 shines! But how much more sensitive is it? Compared with Atik's previous 314L+ at 650nm, the 414EX is 60% more sensitive. In fact, the 414EX is even more sensitive than the already spectacular 460EX, making it the perfect camera for the enthusiast with a limited budget. The graph below shows the striking difference between the ICX285 and ICX825:

Low noise and effective cooling

Atik's 414EX has more than just great sensitivity.

Another feature of the 414EXmaking it a winner for astrophotography is it's exceptionally low noise. When capturing a stunning portrait of your favourite deep sky target you will understand how delicately faint it is. This means the data you wish to capture is sparse.

If the electronics of the camera add noise (unwanted signal) to your image the end result will be lacking in detail and contrast. To ensure the contribution from noise is minimised Atik's 414EX has thermoelectric cooling that can easily lower the CCD chip to 30ºC below ambient, and is regulated, so that your image calibration is consistent. This results in a noise level so low that for most applications dark frames are an option rather than a requirement. The upshot is that you can spend more time imaging!

The Atik 16200 Monochrome camera has been designed from the ground up around the KAF-16200 sensor. With a diagonal measurement of 35mm (APS-H format) and 6 μm pixels this camera is an incredible mix of high resolution and sensor real estate.

It is a great match for a range of telescopes, and all at a much more accessible price than the likes of KAF-11002 and KAF-16803 based cameras.

The design sees the CCD housed in a sealed, argon-purged chamber, complemented by a powerful dual-stage peltier and heatsink for optimum cooling. This camera has the lowest delta you’ve ever seen from Atik, at -45°C typical, and a whopping -50°C max.

Atik 16200 Monochrome Technical Specifications

• Sensor Type: CCD - KAF-16200
• Horizontal Resolution: 4499 pixels
• Vertical Resolution: 3599 pixels
• Pixel Size: 6 µm x 6 µm
• ADC: 16 bit
• Readout Noise: 9e- typical value
• Gain Factor: 0.6e-/ ADU
• Full Well: ~40,000e-
• Dark Current: >0.25 electrons/second at 0°C
• Interface: USB 2.0 High Speed
• Power: 12v DC 2.5A
• Maximum Exposure Length: Unlimited
• Minimum Exposure Length: 200 ms
• Cooling: Thermoelectric set point with max ΔT=>-50°C (-45°C typ.)
• Weight: approx. 1.3 kg
• Backfocus: ±19.5 mm
• Available as mono or colour, with colour version to follow early 2017

The Atik 383L+ is an 8-megapixel camera using the Truesense KAF-8300 CCD. Much has been written about this CCD to justify its place in astronomers' hearts. It can be succinctly summed up by saying that it's a fabulous CCD, with a huge number of good-sized pixels, and is currently available at an irresistible price.

This sensor has redefined mid-range astro-imaging, making multi-megapixel cooled cameras much more accessible.

Atik prides itself on providing cameras offering the very highest image quality at a reasonable cost. They have built on the success of the highly-regarded Atik 314 platform to support Kodak's KAF-8300. This immediately offers a huge number of advantages, including the very low read-noise circuits and the reliability of using this established design.

Specifications for the Atik 383L+ Mono

Mechanical Drawing

Quality hardware

The key to any high-quality camera is the ability to convert light collected by the sensor into digital information while ensuring that as little noise as possible is added. The digital image needs to truly reflect the light collected. The Atik 383L+ achieves this, by having:

• Very low read-noise, 7 electrons, on par with many Sony sensors, enabling faint details to be detected.
• Great linearity, with a regression correlation coefficient of R = 0.9998 over the range of 1,000 to 64,000, making the camera suitable for sensitive photometric measurements.
• The bias frame histogram from the camera shows the ideal Gaussian shape, indicating that maximum detail can be extracted on processing.

The Atik 383L+ is a dream combination of low-noise electronics and a scientific-grade sensor that we are able to offer at a fantastic price. Whether you are an established imager or are just starting, the Atik 383L+ is a great choice.

Instruction Manual

Specifications

The Atik 460EX fully supports 1.25" filters down to f/2, so you won't need to replace any of your current investment in wheel or filters. This is an added advantage when looking to invest in a CCD camera that may go through multiple telescopes.

The Atik-4 Series cameras are a development of the renowned 3-Series cameras, featuring better cooling and narrower body. They benefit from setpoint cooling to make taking matching dark frames a snap, and simple 12V power requirement to facilitate field operation. The impressive sensitivity, great cooling and narrow profile, make the Atik Series 4 outstanding CCD cameras to use on modern telescopes, including Hyperstar/Fastar systems.

Atik One 6.0 + Atik GP + OAG Kit (Atik One Integrated Kit)

Atik One Integrated Kit

Looking for great value? For a limited time, you get three in one, the Atik One with the Atik GP, plus an M42 off-axis guider for an unbelievable price. Perfect for intermediate to experienced astrophotographer’s looking for a cooled CCD camera that takes stunningly detailed deep sky images.

The off-axis guider is a smaller version of our OAG, with the renowned smooth focusing system and moveable prism. Please note: The Kit is designed to be used as a single unit with the Atik One 6.0 or the Atik One 9.0. Its parts aren’t for independent use.

Atik One 6.0

The Atik One 6.0 features the same incredible 6 megapixel Sony ICX694 EXview sensor as our highly renowned Atik 460EX camera for outstanding sensitivity at a fantastic resolution purposely engineered for deep sky imaging. Housed in an advanced body with internal filter wheel, the One 6.0 provides an all-in-one solution for mono imaging.

Features of the One

Integrated and powerful, the Atik One series embodies Atik’s principles to bring you a high performance, simple to use platform, with internal filter wheel, all in a very compact and light package. It features an improved cooler, capable of reaching a stable -38C below ambient, and a CCD chamber design, filled with high purity Argon for a dry, condensation free environment and optimal thermal insulation.

The Atik One also features an internal USB hub and accessory power port, so that you can keep the cable clutter under control. In addition, two 1/4” tripod mounting holes are available to give you more options for mounting the camera and other accessories.

The 5 position integrated 1.25″ filter wheel features a mechanical roller for filter location ensuring the highest levels of reproducibility image after image. The filter wheel is natively controlled from our software or has an ASCOM driver for third party programs. Also included is a tool that allows filters to be loaded without opening the camera.

What's in the box?

• Atik One camera body
• Atik GP camera body
• M42 Off-axis guider body
• 2" adapter
• 0.5m mini-USB cable
• 3m USB cable
• 1.8m battery power connector
• CD-ROM with drivers, software and user's manual (PDF)
• Quickstart guide (paper)

Our highly acclaimed Artemis Capture software is included for camera control and data acquisition, along with a full ASCOM driver. These are also available from our Downloads page.

A universal (110-230V) power adapter is optional.

Specifications

The Atik 490EX fully supports 1.25" filters down to f/2, so you won't need to replace any of your current investment in wheel or filters. This is an added advantage when looking to invest in a CCD camera that may go through multiple telescopes.

The Atik-4 Series cameras are a development of the renowned 3-Series cameras, featuring better cooling and narrower body. They benefit from setpoint cooling to make taking matching dark frames a snap, and simple 12V power requirement to facilitate field operation. The impressive sensitivity, great cooling and narrow profile, make the Atik Series 4 outstanding CCD cameras to use on modern telescopes, including Hyperstar/Fastar systems.

The Atik 490EX is the highest resolution Atik to date and one of the most flexible ones. Featuring the latest generation Sony™ EXview HAD CCD II™ technology in an area over twice as large as before, this camera has outstanding Quantum Efficiency, very low noise, and excellent thermal management.

This model is an ideal match not only for Hyperstar systems but also for most small to midsize telescopes used by astrophotographers.

The Atik 490EX fully supports 1.25" filters down to f/2, so you won't need to replace any of your current investments in wheels or filters. This is an added advantage when looking to invest in a CCD camera that may go through multiple telescopes.

The Atik-4 Series cameras are a development of the renowned 3-Series cameras, featuring better cooling and a narrower body. They benefit from setpoint cooling to make taking matching dark frames a snap, and simple 12V power requirement to facilitate field operation. The impressive sensitivity, great cooling, and narrow profile make the Atik Series 4 outstanding CCD cameras to use on modern telescopes, including Hyperstar/Fastar systems.

Specifications

Instruction Manual

• Sensor Type: CCD - Sony ICX814
• Horizontal Resolution: 3380 pixels
• Vertical Resolution: 2704 pixels
• Pixel Size: 3.69 µM x 3.69 µM
• ADC: 16 bit
• Readout Noise: 5e- typical value
• Interface: USB 2.0 High Speed, with embedded hub
• Power: 12v DC 2A
• Maximum Exposure Length: Unlimited
• Minimum Exposure Length: 1/1000 s
• Cooling: Termoelectric set point with max ΔT=-38°C
• Weight: approx. 900 gr
• Backfocus: ~27mm
• Exclusively as mono

Convenience of use has been key during the design. The Atik One also features an internal USB hub and accessory power port, so that you can keep the cable clutter under control. Only 2 cables for your imaging gear! In addition to this, two 1/4” tripod mounting holes are available, to give you more options for mounting the camera, other accessories, or for managing the cables.

The 5 position integrated 1.25″ filter wheel features a mechanical roller for filter location ensuring the highest levels of reproducibility image after image. The filter wheel is natively controlled from our software or has an Ascom driver for 3rd party programs. To make filter changing less of a chore the camera comes with a tool to allow filters to be loaded without opening the camera.

Atiks own capture software (Artemis) is included for camera control and data acquisition, and plug-ins are included to allow use with Astroart and Maxim DL.

Dawn image processing software is also included.

System Requirements:

• Pentium IV PC with 512MB RAM
• Windows XP/Vista/Win7/Win8/Win8 (not RT)
• CD-ROM drive
• USB 2.0 port

A universal (110-230V) power adapter is optional.

The 12 megapixel sensor of the Atik 4120EX is the ideal solution for capturing stunning high resolution images. Exclusively available as one-shot colour (OSC), this is an ideal match for Hyperstar systems and short focal length telescopes. The small 3,1 µm pixels are able to faithfully record the colour of stars and nebulae, even in the fastest imaging systems. The high resolution means you can print your images to A3 and beyond, while the famed sensitivity of the Sony EXview sensor ensures those images are brimming with detail.

Features of the 4-Series

Our 4-Series is designed in such way as to combine power and control with flexibility and ease of use. The narrow body makes them ideal for use on Hyperstar and Fastar systems whilst maintaining suitability with a huge range of other telescopes. They feature fully regulated set-point cooling which makes for easy and consistent image calibration, though they feature such low noise that dark frames are no longer even a requirement, meaning you can spend more time imaging the things that matter.

The slim, ergonomic design of these cameras naturally comes in at a low weight to help minimize stress on the corrector plate. The desiccant port is readily accessible from outside the camera for easy maintenance , and a simple 12V power requirement is complimented by low power use to help you get the most out of your imaging sessions, whether in the observatory or out in the field.

EXview

All of our 4-EX series cameras use sensors embedded with Sony EXview HAD CCD II™ technology which results in outstanding Quantum Efficiency, incredibly low read noise and excellent thermal management. These high Quantum Efficiencies make for impressive sensitivity across a vast range of wavelengths, but become particularly outstanding when imaging in narrowband, capturing stunning levels of detail in even the faintest of objects.

Atik Infinity Mono

Technical Specification

• Sensor Type: CCD - Sony ICX825
• Horizontal Resolution: 1392 pixels
• Vertical Resolution: 1040 pixels
• Pixel Size: 6.45 µm x 6.45 µm
• ADC: 16 bit
• Readout Noise: 6e- typical value
• Gain Factor: 0.37e-/ADU
• Full Well: ~24,000e-
• Speed: 2-3 frames per second
• Interface: USB 2.0 High Speed and ST4 compatible guide port
• Power: 12v DC 1A
• Maximum Exposure Length: 120 s
• Minimum Exposure Length: 1/1000 s
• Cooling: Passive
• Weight: approx. 340 gr
• Backfocus: 13mm

Link to Video from the Atik You tube channel below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28nuK8X6xbw

The One 9.0 mono is Atik's latest and greatest Sony based camera. It features a 9MP ICX814AL with the incredibly sensitive EXview HAD II technology, ultra-low read noise, a mechanically indexed 5 position filter wheel, and boosted cooling performance.

It also features a new CCD chamber design, purged with high purity Argon, and an integral USB 2.0 hub and a power port for accessories. You can now use just two cables to operate your entire system!