ATIK Cameras 4 Series User Manual

Atik Instruments Series 3 user manual Version 1.0 – May 2008 Page 1

8 Accessories There are several accessories from Atik Instruments that will allow you to go further into this never ending journey of discovering n

9 Artemis/ATK Capture Artemis/ATK Capture is a standalone program which allows you to control your Atik Series 3 camera, take images, preview them

9.2 Using Artemis Capture The main Screen When you first start the program, you will be warned if your Atik Series 3 camera is not connected

9.3 Quick Start WARNING: The cooler is off by default. You should turn it on using the cooler control icon. When the cooler window appears, just pr

9.5 Exposure Settings Dialog This dialog is displayed by selecting the ‘View |Exposure Settings’ menu option, or by clicking the toolbar button. H

9.6 Display Options Dialog This dialog is displayed using the ‘View |Display Options’ menu item, or by clicking the toolbar button. It allows you t

9.7 Focus Assist When taking an astronomical image it is critical that focusing be as accurate as possible. To help achieve this, Artemis Capture p

will search around the previous location when trying to locate the star. You can also specify the radius that will be used to measure the star’s prop

Artemis RGB screen To import a file, click the ‘Import’ button and locate a FITs file produced by a colour camera. The name of the file will appe

colours which weren’t present in the original scene. These are typically seen in regions of high contrast. To help reduce these false colour artifact

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9.9 Other controls There are a few other controls apart from the dialogs described above. The most important are probably the ‘Camera |Snapshot’

10 Maxim DL™ plug-in Introduction Maxim DL is a powerful astronomical program, from Diffraction Limited. It is able to control most of the equip

Using the Autoguider port The internal autoguider port can be used in two different ways. If you use the Atik Series 3 as a guider camera, you shoul

11 AstroArt Plug-in Introduction AstroArt is a powerful astronomical program, from MSB Limited. It is able to control most of the equipment used in

1 Introduction Atik Instruments Cameras represents today’s affordable and easy way to achieve high quality images with a superior design. This vers

2 Pack Contents This pack includes: • 1- Atik Instruments ATK314L/E • 2- USB cable • 3- Car lighter type power cable • 4- CD-ROM with Softw

3 Atik Instruments Series 3 3.1 Camera Parts • 1- Autoguider port • 2- Power input • 3- 1.25” Nosepiece • 4- USB port Page 5

3.2 CCD The used CCD in your camera depends on the model and on the fact if it’s a color or black and white camera. Below is a table showing the CCD

4 Ports 4.1 USB Port An USB 2.0 High Speed connection is use on the new Series 3 cameras. This meand tha downloads are now very fast, taking less th

6 Additional Technical Information Atik 314L Atik 314E Sensor Type Sony ExView Sony SuperHAD Horizontal Resolution 1392 pixels 1392 pixels Vert

The following table refers to the angular resolution per pixel with certain focal distances. The formula to calculate any other focal length not des