Thanks for the comments guys.? Hope imaging goes well for everyone this year.
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Bruce
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Question about screw size on QSI-683
Hi, I have a QSI-683 that I'd like to mount a support bracket where the liquid cooler would be attached, and I'd like to find the size of the mounting holes. The ones that come with the camera seem to be roughly 3.5mm in diameter, but I've heard that QSI tends to use imperial screws so I don't think they are M3.5.? Does anyone know the size? I need to get longer ones for what I have planned.
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-Joe
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Hello Bruce,
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Interesting galaxy pair, very well captured!
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best,
Bernhard Hubl
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Amazing image, really wonderful.
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Jerry L. Floyd
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Beautifully captured Bruce,
A nice way to close out 2024.
Happy New Year.
Geof
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This is an image of NGC 1253 and 1253a, a pair of colliding spiral galaxies in Eridanus that will eventually merge into a single, amorphous elliptical galaxy.?
The two galaxies share a common envelope of hydrogen gas which is most easily seen in the area between the two galaxies.?
The gravitational interaction has pretty clearly triggered a burst of new star formation in both galaxies as evidenced by the bright OB star associations where the two galaxies are closest together.?
The image was captured during a 5-night period in December 2024 using a 12.5" PlaneWave scope and a QSI-640ws camera at f/8 from SkyPi?
Remote Observatories.? Total LRGB integration was 17 hours.
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Bruce W.
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This is an image of NGC 1253 and 1253a, a pair of colliding spiral galaxies in Eridanus that will eventually merge into a single, amorphous elliptical galaxy.? The two galaxies share a common envelope of hydrogen gas which is most easily seen in the area between the two galaxies.? The gravitational interaction has pretty clearly triggered a burst of new star formation in both galaxies as evidenced by the bright OB star associations where the two galaxies are closest together.? The image was captured during a 5-night period in December 2024 using a 12.5" PlaneWave scope and a QSI-640ws camera at f/8 from SkyPi? Remote Observatories.? Total LRGB integration was 17 hours.
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Bruce W.
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Re: BBC Sky at Night review of the QSI760
I will send you the info.? I really like the design of the QSI cameras with the internal filter wheel, ?so it would be great be able to use them again.
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-Mike Renzi
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]>
On Behalf Of QSI Imaging via groups.io
Sent: Friday, January 3, 2025 9:14 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [QSI-CCD] BBC Sky at Night review of the QSI760
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Sorry to hear about your issues with the 690 and the 683. We can still repair the 600 series cameras, please send us your details
support@... and we can take it from there.?
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Hello Mike,
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Sorry to hear about your issues with the 690 and the 683. We can still repair the 600 series cameras, please send us your details support@... and we can take it from there.? ?
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Hello astrophotographers,
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The new CCD-Guide 2025 is available!
Information about CCD-Guide including ordering possibility can be found here:
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There are 509 new astrophotos and many software improvements.
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The CCD-Guide team members work voluntary and all income is used exclusively to cover production costs or to support projects of our astronomy club Astronomischer Arbeitskreis Salzkammergut.
Have fun with the new CCD-Guide 2025 wishes
Bernhard Hubl & the CCD-Guide Team
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Re: BBC Sky at Night review of the QSI760
Hello group – I have a QSI 690 and QSI 683.? Both cameras no longer work – connection failure, usb failure – $10000+ down the drain, oh well.? ??Where can I get them repaired?
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-Mike Renzi
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Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2024 5:43 AM
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Subject: [QSI-CCD] BBC Sky at Night review of the QSI760
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Hello Everyone,
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We’re excited to share that the BBC's Sky at Night Magazine in the UK has been reviewing the QSI 760 over the past few months, giving it a thorough evaluation. We're thrilled to announce
that they were highly impressed with the 60-megapixel version of the QSI 700, awarding it a fantastic 5-star rating!
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You can read the full review online here:
Sky at Night Magazine -?
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If you’re looking for a top-tier professional imaging camera, we invite you to explore more details on our website:
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As we approach the festive season, the entire QSI team would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, filled with clear skies and great imaging opportunities!
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Thank you for your continued support.
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The QSI Team
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BBC Sky at Night review of the QSI760
Hello Everyone,
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We’re excited to share that the BBC's Sky at Night Magazine in the UK has been reviewing the QSI 760 over the past few months, giving it a thorough evaluation. We're thrilled to announce that they were highly impressed with the 60-megapixel version of the QSI 700, awarding it a fantastic 5-star rating!
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You can read the full review online here:
Sky at Night Magazine -?
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If you’re looking for a top-tier professional imaging camera, we invite you to explore more details on our website:
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As we approach the festive season, the entire QSI team would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, filled with clear skies and great imaging opportunities!
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Thank you for your continued support.
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The QSI Team
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Thanks for the feedback, guys, much appreciated.
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Bruce
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Wonderful image Bruce!!
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Clear skies,
Kevin
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Date: Friday, 13 December 2024 11:03 PM EST
Subject: [QSI-CCD] NGC 1055 image
NGC 1055 is an edge-on spiral galaxy in Cetus. ?It is somewhat larger than the Milky Way galaxy and hosts a very high rate of new star formation. ?It is part of a small galaxy group and is fairly close to another similarly-sized spiral galaxy, M77. ?The edge-on view is somewhat curious in that it shows the typical dark lane of dust and cold gas to be elevated above the plane of the galaxy disk. ?This may be a result of gravitational interactions with various other galaxies in the group including M77.
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The image was captured during a 5-night period in October-November 2024 using a 12.5" PlaneWave scope and a QSI-640ws camera at f/8 from SkyPi ?Remote Observatories. ?Total LRGB integration was 16.8 hours.
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Bruce W.
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Looks great Bruce and your scope has the perfect FOV for targets such as this.
Geof
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NGC 1055 is an edge-on spiral galaxy in Cetus. ?It is somewhat larger than the Milky Way galaxy and hosts a very high rate of new star formation. ?It is part of a small galaxy group and is fairly close to another similarly-sized spiral galaxy, M77. ?The
edge-on view is somewhat curious in that it shows the typical dark lane of dust and cold gas to be elevated above the plane of the galaxy disk. ?This may be a result of gravitational interactions with various other galaxies in the group including M77.
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The image was captured during a 5-night period in October-November 2024 using a 12.5" PlaneWave scope and a QSI-640ws camera at f/8 from SkyPi ?Remote Observatories. ?Total LRGB integration was 16.8 hours.
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Bruce W.
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NGC 1055 is an edge-on spiral galaxy in Cetus. ?It is somewhat larger than the Milky Way galaxy and hosts a very high rate of new star formation. ?It is part of a small galaxy group and is fairly close to another similarly-sized spiral galaxy, M77. ?The edge-on view is somewhat curious in that it shows the typical dark lane of dust and cold gas to be elevated above the plane of the galaxy disk. ?This may be a result of gravitational interactions with various other galaxies in the group including M77.
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The image was captured during a 5-night period in October-November 2024 using a 12.5" PlaneWave scope and a QSI-640ws camera at f/8 from SkyPi ?Remote Observatories. ?Total LRGB integration was 16.8 hours.
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Bruce W.
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Thank? you Chuck. This is very helpful?as I have a QSI 583 camera. Thanks again.
Phillip
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I just recently purchased a new laptop from Dell running Windows 11 Pro. I was able to install and run all my astronomy software. However, you do have to turn OFF the memory integrity feature in order to install the QSI drivers (I'm using a QSI 683WSG8). On Windows 11 choose Settings and the enter "Core Isolation" in the search box. That will take you to a page where you can turn off memory integrity.
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Chuck Higgins
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Phillip Klein
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Many thanks for this hint, Chuck!
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Hi:
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I just recently purchased a new laptop from Dell running Windows 11 Pro. I was able to install and run all my astronomy software. However, you do have to turn OFF the memory integrity feature in order to install the QSI drivers (I'm using a QSI 683WSG8). On Windows 11 choose Settings and the enter "Core Isolation" in the search box. That will take you to a page where you can turn off memory integrity.
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Chuck Higgins
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Hi:
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I just recently purchased a new laptop from Dell running Windows 11 Pro. I was able to install and run all my astronomy software. However, you do have to turn OFF the memory integrity feature in order to install the QSI drivers (I'm using a QSI 683WSG8). On Windows 11 choose Settings and the enter "Core Isolation" in the search box. That will take you to a page where you can turn off memory integrity.
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Chuck Higgins
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I am running Windows 10 and will continue to do so for the time being, but I have a question about Windows 11.? I have seen the recent announcement that Windows 11 can be installed on Windows 10 systems that are identified as "incompatible" with the upgrade to Windows 11 because they lack TPM 2.0.? Out of curiosity I investigated a little bit further and learned about a memory integrity feature that can be turned on.? When I did that, a report was generated of incompatible drivers.? One of those drivers is from QSI.? As I understand it, that memory integrity feature is turned on by default in Windows 11.
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So, my concern is that my QSI driver may be incompatible with a new Windows 11 system.? Is that concern justified?? Has anyone encountered any problems with QSI drivers on Windows 11 systems?? Does the memory integrity feature have to be turned off?? Can it be turned off?? Is there a QSI driver update that is needed and available?
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Thanks in advance for any insights.
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Manning B
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Geof Lewis
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