Volume 3, Issue 7 - December 2007

December 2007 Hardware Issue Volume 3, Issue 7

In this issue you'll find:

* Review: Atik 16IC Craig Stark reviews the monochrome Atik 16IC camera.

* First Look: QSI 516ws Alan Smallbone shares his experiences with this cooled CCD camera.

* A Pair of Planetary Imagers Tim Easterday compares a Philips webcam with a dedicated astro-imaging camera from The Imaging Source.

* Camera Buyer’s Guide Looking to buy a camera for astrophotography? Here’s a list of some currently available cameras and their specs.

* DSLRs vs CCD: A Bench Test Comparison Craig Stark provides a quantitative look at four cameras: Canon Rebel XT, Canon 40D, SBIG ST-2000 XCM and the CCD Labs Q8-HR.

* First Look: Meade Deep Sky Imager III Stephen Hamilton provides his experiences with the new Meade DSI III cameras.