Atik Infinity Colour Camera versus eVscope - Photo Comparison

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On this page, I contrast photos of the same DSO that I took with my Atik Infinity Colour* camera and various telescopes and with my eVscope. Usually, these photos are post-processed, because on the originals there is often little to see (particularly, on those taken with the Atik Infinity).

*) Usually, I would write "Color", because I try to use American English, but Atik is a company located in the UK, and therefore it's "Colour"...

Note: Over Christmas 2022, I sold my Atik Infinity camera (transferred on January 5, 2023). I therefore cannot report any further experiences with it here. Furthermore, I sold my original eVscope in mid-March 2022.

Introduction

My Atik Infinity Colour camera and my eVscope have sensors with a similar number of pixels, but after that the similarities almost end. "Almost", because both systems produce photos by quickly superimposing many briefly exposed images (stacking). However, the eVscope offers an "all-in-one" solution, whereas with the Atik Infinity you have to assemble the components yourself. With telescope, GoTo mount, Celestron StarSense module, and laptop, you then have about the same as the eVscope offers. Without the StarSense module, you have to use the GoTo control to perform the alignment.

More details on the pages (and related pages):

Photos, Sorted Alphabetically by Deep Sky Object

M 1 (Crab Nebula, Taurus)


M 1, post-processed and noise removed	Ditto, post-processed and noise removed	Ditto, post-processed and noise removed

M 1 - Mar 6, 2021, processed	M 1 - Mar 6, 2021, processed	M 1 - Mar 6, 2021, processed

Top row: Atik Infinity; bottom row: eVscope; Atik Infinity: Photos taken with Sky-Watcher Explorer 150PDS (April 6, 2018), 600 x 600 section with 1:1 pixels in the large version

M 15 (Pegasus)


M 15 (Pegasus), unprocessed	Ditto, post-processed	Ditto, post-processed and sharpened

M 15 (Pegasus), unprocessed	Ditto, post-processed	Ditto, post-processed and sharpened

M 15 - Aug 24, 2020	M 15 - Aug 24, 2020, processed	M 15 - Aug 24, 2020, processed and sharpened

M 15 - Sep 18, 2020	M 15 - Sep 18, 2020, processed	M 15 - Sep 18, 2020, processed and sharpened

Top two rows: Atik Infinity; bottom two rows: eVscope; Atik Infinity: Photos in top row taken with Sky-Watcher Explorer 150PDS (December 31, 2017), 600 x 600 section with 1:1 pixels in the large version; photos in second row taken with Celestron C8 (December 17, 2020)

M 27 (Dumbbell Nebula, Vulpecula)


M 27, unprocessed	Ditto, post-processed	Ditto, differently post-processed

M 27 - Jun 11, 2020, unprocessed	Dito, post-processed

Top row: Atik Infinity; bottom row: eVscope; Atik Infinity: Photos taken with Sky-Watcher Explorer 150PDS (December 31, 2017), 600 x 600 section with 1:1 pixels in the large version

M 31/32 (Andromeda Galaxy; Andromeda)


M 31 und M 32 (links oben, Andromeda), post-processed		M 31 und M 32 (links oben, Andromeda), from recording, post-processed


M 31 - Aug 24, 2020, processed		M 31 - Aug 24, 2020, processed		M 31 - Sep 18, 2020, processed

Top row: Atik Infinity; bottom row: eVscope; Atik Infinity: Photos taken on January 14, 2018 with Sky-Watcher Skymax-127, 2 x TS focal reducer and 25 mm extension tube

M 35 (Gemini)


M 35, post-processed	Ditto, post-processed and sharpened	M 35, post-processed and sharpened

M 35 - Feb 15, 2020, post-processed	M 35 - Nov 17, 2020	M 35 - Nov 17, 2020, photo left processed

Top row: Atik Infinity; bottom row: eVscope; Atik Infinity: Photos taken with Sky-Watcher Explorer 150PDS (February 12 and 21, 2018), 600 x 600 section with 1:1 pixels in the large version.

M 36-38 (Auriga)


M 36 (Auriga), post-processed and sharpened*	M 37 (Auriga), post-processed and sharpened	M 38 (Auriga), post-processed more aggressively and sharpened

M 36 - 15.2.2020	M 37 - 16.2.2020	M 38 - 15.2.2020

Top row: Atik Infinity; bottom row: eVscope; Atik Infinity: Photos taken with Sky-Watcher Explorer 150PDS (February 12, 2018), 600 x 600 section with 1:1 pixels in the large version; *) photo taken with Sky-Watcher Explorer 150PDS (April 8, 2018), original section.

M 41 (Monoceros)


M 41 (Canis Major), post-processed and sharpened	Ditto, post-processed and sharpened

M 41 - Feb 19, 2020	M 41 - Feb 19, 2020	M 41 - Feb 19, 2020

M 41 - Mar 14, 2020	M 41 - Mar 18, 2020	M 41 - Mar 18, 2020, post-processed

Top row: Atik Infinity; middle and bottom row: eVscope; Atik Infinity: Photos taken with Sky-Watcher Explorer 150PDS (April 6, 2018)

M 42/43 (Orion Nebula; Orion)


M 42/43, brighter in second step	Ditto, even brighter (3 steps)	M 42/43, post-processed and sharpened

M 42/43 (Orion), f/6.3 reducer/corrector; post-processed	Ditto, f/6.3 reducer/corrector and 2 x TS focal reducer; post-processed	Ditto, f/6.3 reducer/corrector and 2 x TS focal reducer; post-processed

M 42/43 - 28.1.2020, post-processed	M 42/43 - 15.2.2020, post-processed	M 42/43 - 16.2.2020, post-processed

Top rows: Atik Infinity; bottom row: eVscope; Atik Infinity: Photos taken with Sky-Watcher Explorer 150PDS (February 12 and 21, 2018), 600 x 600 section with 1:1 pixels in the large version; second row taken with Celestron C8 (March 15, 2020).

M 45 (Pleiades; Taurus)


M 45, left section, post-processed and sharpened		M 45, post-processed

M 45 - January 28, 2020		M 45 - February 5, 2020

Top row: Atik Infinity; bottom row: eVscope; Atik Infinity: Photos taken with Sky-Watcher Explorer 150PDS (March 14, 2018); note that these photos show the complete image; the sky object extends beyond the field of view.

M 50 (Monoceros)


M 50, post-processed and sharpened		M 50 - February 17, 2020

Left: Atik Infinity; right: eVscope; Atik Infinity: Photos taken with Sky-Watcher Explorer 150PDS (April 6, 2018)

M 56 (Lyra)


M 56, unprocessed	Ditto, post-processed	Ditto, post-processed and sharpened

M 56 - Jun 12, 2020, unprocessed	Ditto, post-processed	Ditto, post-processed and sharpened

Top row: Atik Infinity; bottom row: eVscope; Atik Infinity: Photos taken with Sky-Watcher Explorer 150PDS (December 31, 2017), 600 x 600 section with 1:1 pixels in the large version

M 57 (Lyra)


M 57 (Ring Nebula in Lyra), unprocessed	Ditto, post-processed	Ditto, differently post-processed

M 57 - Jun 11, 2020, unprocessed	Ditto, processed

M 57 - Jun 11, 2020, unprocessed	Ditto, processed

Top row: Atik Infinity; middle and bottom row: eVscope; Atik Infinity: Photos taken with Sky-Watcher Explorer 150PDS (December 31, 2017), 600 x 600 section with 1:1 pixels in the large version

M 71 (Sagitta)


M 71 (Sagitta), unprocessed	Ditto, post-processed	Ditto, post-processed and sharpened

M 71 - Aug 9, 2020, many hot pixels	M 71 - Aug 9, 2020, processed	M 71 - Aug 9, 2020, processed and sharpened

M 71 - Aug 9, 2020, many hot pixels	M 71 - Aug 9, 2020, processed	M 71 - Aug 9, 2020, processed and sharpened

Top row: Atik Infinity; middle and bottom row: eVscope; Atik Infinity: Photos taken with Sky-Watcher Explorer 150PDS (December 31, 2017), 600 x 600 section with 1:1 pixels in the large version

M 78 (Orion)


M 78 (Orion) - Feb 13, 2021	Ditto, post-processed	Ditto, alternatively post-processed

M 78 - Feb 24, 2020	M 78 - Mar 22, 2020

M 78 - Feb 24, 2020, version on top processed	M 78 - Mar 22, 2020, version on top processed	M 78 - Mar 22.3.2020, version on top processed darker

Top row: Atik Infinity; middle and bottom row: eVscope; Atik Infinity: Photos taken with Celestron C5 (February 13, 2021)

M 105 (Leo)


M 105 (+ NGC 3384 und NGC 3389) - Apr 4, 2021	M 105 (+ NGC 3384 und NGC 3389) - Apr 4, 2021, photo left processed

M 105 (+ NGC 3384 und NGC 3389) - Mar 7, 2021	M 105 (+ NGC 3384 und NGC 3389) - Mar 8, 2021	M 105 (+ NGC 3384 und NGC 3389) - Mar 8, 2021

M 105 (+ NGC 3384 und NGC 3389) - Mar 7, 2021, photo above processed	M 105 (+ NGC 3384 und NGC 3389) - Mar 8, 2021, photo above processed	M 105 (+ NGC 3384 und NGC 3389) - Mar 8, 2021, photo above processed

Top row: Atik Infinity; middle and bottom row: eVscope; Atik Infinity: Photos taken with Celestron C5 (April 4, 2021)

NGC 1977 (Running Man Nebula; Orion)

Atik Infinity & TLAPO1027


NGC 1977 - March 24, 2021	NGC 1977 - March 24, 2021, processed

NGC 1977 - Mar 8, 2021	NGC 1977 - Mar 8, 2021	NGC 1977 - Mar 8, 2021

NGC 1977 - Mar 8, 2021, photo above processed	NGC 1977 - Mar 8, 2021, photo above processed	NGC 1977 - Mar 8, 2021, photo above processed

Top row: Atik Infinity; middle and bottom row: eVscope; Atik Infinity: Photos taken with TS-Optics TLAPO1027 (March 24, 2021)

NGC 2024 (Flame Nebula; Orion)


NGC 2024, f/6.3 reducer/corrector; post-processed	NGC 2024, f/6.3 reducer/corrector; post-processed	NGC 2024, f/6.3 reducer/corrector and 2 x TS focal reducer; post-processed

NGC 2024 - Mar 13, 2020, processed and denoised	NGC 2024 - Mar 22, 2020, processed	NGC 2024 - Mar 22, 2020, processed

NGC 2024 - Mar 22, 20200, processed	NGC 2024 - Mar 24, 2020, processed

Top row: Atik Infinity; middle and bottom row: eVscope; Atik Infinity: Photos taken with Celestron C8 (March 15, 2020)

NGC 2264 (Monoceros)


NGC 2264 (Christms Tree Cluster, Monoceros), unprocessed	Ditto, post-processed	Ditto, post-processed and sharpened

NGC 2264 - Mar 17, 2020, unprocessed	Ditto, post-processed	NGC 2264 - Mar 17, 2020

NGC 2264 - Mar 17, 2020, unprocessed	Ditto, post-processed	Ditto, photo above post-processed

Top row: Atik Infinity; middle and bottom row: eVscope; Atik Infinity: Photos taken with Sky-Watcher Explorer 150PDS (April 6, 2018)

Moon


Half Moon, unprocessed		Ditto, processed		Ditto, processed and sharpened


About half moon - Oct 24, 2020; eVscope, manually exposed		About half moon - Oct 24, 2020; eVscope, post-processed and sharpened (B&W)

Top row: Atik Infinity; bottom row: eVscope; Atik Infinity: Photos taken with Sky-Watcher Explorer 150PDS (February 21, 2018)