That particular camera is a ZWO ASI174MC. It is my main lunar/solar camera. When I got my Stellarvue SV102T, this model of cam was perfect for putting a full lunar disk in the frame. My goal at the time was live-streaming the full Moon for the Weather Channel. Had that arrangement all set up (logins, credentials, access, etc.) but then hurricanes and storms and what not pulled their attention away and we never really got back to it.Kanadalainen wrote: ↑Sat Jan 11, 2020 7:59 pmThanks Bryan!
I'm with you... I'll continue to plug away at manual focus for the moon. Interesting to hear the DSOs are an entirely different beast. My manual focusing on DSOs is coming along but I still am sure I can do much better.
Your rig is fascinating...love it! Can I ask a few questions? What is the model of camera? Pixel size? Different from what you use for DSO's or on your Stellarvue?
I have the extensions and doodads to stretch it out...
Sorry for all the questions.
Anyway, that cam coupled with a 2× barlow is also fun for building lunar mosaics.
I've tried deep sky with this cam also, but not being a cooled model, it tends to be a little noisy on long exposure stuff, and has a rather small field of view in that regard.
I've done a lunar mosaic with this cam and the C80: https://www.theskysearchers.com/viewtop ... =67&t=4797
It came out ok.
For deep sky with the Stellarvue, I am using a ZWO ASI294MC Pro (cooled) and guiding with an ASI120MM-S. The 294 also works well with the
Been thinking about narrowband imaging, but that is a whole set of additional expenses that I presently do not have the spousal equity built up to utilize.