Tag Archives: ASI120MM

Coronado PST BF5 positioning mod

A few days ago I posted about the problems with vignetting when imaging with a PST and decided that for me a solution might be to move the BF5 unit as close to the camera sensor as possible so that … Continue reading

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ASI120MM-S first impressions

The ASI120MM-S (and ASI120MC-S) are new versions of the ASI120MM (and ASI120MC) cameras from ZWO with a new USB3 interface rather than the USB2 interface in the original models. Mine arrived a few weeks ago though I’ve had no chance … Continue reading

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My first RGB planetary image

I’ve been working myself up to having a crack at monochrome planetary imaging for a while, but having got the motorised focuser, dew heaters and so on sorted it seemed like it was about time. Capturing the data was actually … Continue reading

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ASI120MM capture support

Here’s capture support working in my new application for the ASI120MM, together with binning. I’m really not sure what use binning is for high frame rate image capture, but it works anyhow.

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More experiments in solar Ha

Another couple of tries with the PST, taken in France on holiday. These ones I’ve managed to do as mosaics and add false colour. I’m still not very happy with them. A good deal of practice is going to be … Continue reading

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My first Hydrogen Alpha image

Having spent all this time modding my PST I really needed to do some imaging with it, so here’s my first attempt at a solar Ha image. It’s not brilliant, I’ll grant you, but it’s mine. I’m still experimenting with … Continue reading

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