astroexplorer

Amazing photos. I am about to use a similar setup. Are you using a filter wheel or place each filter in the scope?

Good point. Actually, I am now thinking to capture UV with the 120MM, since it seems to have a higher sensitivity in the UV range than the 224MC. I will use the 224MC for the IR. Indeed, any thoughts from the experienced members of the forum would be really helpful and much appreciated

I would like to try to photograph Venus this summer with my Skywatcher 200PDS with a Powermate 5X. I already have an IR-pass filter and I plan to buy an UV filter to get a false colour image. I have 2 cameras in my disposal. A ZWO ASI 120 MM-S and an ZWO ASI 224 MC. My idea is to use the first camera with the UV filter and the 2nd with the IR filter based on sensor sensitivities. Will this work, or the Powermate will absorb the UV? Thank you.

Hi, I am considering to buy an ZWO ASI 224mc for planetary imaging. Currently I use an ZWO ASI 120mm-s with Baader RGB filters, Powermate 5X / barlow 2.5X in a Skywatcher 200pds on a Skywatcher NEQ6Pro. I am happy with my results but I am considering the 'upgrade' to the 224 for the following reasons: - clearer lunar zoom photos with the powermate and barlow, using an IR-pass filter to fight the seeing - I would like to try videoastronomy and was told that this is a good camera for this purpose. - I can still do good RGB imaging (with in IR-cut filter) in one shot to also simplify my image processing workflow. My telescope this summer will be located in the Mediterranean and my budget is about 400 pounds (camera and essential filters),. Do my arguments make sense? Does the choice of camera model make sense? or should I stick to my existing setup? Many thanks to all. astroexplorer