ASI120MM-S What Can I Do With This?

[Paul73]

Hi Folks

I have procured a nice red ZWO ASI120MM-S and a 2.5x Powermate to capture the sun in all its glory.

This got me to thinking “Now that I have the camara ........ what else could I capture?”

I currently have a f7.5 SW ED120, a 16” Dob and a 70mm Celestron (which I use as a finder scope for the Dob with a 25mm Plossl). I have no driven or Equatorial mounts.

What can I image now with minimal additional expenditure?

And, if I spent £500, what could I have a reasonable shot at? 

Any thoughts greatfully received.

Paul

 

 

[Gerry Casa Christiana]

Well it's a great planetary camera you could do some shots at those even with your current equipment

I wouldn't spend extra money because you have a 120mm personally. 

Cheers 

Gerry

[Paul73]

Thanks Gerry. I’m hoping that, I’ll get a reasonable scale with the 2.5x Powermate! I could always have go with the big Dob.....

Paul

[Paul73]

Bump 

Any thoughts chaps?

Paul

[Stu]

What is this witchcraft you speak of? A red seeing eye machine that hath no need of an eyeball? We are doomed, nay bewitched I tell you!

[Paul73]

Ok. You’ve seen through me Stu.

 I thought that it was a really good value Moonlite focuser when I bought it....?

[billyharris72]

I'd try it in the Dob. With a small chip it'll be a swine to keep a planet in the FOV but if you stick at it you might be able to get enough shots to stack in Registax or AutoStakkert. It's been done before so why not?

Between both scopes you should get some good lunar images.

Without at least a goto alt-az I don't think you'd have any chance with DSOs, and as others have said I wouldn't get sucked down that route just because you have the camera.

Billy.

[toxic]

you could also use this for your big dob with a bit of moding and then you will have a 16 inch goto https://uk.telescope.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=109948&utm_source=google&utm_medium=comparisonshopping&utm_campaign=UK-googlemerchant&gclid=Cj0KCQiAq6_UBRCEARIsAHyrgUz6GLDHVAp4QocP6golHCvTL30KXjE0RM2qVTr57-1gYAiVv9GhleUaAnGPEALw_wcB