ZWO ASI290MC vs Altair GPCAM2 327C

[Bigwings]

Gently tiptoeing into astrophotography after many years visual. Contemplating a dedicated astro camera to compliment my old Canon 1000d. 

I have 3 scopes

Explorer 200p

Explorer 130 P DS

Skymax 150 Mak

Mount is an EQ5 Pro. 

I have a shortlist of the two cameras in the heading for a bit of planitary some DSO and some live stacking. 

Which is best fit and why please. Of course I could have it totally wrong. 

Thanks for your guidance..... Oh yes it can be my guide camera for long exposures with the DSLR.

Clear skies

Big wings the confused

[barkingsteve]

The 327 is usb 2.0 and the 290mc is usb 3.0. The 290 will give you a higher frame rate, especially in roi which you will help for 'lucky imaging' the planets and moon.  If the choice was between these 2 cameras, i would go with the 290mc. If not, then for around the same price bracket i would consider the 385c which has a larger pixel size, usb 3.0, high frame rates and will give you a slightly larger fov.

The problem with a small sensor is getting enough stars in the fov for the live stacking to work, so a slightly larger sensor makes life a little easier in that respect. 

 

[Bigwings]

Thanks for that. Very informative. 

Mike