IC5070 (Pelican) - why did ZWO discontinue the ASI178MM-Cool?

[vineyard]

Hello,

A few weeks back I got my hands on a well looked after ASI178MM-Cool.  It was mostly for solar/lunar, but I thought I would also experiment with it for deep DSO (mainly small galaxies in mind).

Just did a quick try last night on part of the Pelican.  My focuser calibration wasn't working so this is focused by eye (hence probably not as sharp as it ought to be).  Only 2hrs of 60s lights so not nearly enough data for a proper image, but as a try.  Guided, but no calibration of any kind.  JPEGs for size - a full picture & two progressively closer crops. 

Am I missing something - I don't see why this camera would be discontinued?  (Clearly it won't match things like ASI294MMPro but even so?)

Cheers,

Vin

Edited September 28, 2021 by vineyard
forgot to add the JPEGs - doh