Lunar & planet imager recommendations?

[DrMike]

Hello everyone,

can any recommend a decent lunar/planet imager?

it must be able to  connect to a Mac laptop. I hope to concentrate on the solar system only and not deep sky, as I have an f10, 9.25” celestron SCT with a Bortle 8-9 sky.

I am aiming for a price range £250 ~ £350. All I need now are some clear skies…😔

cheers

Mike

[paul mc c]

You won't go wrong with the ZWO 224 mc. 

Edited February 12, 2022 by paul mc c

[Laurieast]

12 minutes ago, paul mc c said:

ZWO 244 mc

224?

 

[paul mc c]

1 minute ago, Laurieast said:

224?

 

Fat fingers... Lol

[Pete Presland]

+1 Asi224mc, unless of course you are willing to do RGB imaging, then i would say 290mm. There is certainly a lot of choice between the cameras available these days, i dont you would be disappointed with any of them to be honest.  The 224 certainly has stood the test of time though, it is my most used cam with the C9.25, combined with a x1.8 Barlow and ADC.

[johninderby]

The ZWO ASi462McC is a newer camera rhan the 224 with greatly increased IR sensitively and lower read noise so worth considering.

https://www.firstlightoptics.com/zwo-cameras/zwo-asi-462mc-usb-30-colour-camera.html

[callisto]

Another vote here for the 224, got one for my 8" CC 👍

Mark.

[Laurieast]

Asi 224mc here as well, not had any problems.

There is a thread about using it on a Mac here:

https://stargazerslounge.com/topic/327692-is-zwo-asi224mc-a-smart-choice-for-mac-osx-and-celestron-8se/

 

[neil phillips]

Both good cameras with different strengths. But the 462s IR sensitivity seals the deal for me. 

[DrMike]

Thanks to everyone who helped. I’ll peruse the ZWO, and try it out……once the snow has gone!

[DrMike]

Hello everyone, I thought I'd update you all, as, using your advice I went to our local Astro store, 10km away, and bought a ZWO ASI 224 MC. It was on sale, so I couldn't refuse really.

It'll take me a while to get familiar with it, the software, etc., etc.

All I need now is for the rain/snow/gales to stop and I'm ready. Ill keep you posted...