The BEST Astro Camera Yet? - Player One Poseidon-C Pro!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ก.ย. 2024
- The Player One Poseidon-C Pro has arrived and it's safe to say I'm impressed!
Join me as I go over my unboxing and first impressions, and then perform some basic bench-testing of the camera.
LOTS more to come on this thing, so stay tuned!
Huge thanks to Player One Astronomy!
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Always good to see another player on the block. I recently purchased their Apollo colour camera with global shutter for solar imaging, a mate for my ZWO mono camera with the same detector and global shutter. A twin setup for white light and Ha. Waiting for clear skies during another La Niña weather pattern. Greetings from Tasmania Australia 😁😁🔭🇦🇺🦘
Good to hear Shevill! - That sounds like a real nice solar setup you've got there, perfect! 👍
Good luck with your skies my friend, I hope it clears soon!
Two vids in a day! You're spoiling us!! Looks like a great camera and really looking forward to seeing how you get on with it... :)
Thank you so much mate!! I need a lay down now though lol 😅
Clear skies!
What a fantastic piece of kit Luke !! Quality of the camera looks outstanding and they've gone the extra mile with included accessories ! Hopefully at some point you get to test out the mono version too ? Unfortunately I'm tied into zwo with their asi air plus system but if I was starting from scratch I'd give this camera some serious consideration. Good to see you're now getting the opportunity to do product reviews which will definitely help grow the channel 👍
Thank you Paul mate!! 🙂
I'm chuffed to bits that I'm getting to test this thing out, I'm expecting I'll be able to catch some personal best images with it for sure!
RE: ZWO, we love the ASIAIR still 100%, so it's no bad thing you've gone that route mate! - I'd love to see an equivalent offered by Player One someday! 🙂
Hope you have a superb weekend my friend, and thanks for taking the time to leave a lovely comment!
Clear skies!
Looking forward to seeing your images from this camera mate , lets hope you get a couple of weeks of clear skies and good seeing
Thank you mate!! - I'm eagerly awaiting some clear skies now, I feel like a kid at christmas! :-D
6:43 with this type of thing making the case robust is pretty easy from a manufacturing standpoint, the part that looks to be the hardest/most expensive is whatever sensor they shoved in it.
Thanks for your information on this camera. I just placed my order. I got the filter holder, OAG and guider camera for a very competitive price.
That's superb to hear mate! I think you'll be very happy :-) I'm really enjoying mine and I know player one are hard at work with furthering the drivers too 👍
I have a little tip until the drivers are updated - run the camera with the 'low noise' mode tickbox selected in the ascom driver -
If you leave it unticked/in normal mode it occasionally reads a brighter band at the top of an exposure.
Player one are aware of the issue and working on it though! 👍
Clear skies mate!
Hi Luke, great unboxing video. It’s a lovely looking camera and does look a cut above the rest.Hope you get a chance to use it very soon. I’m sure you’ll get some great images with this one when the clouds clear off and we can get some cold and frosty nights for the Winter.
Thank you mate!! I'm doing my best to patiently await those crystal clear winter nights, I'm excited for the coming season in a big way!
Hope you're keeping well my friend, and with any luck getting more clear skies than me right now 😅
Had to chuckle!! Christmas has come early to lukomatico 🎅🎅🎅🎅🎅🎅
Haha!! It does feel that way! :-D thanks for watching!
That new player one camera looks absolutely awesome Luke! If I hadn’t just bought my 2600 mono, I’d definitely consider that camera! Nice review mate👍 I’m watching this vid Luke from my camper van at the UK Cloud Magnets CC8! Raining and windy of course 🤣 Clear skies !
Oh mate I can't believe it's taken me thing long to notice your comment! - I hope you've had a superb time at Cloud Camp mate!! Even with the rain and wind I can imagine it's a lot of fun to just be there with like minded folk :-D
Thanks so much for watching and I hope you managed to get some clear skies my friend,
Take it easy!
@@lukomatico Thanks Luke, it was great fun, and meet some great people! We got 2 clear nights and hopefully a video to follow in a week or two👍 Clear skies mate!
Hey Luke! Congrats on the stunning camera, everything is better in the hand (that sounds wrong) but you can tell it's a well thought out camera on the screen and it obviously comes with some nicely machined adapters there also. Fits perfect on the front of that RASA of yours, lets see what the beast can do! Clear skies to you mate :)
Thanks so much for the positive words Chris!! I'm feeling like a kid at christmas, I just need the clear skies to complete the package now haha! 👍👍
Can't wait to share more as soon as I can!
Thanks for watching mate
Looks very promising Luke, a great product again from Player One. If I didn't had an asi2600 than I would give this one a try for sure.
Looking forward to your test results with the black frames and of course under the sky.
Thanks so much Siegfried! - It's all looking rather good so far, I did manage a first light last night, I just need to edit the video now!
Clear skies!
Looks like an awesome camera Luke. Im really digging the tilt adjuster. Looking forward to seeing your images with it. CS!
Thank you James!! - hopefully it shouldn't be long before I get some clear skies to really test things out 🙏
Clear skies mate!
Looks like a solid Camera Luke! can't wait for you to get out and capture some photons with it. CS
Hey Jason! I'm constantly checking the weather forecasts ever since it arrived yesterday haha - I can't wait for first light! :-D
Watching your video earlier then up pops a notification that you've dropped another one in. (Laters). Your banging them out today Mr. Maybe your a tad excited!!! You've certainly got an audience going now, all eyes on your reviews of this camera. After they have wrinkled out those switch bugs, I think they need to look at their own version of the asi plus. Then they will rock the market a bit. Thanks for the review we're all waiting for the pics. No pressure 😂 clear sky's.
Thanks Mel!! I'm certainly excited, haha - I'm looking forwards to seeing what the camera can do on my rig and can't wait to share more with everyone! 👍
I'd love to see a 'player one air' or similar, that'd be wonderful, I did ask them recently about that idea though and I'm not sure they were too interested in it at this time, we'll see though I guess!
Thank you for watching! :-D
Looks like Christmas came early! The camera looks spectacular, software and driver issues with initial rollout is expected imo. Looking forward to seeing what you can do with this cam!
Thanks so much mate! - It really does feel like Christmas all of a sudden, haha! :-)
I'll be sure to give it a proper test run the first chance I get, I'm excited like a little child at this point! 😅
Clear skies mate!
Looks a nice bit of kit Luke hopefully the native drivers issues will get resolved soon. My only issue would be the lack of a powered hub on the rear for a focuser etc unless the Player one's filter wheels focusers can just all be linked together to camera of course. Nice to see decent cables included to as most companies seem to use hard PVC cables which only get worse the colder they get. The filter drawer looks impressive especially when it's closed as the overlap should help with any light leakage.
Look forward to seeing the first light clear skies mate.
Thanks so much for the great comment mate! I agree with everything you've said here haha! I personally would like an extra USB on the cam to bring it upto 2 spare sockets, but it's definitely not bringing tears to my eyes by not having it haha :-D
The drawer is very nicely made! impressive stuff for sure!
Hope you've been keeping well!
Good review, Luke
You got me excited too, waiting for a clear night for you to take the camera out for that test drive.
I will be investigating the mono version to replace my ZWO 1600. (I will stick with the ZWO 071 OSC for my color camera). I too am WAITING for some clear skies.
Thanks Pat!! It sure seems like astronomers all over the world have been experiencing some poor skies lately haha, even the southern hemisphere hasn't been too great lately according to a few friends down there!
Definitely keep your eye on the Poseidon cams, they're not the cheapest options on the market but they are heading to be the best I'd say!
I hope your skies clear soon my friend 👍
Great unboxing video Luke. That looks like a serious contender for an astral photography camera next purchase.
Thanks mate! - it's a beautiful bit of kit 👍👍
Clear skies!
Looking forward to see what you produce
Thanks mate! Me too, I want to see how this thing performs :-D
Well Luke, it certainly oozes quality from what I can see on camera. It appears that you get a lot more for your money with this camera compared to my ZWO2600MM. As with many other subscribers that are tied in with ZWO it will be very interesting when the testing starts in comparison.
Good luck with it all and I am sure that we are all waiting with what the results will detail. Thanks for sharing your enthusiasm with us all Luke, it is very much appreciated. Take care Luke and hopefully clear skies. (Incidentally, did the packaging box contain a months' worth of clouds?)🙂
Thanks so much mate! - I really appreciate the lovely positive message, cheers! :-)
It definitely did come with clouds in the box, haha! Luckily for me though I caught them sleeping for a few hours and got a first light session in!
Can't wait to share more, all the best!
Luke
Great Review Luke!!
Thanks Avanteesh! :-D I appreciate it buddy
Hi Luke, nice looking camera. Did you have to pay VAT and import taxes when shipped to the UK? If so, would you mind letting us know how much? I am trying to figure out the full cost of the camera if shipped to the UK. Thanks.
Hey Alex! Thanks for the question and sorry about the late reply mate,
I did not get hit with customs charges, I believe this is because it's a product sent for review rather than a sale of goods in my case.
I'd expect the usual 20% vat and then a possible import tariff calculable based on item type, probably coming under 'astronomy accessory' - can't see it being much but all in I reckon the price will approach/match the 2600mc pro from zwo at a guess.
Hope that helps!
I received Poseidon-M and found a tricky problem with ASCOM driver when using NINA. When there's intermediate job between two exposures(dither, focusing, change filter) next exposure just starts in background ignoring settling delay. And then it stops with settling finish and the next exposure starts. It gives you star-trailed image after dithering, some 7 sec exposured frame with 300s exposure in fits header meta data etc.
Native driver works well with exposure control, but cannot use cooling feature.
Native driver cannot control cooling/warming. ASCOM driver has exposure control issue. But luckily, NINA supports multiple instance and two instance can control same camera device.
So the answer to this problem is... (That works)
Very interesting mate! - I actually had a couple of frames last night with the top kinda brighter than the rest of the frame - there's certainly a couple of kinks that Player One need to work out but I'm thankful you've found and shared a workaround! :-)
I'm sure everything will be fixed in quick order, it's top class hardware and Player One really do care about the astro community!
Clear skies!
Enjoy the camera looks great
Thank you Steve!! I appreciate you stopping by mate 👍
@@lukomatico Your up late guess your using your new toy
@@Steve_The_Ignorant_Astronomer Unfortunately not mate, I just fell asleep on the couch in the observatory so woke up at a weird time haha!! Figured I'd catch up on some comments :-D
See you are you comfortable in there , got to sit on a bench to keep you awake
Looking forward to some test shots. Im in the market right now for an upgrade for my zwo 1600. This seems like a good contender.
Can't wait to share more Thomas! I'll be sure to provide some data sets too for people to evaluate as soon as I have them! :-D
Clear skies!
According to the player one website the weight is 650 g that is 50g lighter than the 2600 if these figures are correct. So luke maybe its just the quality that gives the impression of more weight or just the shape.
You're totally right mate!! It is indeed somehow lighter than the 2600! It really had me fooled by how it feels in the hand 👍
So happy to see the filter drawer that locates positively. The ZWO version causes me no end of trouble as the magnets as barely able to retain the filter and I’ve been lucky it’s not hit the ground
Re: the ZWO filter drawer just need to adjust the tiny allen screw to the tightness you require ,works very well.
It's nice feeling I have to say, admittedly at first I thought "whoa this feels pretty tight!" but I reckon that's because I'm used to normal magnetic closing filter drawers!
Now I'm used to it, it's good!
Hope you've been well mate :-)
Great tip!
@@ninjageezer6802 many thanks it worked a treat. I wondered what the screw was for 😅
@@lukomatico same here, now I’ve adjusted the screw I was very cautious about pushing the filter in as there was (for optics) significant resistance. But all is well and it’s much more positively located than just the magnets alone
Very interesting again Luke. Thanks for sharing this. Especially interesting since many (most?) people using ZWO cams (including me). SO really cool to see other astro cams. Also can't wait for your test! I just saw your battery (16:16) - I'm thinking to buy a battery for my astro rig...I first intended to buy a Jackery. Are you happy with this one? Clear skies mate! :)
Hey Tully! Good to hear from you mate :-) I can't wait to share more from the cam as soon as it clears here! 👍
Re: the battery, I can't say for sure yet as I've only had brief tests with it so far, but it looked to fit the bill quite well for our requirements so we bought it!
First impressions are good though 👍 (it's a bluetti eb3a, lifePO 4)
@@lukomatico I'm sure you will get awesome results with this new cam! :) Thanks so much for your reply with regard to the battery. Have a relaxing weekend. 👍🏼 Clear skies for all of us.
Great video Luke, we can see you are completely smitten with the camera, I agree it looks a lovely camera, but for you followers you should really tell people how expensive this camera is in the UK, far more than the other brands….which is a big consideration….
But great video as usual…..and good information….👍🏻
Thanks mate! I appreciate the feedback 👍 I try to keep localisation stuff like that out of the videos, only 14.2% of my audience are from the UK you see, so it'd be useless or potentially confusing information for most people watching my videos - hope that explains it! 👍
@@lukomatico ah, ok fair enough…👍🏻
Very informative my friend , for a while now I've been wrestling with the idea of getting a dedicated astro cam, my thoughts are that I just don't get enough clear night's to justify the costing, I've decided to go with an astro modified dslr camera instead, I only share my shots with family and friends so for me this is the best way to go. 1 clear night in 6 weeks aaahhhhh. Regards
Where is this (asking for a friend)?
Thank you! - I totally hear what you're saying, that's a great option to take especially if clear skies are in limited supply! :-)
Cheers for watching, and I hope your weather turns better soon!
Love those back facing tilt screws. The ones on my 2600MM are quite useless once the filter wheel is screwed in place. 😅
True mate, it's an unfortunate flaw! - I think it may be possible to relocate the asi2600 tilter to the front of the filter wheel if you're using the matching 'bolt on' version of the wheel though, which is something at least!
Thanks for watching 👍
@@lukomatico I should definitely look into that option! Cheers!
What kind of computer do you have so that you can process files from this camera [or even full frame]? I think Pixinsight will get into coma from how many and big files are.
Nice video and review, congrats!
Hey mate! - My pc isn't really much special, a ryzen 5 3600 processor, 24gb of ram and a RTX 2060 gpu - it's definitely slow to stack but eventually gets through the big files :-D
Hi Luke,
Do you think the Poseidon Mono can handle 10 minute subs with a 10” RC and bortle 5 skies at zero gain? You did a terrific video on longer subs on 3-4-24 by the way!!
Clear Skies,
Paul
Thanks so much Paul!! I do believe it would be fine at 0 gain and 10m subs yeah, the full well capacity of the imx571 is pretty huge! :-)
Good luck and clear skies my friend!
Looks a cracking camera!
Thank you Dave!! I appreciate your time my friend 🙏
Hi Luke Thanks for the upload. I have a question that's been puzzling me, hopefully you or someone reading could help answer this for me please.
The back of the camera is 17.5mm. The two adapters in your unboxing add 37.5mm = 55mm. All good.
But I notice on the Player 1 filetr drawer that its length is 21mm, which would give 1mm too much back focus if used with the camera and the 17.5mm adapter. I believe back focus is critical on the RASA (I have the RASA 11)
You would think that they would take account of this and supply a 16.5mm adapter with the filter drawer but they don't, it's 17.5mm.
So am I missing something here? (I probably am) It seems as though if one uses the filter drawer, length 21mm, that unless one goes out and purchases a 16.5mm adapter that one will be 1mm over the back focus of 55mm.
Thanks for any help you can give with this.
Hey mate! Good question, it may be because when you use a filter drawer you will add extra glass into the optical path from whatever filter you use in it, pushing back the back focal distance a little (usually 1/3rd the thickness of the glass that is added)
Hope that helps!
@@lukomatico Hey Luke, thanks for taking the time out to help me with that, that makes perfect sense!
Hey Luke. Once you get this beautiful camera working as well as possible, do think you might share some of the data files? Please 🙏
That's a great idea Edward!! I'll do that for sure 👍
Thank you so much for watching!
So, what's the camera experience after a year since this video came out? I've been looking to get either an ASI2600 or the Poseidon M....
I've been really happy with the camera! Of course if you ever wish to use an Asiair then your choice is clear, but otherwise you quite simply can't go wrong with either 👍
I like the filter drawer better holding than my magnet version, which has let me down when upside down.
Maybe of help !
I glued a small neodim magnet on mine. (Who says that 27" screens cant be recycled, somehow).
Hey Shevill! It's definitely one heck of a solid drawer mechanism, probably overkill if I'm being honest haha! - the good news is it's adjustable at least if someone finds it too tight 👍
Hi Luke,
Your review is quite helpful! I am looking to replace my Atik Horizon II and this camera seems ideal. I have a C11 with Hyperstar and the Starizona filter drawer system. May I ask which Starizona adapter you used to connect the Poseidon to Hyperstar?
Cheers,
Gord
Hey there mate! If you already have the starizona filter drawer system I think it'll just screw straight on for you!
M42 or M48 is supported right out of the box 👍
Hope that's helpful mate!
Thanks Luke,
That might work. With my Horizon II camera I had to get the Atik Series 4 adapter to use it with Hyperstar. I think the camera will screw onto the filter drawer but I'm wondering if there is a correct adapter to go with the filter drawer for back focus etc.@@lukomatico
Hi luko. I recently purchased the poseidon c pro and I have many doubts about the offset value to insert in nina software. The ascom driver preset (gain 125 and offset 25) It doesn't seem correct to me because by doing a 10s dark it is possible to notice that the diagram is cut. any suggestions? Thanks
Hey there mate! Congratulations on the new camera!! :-)
I'd say for gain/offset you could try gain 125 - offset 125 👍
Hope that helps!
I'm gonna be criticizing if you don't mind.
It looks heavy, is it heavier than a regular ZWO or QHY camera of same caliber?
I wish cameras would be getting lighter instead.
Heavier cameras + filter wheel and other stuff puts a lot of strain on the focusers. There are a lot of scopes out there with questionable focuser quality. Almost like a standard procedure for many:
1. Buy a telescope for $1000
2. Immediately replace the focuser $500+
Hey Frank! I hear what you're saying mate for sure, there's definitely a lot of poor focusers out there 👍
I'd say it's likely slightly heavier than the competition, but not dramatically so - maybe 150 grams more at a guess?
It's probably overall lighter though than a camera without a tilt plate and then adding an aftermarket one on top, so that's also worth consideration! :-)
Hope that helps!
Little update Frank - the camera had me fooled by it's hand feel, it's actually lighter than the 2600!! 654g I think total.
woot niceee but gonna be priceee, hope to see how you go with it
Thanks mate!! :-) I'm excited to share lots more as soon as these clouds clear off haha!
Thank you for watching and supporting!
Hiya Luke . Nice catch with the Software Drivers . That should be an easy one to sort out and it just might be a NINA thing too . Time will tell . Question...what is the actual colour of the camera ? At the beginning of the video it looked pale orange then it went slightly coppery then the Ads had a light red colour . Probably your video camera or You-tube shifting the colours a bit . The Player One Web Site shows red . Not important . Cheers/SRK
Hey there Scott mate!
Aye, I'm totally sure they'll iron out the wrinkles in no time with the native driver! No idea who the problem actually lays with though 😅
Regarding colour, I noticed things looked a bit weird on the video yeah! - in person with the mk.1 eyeball I can tell you it's red! 👍
Thanks so much for watching!
Hey Luke
I am looking to buy a Uranus-C and noticed that they have option with an ACS for £60 extra. Do you think this is a good option for only £60 extra? How much would it change the performance?
Hey Josh! - I think it's a good deal, but how useful the ACS is would depend on your climate somewhat, your average ambient temperatures while imaging etc - it's not got a thermoelectric cooling element so it can reach ambient temp but not go below it 👍
Hope that explains it mate!
1 year on, are you still happy with the camera, Luke? Thanks
Yes indeed mate, very happy! I can hardly believe it's been a year haha, time flies :-)
@@lukomatico haha indeed! I am hoping to get one myself as soon as they come back into stock. Well done for the great channel you have.
Hey Luke! Thanks for the video! I recently bought a RASA 8 so just seeing how cutting edge the design for this camera is in regards to using USB-C and the tilter having the adjustments on the side which would make it easier to tilt on the RASA, I will be following this product closely. I do have a few concerns though, the first being the weight. My setup consists of a RASA 8, ZWO ASI2600MC Pro, Celestron focus motor and HEM27 so the weight is a little over 9kg which is about half of the 20kg payload capacity which is optimal for astrophotography. With that being said, every gram counts on my setup so I would be concerned about a camera with the same chip that weighs more. The other concern quality of the spacers included with the camera and filter drawer as they have no matting on the inside and are shiny! Even ZWO's spacers that come with their cameras are matted. I mean personally now I don't need to use them but shiny extensions make the whole kit feel cheap so they may want to spend the extra dime on matted adapters.
Hey David! Congratulations on the RASA mate, I've been blown away by mine!
Thanks for the feedback there by the way, I appreciate having other people's points of view to reference from! -
Re: the weight, I may be mistaken but at a guess I'd say it's probably 100-150g heavier than the 2600 - admittedly this is just a guess and I'd have to weigh both to find out for sure! It sure feels hefty though, which is reassuring from a quality standpoint, but potentially worth consideration if you're already near the upper limits of mount capacity 👍
Re: the spacer rings, they feel high quality in the hand but I think you're right, potentially a matte inside coating would be best overall? I'll pass it on to Player One for them to consider!
Thanks so much for the great comment mate 👍
Clear skies!
Hey David! - little update, I was totally fooled by how the camera felt in my hands re: weight! It's actually a little lighter than the 2600! My mistake!
Definitely ask player one if they’ve thought about an asiair killer
I mentioned that to them recently as it happens mate, but they didn't seem too keen to go down that route yet!
We'll see what happens I guess! Thanks for watching mate 👍
Will this work on a Apertura 60mm FPL-53 Doublet Refractor???
Yes it should mate, you likely need a field flattener though to get the most from it :-)
@@lukomatico I have a 2"
Hi Luke camera landed ,,yeah, need some clear sky now...i notice you can adjust the fan speed by quite some margin in the ascom drivers settings ,any recommendations ? on initial tests it will maintain -10 at 15c ambient on 20% fan speed with cooler power about 28%.
Awesome mate!! I've been using mine at 70% fan speed and running at -10c, depending on which ascom driver you're using make sure you have the window heater switched on too mate 👍
Really hope you get some clear soon and you can give it a go my friend, it's a lovely bit of kit !
@@lukomatico great stuff any pointers to gain offset ?
I'm using just the 'hcg' mode from the drivers mate myself! Gain 126 I think, it'll do the offset for you automatically if you select the preset you want from the drop-down in the ascom driver 👍
@@lukomatico great stuff luke thank you ,if the driver is reading the cooler correctly current ambient is 5.2 c and is maintaining -10 c at 1% power !! fan at 50% have you been using low noise mode also ?
@@ninjageezer6802 Not tried low noise mode yet mate! I'll have to give it a go 👍👍
Re: cooling only needing 1% - I've seen similar myself bud, think it's normal due to residual voltage when the cooler is powered on causing a fair bit of cooling before it actually ramps up the current to the peltier 👍
Enjoy buddy!!
Luke has an early Christmas
That's true haha, it certainly feels that way! 😁
just received my Poseidon C Pro
Must say very disappointed in the actual packaging of the camera and accessories.
everything just thrown into a box, all the cables loose and not protected.
Not turned off yet, but starting out I was expecting a package like your viedo.
However, proof is in the pudding, lets lets take it for a ride and see how it preforms.....
Really sorry to hear that mate, I'd have expected everything to be packed as seen in the video! - Hope you enjoy the camera all the same though :-) Clear skies!
@@lukomatico I do have one question, the back focus for the RASA is 25mm, the C-Pro is at 17.5mm to the sensor, in your video it looks like you screwed the camera right onto the RASA, do you have a spacer ring in there and what filter are you using on the RASA?
I was using the starizona rasa adapter which is perfect for cameras with 16.5-17.5mm BF
As to filters, I enjoyed using just UV/ir cut most of all, but the idas nbz was also a great filter for narrowband work - hope that helps
Great job bringing other high quality equipment to the audience rather than the regular cookie cutter options out there.
Thank you so much for your positive message my friend, I do appreciate it! 🙏
What are differences between this and ASI26000 or QHY268?
Hey Ana! - the main advantages from my perspective are build quality, Usb-C with reinforced ports, the best tilt plate implementation I've seen and a deliberate relocation of desiccant to prevent degrading desiccant from having the opportunity to contaminate the sensor.
It won't be to everyone's tastes I guess, but that's why we have lots of options on the market I guess! :-)
Thanks for watching!
@@lukomatico Tilt plate is important, but I prefer focuser with such capabilities. This will be critical during rotation. Feather-touch and Moonlite are the best examples.
Hi Luke (or anyone) is this compatible with ASIAIR plus?
Hey Alexi!
I'm afraid it's not compatible with asiair my friend, sorry for any confusion caused!
All the best,
Luke
Can you make a vid on how to use/attach it with the RASA8? The Filterdraw looks too thick compared to the Starzonia one.
Hey there mate! - Unfortunately the filterdraw system won't work with the RASA8, as you say - it's too thick! Luckily I already knew that going in, it'll be perfect for use on my other two scopes though, the Esprit 120 & Redcat 51 :-)
(Or if I one day get a RASA11 it'd be useful too!)
Clear skies!
@@lukomatico Cool, so the Starizona one is fine then?
@@Fat-totoro-cat Too thick also mate, - this camera is 17.5mm backfocus like the 2600mc & similar, - the starizona one only works with 6.5mm backfocus cams, like the 183, 1600, 533, 294 etc - hope that helps!
@@lukomatico So which one do you use?
thanks for the help :)
I just use the starizona filter holder! It's a replacement for the standard camera mounting plate that comes with the RASA8, capable of holding a 2" threaded filter inside :-) I'm sorry it took me till now to mention that's what I'm using haha, I just didn't think about it!
All the best!
Do you know how to convert 1x1 binned file to 2x2 binned file using Pixinsight? Thanks
Hey Ana! - you could use the resample tool and reduce the image by 50%, that'd be quite similar 👍
Hope that helps!
@@lukomatico Do you resample integrated picture, or every frame before integration? Thanks
Just the final integration itself will be fine, hope that helps! 👍
@@lukomatico Great. I will try it. What is this function in processing? IntegrResample?
It's under process - geometry - resample
Make sure preserve aspect ratio is ticked and change to 50% width/height for a 2x2 bin 👍
Good luck!
Spoon
Haha, oh no! 😂
Yeah, but I'm sure this will be a disappointment as you'll not have the great oil leak feature with it! ;)
Haha! 😅 Man I feel bad for ZWO but even worse for the poor folk that were affected by the issues! They made a brilliant camera but then end up causing Exxon-Valdez disaster 2.0! 😅
Is there a difference between these two cameras? www.aliexpress.us/item/2255801172998984.html?gatewayAdapt=glo2usa4itemAdapt&_randl_shipto=US ....same sensor - same specs or so it seems as the Player One Poseidon
Hey mate! - There's lots of varieties of the IMX571 sensor cams out on the market, but they're definitely not all made equal. - I've seen reports of banding being present on the budget versions for example! - there's also different grades of the sensor, the consumer grade one, and the industrial grade one used in the Poseidon.
Mechanically there's a lot of differences too, but those are more obvious of course between the models :-)
Hope that's helpful!
@@lukomatico After my post...,..I was able find some additional info on the industrial and/or Pro model and consumer grade. That seems to be a huge difference. I have been impressed with your two astrobin images taken with this cam! I am about to pull the trigger! Thanks for you response!!
@@nightskyimaging Glad to hear that was useful to you my friend, good luck! :-)