What is wrong with my ZWO ASI 2600mm pro? The image looks normal in the beginning, after a few shots, the image gets darker and pixelized. I replaced ASI Air pro and USB cables, the issue still exists. Is the camera malfunctioning?
The 1st image is normal. In the 2nd image, the bottom of the image is darker. In the 3rd image, the whole image is darker. I have uploaded images in FITS format here: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1evVUYdAZfHla5FzM6wHDxdiXmwPkCJmO
I am using a small refactor and H-alpha filter on Eq6-R mount. The camera is behaving weirdly since last month. I suspected that my 2600mm pro is not getting enough power from ASI Air pro, so I used separate power supply for 2600mm pro. However, the same problem show up again:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1MVpsdjcOqGHR-jtIPb_dX9u_gUkyGJ01?usp=sharing
After I saw the bad frames, I tried to reboot the ASI Air Pro while keeping the camera power on. I still got bad frames from 2600mm pro. I have to power off the camera and power on to get rid of bad frames.
A zoomed-in version of a bad frame:
I feel the camera was interfered by Wifi Dongle via USB cable, so I removed Wifi Dongle. The issue still remains. Finally, I connected 2600mm pro to my laptop (ASI Studio), I still got bad frames. Now I think the camera is probably malfunctioning.
