Complete moon in less shots?

dbonilla

Hello, I have a c 9.25 and ZWO290MC with a focal reducer 6.3
But for a complete moon composition I need around 30 shots and make a composition.

Which camara would be better for needing less shots?
I want the camara to be coloured (MC) and not cooled (not PRO).

I am thinking about 183MC and 294MC

Which one would you recommend me???
Will the fit with my c9.25 and reducer 6.3???

Or another different camara?

Thanks!

Tech@ZWO

dbonilla
ASI294MC is better.
You can use this tool to calculate the FOV and whether the camera is suited for your telescope
http://astronomy.tools/calculators/field_of_view/
http://astronomy.tools/calculators/ccd_suitability

dbonilla

"ASI294MC is better.", better for what? for my case? for the moon? or for deep space?
Also being the pixel size the double of the 183MC? Shouldn't this mean that I would have more moon details with the 183 than with the 294?
Could you give me some reasons for being "better"? I like planetary and not deep space, and I am looking for a new camara that allows me to have the moon in less number of images than form my 290MC and, if good enough, also for planetary.
I would be nice if you could explain a little bit more the "ASI294MC is better".

Tech@ZWO

dbonilla
Hi dbonilla,
Sorry for the delay.
If you also want to shoot other planetary objects, ASI294MC is better than ASI183MC, because the ASI183MC combination without reducer or with Barlow leads to over-sampling.

But if you only want to shoot the moon, the ASI183MC combination is better than ASI294MC, it can reach the limiting resolution of your telescope.

Or you can consider this new camera ASI585MC.
It has a higher QE, lower read noise, and larger pixel than ASI183MC, also without amp-glow, but needs a little more shots than ASI183MC.
This is the product page for your reference.
https://astronomy-imaging-camera.com/product/asi585mc