Anyone get good results with the ASI034MC?

mostlyemptyspace

I'm considering buying the ASI034MC. Since it's new, there aren't many examples online of what it can do. Has anyone gotten good results with this cam that they'd like to share? I'd like to see what it's capable of before I take the plunge.

betacapricorni

Go shure, best price/quality ever seen!

windscorn

I have been using the ZWO asi034mc with a nexstar 4se mak and a 1984 meade 2080 8" sct since early Jan. I have been extremely pleased with the results. It has been a fairly simple process however there is a big learning curve if you haven't tried astrophotography before. You can see my pics at http://www.astrobin.com/users/windscorn/

mostlyemptyspace

windscorn wrote:
I have been using the ZWO asi034mc with a nexstar 4se mak and a 1984 meade 2080 8" sct since early Jan. I have been extremely pleased with the results. It has been a fairly simple process however there is a big learning curve if you haven't tried astrophotography before. You can see my pics at http://www.astrobin.com/users/windscorn/

Those are great pics. Thanks for sharing! When you say learning curve, can you go into some detail? What are the challenges you've been facing?

windscorn

For me the biggest learning curve has been dealing with all the different software programs for capturing, stacking, and post processing. I currently use smartcapture for capturing, Autostakkert 2(AS!2) for stacking, Registax for wavelet and/or color adjustment when needed. This has been the best combo for my skill level (newbie) and scope setups. All these programs are free and there is lots of good tutorials online and people on cloudynights forums are quick to help. Most of it is trial and error to see what works best for your equipment and seeing conditions.

gabe.

Windscorn, those are great pictures with your setup! I want I want!