I began My imaging journey with a DSLR (Canon Rebel XS). I quickly learned that my images would improve with a dedicated astronomy camera.
My latest addition to my arsenal is this APS-C sized mono camera. I have upgraded my filters to 2" Antlia in order to accommodate this massive sensor.
This was my first mono camera. I paired it with ZWO narrow band filters. This is a very nice camera, but has become somewhat outdated by today's technology. It is 16 megapixel 4/3” CMOS sensor with 4656x3520 resolution, 3.8μm pixels.
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This was my first dedicated astro camera. It does a nice job and I still used it with my portable setup. However, I moved to shooting mono in order to get better resolution than with the OSC.
Although it suffers from amp-glow, this is a beast of a camera. The glow can easily be callibrated out using flats. In native bin-2 mode, the 4.61um pixel size is a great fit for my 130mm refractor. In bin-1 mode, the 2.3um pixels are a perfect fit for the 80mm wide-field refractor.
A new addition to my arsenal. This is a small sensor with very low read noise along with zero amp glow. Its small pixels makes a nice OSC camera for galaxy season.
ASI 585MC Pro
ZWO ASI 462
The 462MC is my main planetary camera and use it for lunar as well. High frame capture rate and nice resolution.
This is a great camera for solar imaging. The global shutter is fanastic. I pair this with my Quark Chromosphere on the AT80ED refractor.
This is a nice mono camera for white-light solar imaging. I generally use this for eclipse imaging.
ZWO ASI 715MC
The 715MC is my planetary camera that I use mainly for lunar. Good frame rate and small Pixels.
ZWO ASI 678MM
The 678MM is my camera that I use mainly for solar imaging paired with the Daystar Quark Chromosphere. Good frame rate and small Pixels.
ZWO ASI 662MM
The 662MM is my camera that I use mainly for solar imaging paired with the Daystar Quark Chromosphere. Good frame rate and small Pixels. I am replacing the 678MM because this camera has a much higher frame rate that will make capturing timelapse solar images much more efficient.