If you happen to know the ASIStudio, the astrophotography software platform developed by ZWO, then you might know that it just released a new version some days ago. The new version 1.8 brings a new software – ASIMeteorCap for meteor detection and imaging. With this new tool, you can easily capture the meteor without worrying about […]
By: Rouzbeh Bidshahri Large aperture reflectors with long focal lengths can be great for imaging small objects. Many SCTs, RCs, IDKs, and CDKs have focal lengths greater than 2000mm, but they do require guide cameras for autoguiding most of the time. ZWO recently introduced a planetary camera, the ASI432MM, that seemed to me like an interesting […]
—— Wrote by Yixing Zhang, translated by ZWO team. In 2022, ZWO released a new monochrome planetary camera, ASI432MM. It features the global shutter and especially suitable for solar imaging, as ZWO stated in the product description. Yet somehow it seems that solar imaging is not that popular compared to other sorts of astrophotography, such […]
Every single one of amateur astrophotographer is so fascinated by the vast expanse of the night sky. Even with huge distances, it cannot stop us from exploring the star and would not douse our yearning. Imagine, after one or several nights of setting up gear, data acquisition and post-processing, then, a stunning picture beyond words that reveals distant celestial objects millions of […]
Do you feel upset when you find the guiding error is so high at imaging night? Do you have frustrating idea of sending the mount back to the factory during gear tuning? In this article ZWO AM5 mount review, the author Ya Ge will share what he learned about how to improve guiding quality systematically. […]