Discovery Astrophotography with ZWO ASTRO

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Why does “Unknown device” show in the device manager after connecting the camera?

Applicable Product(s) : For All ASI Cameras Description: When you use ASI camera for the first time, you may bump into some problems, this post will help you get familiar with your camera ASAP. What should I prepare? Install ASI Camera drivers : https://astronomy-imaging-camera.com/software/ Install latest capture softwares : https://astronomy-imaging-camera.com/software/ Answer: Because the driver was not installed properly. Try

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Why won’t my camera run continuously on a laptop without external power?

Applicable Product(s) : All ASI Cameras Description: When you use ASI camera for the first time, you may bump into some problems, this post will help you get familiar with your camera ASAP. What should I prepare? Install ASI Camera drivers : https://astronomy-imaging-camera.com/software/ Install latest capture softwares : https://astronomy-imaging-camera.com/software/ Answer: Due to the power saving

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Victor Buso discovered a Supernova with ASI1600MM-C camera

Exciting news for all of us! Amateur astronomer Victor Buso discovered a newly born, normal type IIb supernova (SN 2016gkg) when he was performing test on his new camera-ASI1600MM-C for lucky imaging. And this time was really really lucky! His discovery, reported Wednesday in the journal Nature, is a landmark for astronomy. Buso’s images are the

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ZWO Presents : Blue Blood Moon by ASI Camera

Previously on Lunar Eclipse In the last few days, there was a boom in astronomical photography.Thousands of cameras and telescopes have been pointed at the moon simultaneously when the  lunar eclipse appeared  on January 31, 2018. The audience of “live-streaming” broke through tens of millions shortly in China ! It’s the most popular blockbuster in early 2018

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Super Moon, Blue Moon, Blood Moon, Are You Ready!

What is the Blue Moon? Blue moon does not mean the moon becomes blue. A blue moon is an additional full moon that appears in a subdivision of a year: either the third of fourth full moon in a season, or the second full moon in a calendar month.   What is the Super Moon?

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[Video] ZWO ASI290mm vs ASI174mm cool

by Richard205maria 2016.5.22 SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBED UNSUBSCRIBE here is a short clip using the new camera ZWO asi290mm (monochrome) and another clip using the ZWO ASI174mm cool, both cameras are very good in their fields, I have my favorite one, even though I don’t have many good nights for testing and doing astro-images …i hope One

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[Video] ZWO ASI120MMS USB3.0 CMOS Astronomy Camera

By Daniel Coe 2014.11.17 SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBED UNSUBSCRIBE This is a video of me unboxing my new ASI120MM S USB3.0 CMOS Astronomy Camera. Bought direct from ZWO. Going to use it as a guider camera, and for solar and lunar imaging. More at my astronomy blog http://www.astronomylog.co.uk

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[Video] A product review on the ZWO ADC Atmospheric dispersion corrector

By Martin Pyott 2017.5.28 SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBED UNSUBSCRIBE Are you fed up of being white-washed on Planetary imaging or simply wanting better views on planets, Then this cool product from ZWO might be your answer!!! Please watch and please subscribe!!! If you you’re interested and would like to purchase one, Please contact: LATEST UPDATE: 365 Astronomy

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[Video] CCD Astrophotography – New ZWO ASI071MC-COOL (Color)

by AstroBackyard 2017.3.17 SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBED UNSUBSCRIBE In this astrophotography video I try out the new ZWO ASI071 MC-COOL Camera. This is my first venture into astrophotgraphy using a CCD-style camera. The ASI071 is a one shot color (OSC) astronomy camera that uses a 16MP CMOS Sensor. I try out Sequence Generator Pro (SGP) for the

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[Video] ZWO 8 Position Electronic Filter Wheel

by Chuck’s Astrophotography 2017.5.24 SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBED UNSUBSCRIBE This is my new ZWO 8-position electronic filter Wheel (EFW). This filter wheel supports the 1.25″/31mm size. I bought this because I was tired of having to swap out broadband and narrowband filters when I used the 5 position filter wheel. An EFW is a must for astrophotography.

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[Video] New ZWO Guide Scope and PHD2 Settings

by Chuck’s Astrophotography 2017.6.16 SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBED UNSUBSCRIBE Trying to perfect autoguiding seems like a never ending process. So I ordered a new ZWO guide scope. It has a 280mm focal length and a focal ratio of f/4.6. I bought this guide scope to serve as replacement for my previous one which has a focal length

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