Could the ZWO ASI585MC Pro Replace Your DSLR?

The ZWO ASI585MC Pro has arrived, the most affordable cooled astronomy camera in ZWO's lineup. See what it's like to use this camera for deep-sky astrophotography and my first-light results!

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[GetawayGreg]

3 of us are watching from Cherry Springs right now! Gonna be another great night tonight!

[AstroFalconVegas]

Awesome video as always! The bright artifact that you didn't know what it was, might be internal reflections from the full moon passing over your big newt rig and shining on the opposite side of the focuser. A dew shield works great to block any stray light leaks entering the front of the tube. I use a 300mm dew shield from Astrozap on my own 10 inch newt rig.

[DavidMcCullough-ygxr]

I also own the 585mc pro and the 585 non cooled and have experienced no flare problems. I have had that happen with my Newts in the past. Neighbor's car headlights once. Neighbor with a flashlight another time. The best one was a passing helicopter with his landing lights on. Doesn't take much to cause a flare. Been a fan for many years :).

[joshg.]

Hey Trevor, got your response letter back to me today, and I just really wanted to thank you for it, it really meant a lot!

[mechkillerst]

I think its great that you show some of the pre-processed items as its certainly helps those getting into this hobby that we dont just go out, take images for 6 hours, stack, make some minor tweaks, and produce an APOD worthy image. I know when I started 5 years ago i was amazed by what i got but then compared it to others and was like WTF why does mine looks like crap. lots of learning, lots of testing and tuning, but man... I just did M42 for the first time since i first did it 5 years ago and the difference is amazing.
As always love the video's!

[friskycrewgerrusty]

Second comment, from a fellow Canadian to another, I love your work AstroBackyard, I bought this camera but I should've waited for this video. Keep your stick on the Ice

[milkman]

Beautiful Trevor!!! I own a 585 pro. It's not this one. It's the Player one Uranus C pro IMX585. These cameras really produce amazing images. Definitely worth getting if you don't have one. Great video!!! Thanks for sharing this. Clear skies!!!!

[RandallKayfes]

You mentioned the HIPS overlay. I looked in the catalog and DSO section and could not find it. Any more details you can give on this catalog? Great video as always BTW

[tytancampbell]

Hey, it’s been about a year in Astronomy for me. I’ve learned so much so far. I have an 11 inch celestron, no idea the model because it and a 12 inch skywatcher dobsonian were gifted to me a few weeks ago (huge upgrade from my untracked 8 inch dobsonian). Are such great photos possible with my Celestron? It has a wedge Mount and can track quite precisely (May need to recenter once every 2 minutes). Astrophotographers seem to have such vastly different telescopes to mine, yours looks very mechanical and low-profile. Mine is large and clunky however still tracks. I was looking at getting an astronomy camera for my birthday for deep sky as I already used the ASI 224 for planetary with amazing success. Will I need a new telescope with more precise motors? Will I need new software? Please let me know.

[Chorge]

Do you think the 585 might be a nice addition to my 2600? Or would you just crop the larger image of the 2600?

[DanielPozziM]

Hello, I am using it with an Askar 180Pro. I have doubts with the Offset value, I use Gain 252. What do you recommend? Greetings.

[stevenwilliams]

I have looked at Astro gear, trying to learn about equipment and what works for which type of photography. I looked at sky trackers too as a starting point. As I don't have a DLSR, I borrowed a Canon T1i, just to put it on a tripod and see what I get. Then perhaps play with software to stack.

Your video on this dedicated camera is useful for someone like me with no experience whatsoever in Astro photography. Seems the gear adds up in cost real fast

It seems astro photography needs a tracker and stacking is needed for good shots. Doesn't the tracker need to work with an intervalimeter to wait for vibration to stop before opening the shutter?

[Llilboy]

Hi Astro backyard! I just wanted to ask what is the best and cheap telescope for a beginner? 🌚

[robertmcgrory]

Hi Trevor, Why are so many people on cloudy nights really down on this camera? Yourself and Cuiv "The Lazy Geek" have made video's of this particular camera that I interpret to be very favourable, especially for those of us just starting to dip our toes into astro-imaging. I am currently using a Nikon D7000 (DSLR) and have 700 mm (F/6.8) triplet refractor from Askar, and the ASI Air plus. I recognize that my DSLR is an APS-C size sensor and that the IMX585 is much smaller. Apart from FOV (which I will deal with by being selective about the type of targets I choose) what is the downside when compared to the IMX533 sensor apart from bit depth (i.e. 12 bit vs 14 bit)? Does that really matter if you are stacking 300 or more subs??? I imagine that in bortle 1 skies, that difference in dynamic range may express itself in some way, in Bortle 4 or worse skies does that even Would the smaller sensor of the IMX585 not provide more detail for a given FOV over the IMX533 which has a larger sensor - notwithstanding the 12 vs 14 bit dynamic

[nehal]

Great review as ALWAYS! But have to call out the amazing reveal music!! Cheers, and clear skies.

[fouriousbanana]

Hi Trevor! I have a few questions about the big newtonian you use, more specifically with the Nexus starizona 0.75x coma corrector.
I'm still on the hunt for buying a newtonian, and from many different forums, I've heard that collimating and getting to work an f/4 newtonian is a big hassle, even compared to f/5. This also includes the coma corrector, which if it is actually good and corrects the full image circle well, is going to be expensive. So my question is, what is your experience with using such a giant, how's the collimation, which is even worse at f/3, did you have any tilt issues? I've heard that at f/4 using a cheap laser collimator doesn't work precisely enough to get the full potential of the telescope's detail. One last question, with for example a 4/3 sensor camera that you used in a previous video with the nexus 0.75x coma corrector/reducer, how were the stars on the edge of the field, are they well corrected? Thanks in advance.

[chrismartin]

I have 2 pros and an uncooled 585mc. Absolutely love it.

[ScottHardy-viqg]

I have a question, I have an 8" dobsonian telescope with a 1200 mm focal length, what cooled color camera would I need to take long exposure deep sky pictures with. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

[RaulMartinez-pqin]

Hi, I’m new to astrophotography. Is this a good camera for RASA 8?

[ScottDavies]

This camera has a great sensor for astrophotography, I own the Touptek 585C and the Player One Uranus-C and pair them with the Redcat 51.
Cool video Trevor 😊