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Originally Posted by Cliff
I did research it and seemed the best compromise as you say, I guess I was attracted by the modern Sony back illuminated sensor and 6 Megapixels. I have a more technical background than Astronomer.
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Cliff, the 178 is a good sensor...I use an ASI178MM-Cool for Deep Sky
One of the bonus features of the 178 compared to many others is the 14-bit ADC...so if you get a night of pretty stable seeing, you can dial the gain all the way down to zero and get the full dynamic range that the camera is capable of...on the Moon and the brighter planets (Venus, Mars, Jupiter) it should be a winner! (just remember to use 16-bit output in your capture program)