So other than saving money, why choose the uncooled version? The obvious answer to me is shooting on cold nights might not have an advantage. I bought a ZWO 183MC for the moon, planets and other bright objects. Mistake? Thanks for further information.
Hi Mike, A cooled camera is never a mistake. There is always an advantage to having the capability to regulate temperature. However, for planetary/lunar/solar there may be better choices with faster frames per second. You may find that taking video of planets and other solar system objects taking video is more beneficial than single exposures. For planetary try the 462/224/290 and 174 for solar Hope that helps Dan
Nice, now I know getting a cooled version wasn’t just a waste of money
If you’re doing long exposures cooled cameras are definitely advantageous!!!
So other than saving money, why choose the uncooled version? The obvious answer to me is shooting on cold nights might not have an advantage. I bought a ZWO 183MC for the moon, planets and other bright objects. Mistake? Thanks for further information.
Hi Mike,
A cooled camera is never a mistake. There is always an advantage to having the capability to regulate temperature. However, for planetary/lunar/solar there may be better choices with faster frames per second. You may find that taking video of planets and other solar system objects taking video is more beneficial than single exposures. For planetary try the 462/224/290 and 174 for solar
Hope that helps
Dan
Thanks Dan!!
You Got it Gig!
Great explanation.
Thanks James