ASI 585 MC-Air Color Camera

• Smart Camera: Integrated Air Control and WLAN
• Powerful color camera for DeepSky and planetary photography
• Quantum efficiency of approximately 91%
• No amplifier glow (Amp Glow)
• Starvis 2 technology with backlighting

The Air technology ZWO's combines an image sensor and a guide sensor in a compact housing. This gives you a cooled DeepSky camera with a guide and astronomical computer, all in one!

The guide sensor is used as SC2210-CMOS . The corner stars in guide images, which are affected by focal length, may not be completely round. This is not due to possible sensor tilt and does not affect normal use.

Dual-band WLAN : The external dual-band antenna, supporting both 2.4GHz and 5GHz frequencies, enables stable and smooth camera operation within a 20-meter radius. With the ASIAir app With ZWO, you can easily control the camera and view images via your smartphone.

Instant image editing and sharing: During capture, the individual images are immediately combined, a process called "stacking," which significantly improves the signal-to-noise ratio. This way, the selected celestial object is built up live on the screen with increasing precision. You can also adjust the brightness, contrast, and other image parameters. Share your masterpieces instantly on social media and with your friends.

The ASI 585M Pro It is equipped with a modern 3840 x 2160 pixel sensor. The Sony IMX585 sensor It is particularly impressive due to its high resolution (2.9 µm pixels), high frame rate, and the complete absence of annoying amp glow. This makes this camera ideal not only for photographing planets, the sun, and the moon, but also for DeepSky photography. The sensor is large enough for many DeepSky objects, so a corrector is usually not necessary. The camera is ideal for:

• High-resolution lunar and planetary photography
• Solar photography (with the appropriate filter) with high resolution details
• Long exposure of nebulae and galaxies
• Infrared photography to reduce atmospheric influences
• EAA on planets, moon and sun

The raw images are already of high quality, as the sensor exhibits no amplification glare and the images are very sharp. Added to this is the powerful Peltier cooling, up to 35°C below ambient temperature, which enables low-noise images even in the height of summer.

Lunar and planetary photography

Thanks to the small 2.9 µm pixels, very high resolution is achieved from an aperture ratio of f/10, making the use of Barlow lenses unnecessary.

The clear glass filter prevents dust from entering the sensor. It also allows UV and infrared rays to pass through, so you can also take infrared photos with the camera. With the right choice of contrast filters, haze filters, IR bandpass filters, or UV/IR blocking filters, you have complete control over the light hitting the sensor.

Peltier cooling: reduces the temperature of the sensor

During recordings, the sensor heats up. Thanks to regulated Peltier cooling, the sensor remains well cooled even at high outside temperatures. At an ambient temperature of 20°C, it can cool the sensor down to -15°C.

Very high sensitivity for short exposure times

One advantage of the back-illuminated CMOS sensor is its lower read noise and higher sensitivity. Sony specifically uses STARVIS 2 technology in the IMX585 sensor, which ensures excellent visibility in low light conditions. It achieves very high light output in astronomical photography and delivers high image quality not only in visible light but also in the near-infrared range (to reduce seeing). Furthermore, the low read noise and high full-well capability ensure a greater dynamic range. Combined with the wide field of view offered by the large sensor format, the ASI585MC is not only ideal for photographing the sun, moon, and planets, but can also be used as a live streaming camera.

Specs

Sensor type CMOS sensor (Sony IMX585)
Chip size (mm) 11.2 x 6.3
8.29 megapixels
Pixel size 2.9
Photo resolution 3840 x 2160
Digital Sampling (Bit) 12
Cooling yes
Interfaces 4x USB 2.0, 2x DC12V 3A, 1x USB Type-C
Connection (telescope side) M42x0.75
Color camera yes
Operating temperature -20 to +30
Maximum cooling difference to ambient temperature3 5
Maximum exposure time (min) 33.3
Frames per second 10
Binning 2x, 3x, 4x (yes)
Reading noise 0.7
Full Well Capacity 40000
Flange focal length (mm) 6.5
Power supply 12
Chip diagonal (mm) 12.84
256 GB memory buffer
Internal memory MMC
Quantum efficiency 91%
1.25" / 2" / T2 connection
Wi-Fi yes
Filter wheel no
Weight (g) 410
ASI 585 Series
Diameter (mm) 78
Length (mm) 86
AllSky, Meteore no
Self-guided no
Moon and planets yes
Nebulae and galaxies yes