Testing my new Player One Astronomy - Ares-C Pro today | Astrobiscuit | Page 1

olive dawn Oct 22, 2023, 10:28 PM

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Will share my finding here.

olive dawn Oct 28, 2023, 5:06 PM

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Haven't had enough clears skies to proper image but was able to take a few shots here between clouds. First impressions are very positive, coming from an astro modified dslr the lack of noise is remarkable.

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The cooler hardly works up a sweat cooling at -10

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Will update here with more data once I've had a proper night imaging.

dark badge Oct 28, 2023, 10:20 PM

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What dlsr did you use before you got the ares?

olive dawn Oct 28, 2023, 10:37 PM

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Canon 1200D Astro Modified

dire kayak Oct 29, 2023, 9:02 PM

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is it possible to connect a usbc hub to the camera to further connect guide camera and a focuser ?

olive dawn Oct 29, 2023, 10:17 PM

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I've only tested connecting my usb-c guide camera, which worked. I personally use a usb 3.0 hub so have no way of testing sorry.

olive dawn Feb 7, 2024, 7:27 PM

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Had such a long wait until clear skies that I forgot to leave an update.

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I've a had a few good nights with it and these are my opinions:

Positives:
-Build quality of the device is really good and sturdy, that includes the spacers and plates etc.
-All the electronic stuff works as it should - sensore cooler etc.
-The square lens, which was a worry, is actually a positive. It makes Squaring the object to much easier. No rotation to worry about and it's nice for later posting on social media.
-(Bearing in mind this is my first dedicated astro camera (last one was astro modified 1200d) ) - Its so much better and easier to get a clean image, less noise or weird stuff, I wish i'd done it years ago.

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Negatives
-The only one I have encountered is pixel density - 3008 x 3008 is good but I would like more pixels. But for my level of astro photos it's fine.

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Hope this might help someone.

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