ZWO 533 camera suitable with 800mm refractor?

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Jan Klíma avatar
Jan Klíma avatar
Hi guys!

Is the 800mm focal length still a good choice for the ZWO 533 camera? Without binning? Please what is your opinion?

Pixel size 3.76; sensor size 11.31 x 11.31 mm.
=> Resolution: 0.97"x0.97" per pixel
=> Field of View: 0.81° x 0.81°

Regards
John
kuechlew avatar
kuechlew avatar
Hi, I assume you already checked astronomy.tools. So it works well for a lot of seeing conditions. Whether fov is suitable for your targets is mainly up to your decission.

Clear skies
Wolfgang
Salvatore Iovene avatar
Salvatore Iovene avatar
I suggest posting in the new dedicated equipment item forum, this way users of that camera will get a notification, in addition to the post be visible to everyone via the "latest topics".

For the mono camera:
https://app.astrobin.com/equipment/explorer/camera/2874/zwo-asi533mm-pro

For the color one: 
https://app.astrobin.com/equipment/explorer/camera/229/zwo-asi533mc-pro
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wsg avatar
wsg avatar
Hi Jan.  I use my ASI533MC Pro with an AT130mm, 920mm native FL or 730mm with an .80 reducer.

https://www.astrobin.com/users/wsg/


I hope this helps,
scott
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