A product review on the ZWO ADC Atmospheric dispersion corrector
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- Are you fed up of being white-washed on Planetary imaging or simply wanting better views on planets, Then this cool product from ZWO might be your answer!!! Please watch and please subscribe!!! If you you're interested and would like to purchase one,
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Thanks for this video. It is clear now that such corrector is a top priority instead of expensive eyepiece especially when UK doesn't allow to view planets high above horizon so this device is simply a must.
Totally agree!
Great video and detail on attachment rings. One important step is you need to first align the ADC zero point to the horizon. That sets the optical axis of the 2 prisms to the axis of the atmosphere. This has 2 possibilities, 180 degrees out. Need to check which one improves the correction when you split the handles apart. If you have it wrong just rotate the ADC 180 degrees. You can see in your corrected position that you had a bit of dispersion remaining at an angle from the main correction axis due to the ADC not being aligned with the horizon. Should be able to eliminate red blue edges all around the image when the horizon is set and the split corrects for the atmospheric dispersion.
Hello, how do I align it the ADC zero point to the horizon?
@@theprincipal1110 I believe the latest versions of the ADC (at least mine did) come with a bubble level, attached to the ring on the ADC. It looks like that piece is also available separately, for about $20.
@@andicus1 Thank you, it indeed has a bubble level and it worked very well
Martin, great video explaining to this beginner of Planetary photography exactly HOW to work this ADC which I did buy before I saw this. Now I KNOW what to do and when to do it, thanks to you! BTW, I am in the States and the planets don't get much higher than they do in the U.K. here! Big thumbs up! I'll be watching it again!
Thanks Brian for watching, I agree there isn't much info regarding ADCs, and now many other channels are following suit to match my video. I am the first to make this video with clear video footage to prove how it performs. The viewers need to see this video if they want to really invest in a ADC, it will change their minds and will make the purchase, it's every penny and my views have been outstanding so far.
Can you make the intro a bit louder? I still have one speaker left...
There's an adjustment on the video for volume. And your computer also has an adjustment for volume. I suggest you look into that instead of crapping on someone's helpful video review.
@@bad_metaphor Naff off. At least 10 other people agree. I suggest you mind your own business when the conversation doesn't involve you.
Thank you. Very informative. Now I know what to expect when I use my ZWO ADC for the first time.
Great video Martin! Very informative and nice test on Jupiter !
Great tutorial, Martin! Very helpful and convincing. Greetings from Northern Germany.
Awesome, thank you!
Thanks for the review Martin. Glad you liked it, I've just got one to use with my Mak150 just waiting on a 290MC to go with it. I've not had much luck with planetary imaging but they are low at the moment, hoping this ADC and new camera will help.
Believe me it will make a difference, might be small gains but the ADC will improve on images dramatically, you have to tweak the levellers on the prisms just right, sometimes it is hit or miss. But the ADC does work and it was not a waste of money I can tell you.
36:50 - Your neighbor's Dog makes a famous 'appearance' lol.
Great video I may have to pick one up for my Mak - Question how is the ADC view thru an eyepiece for observing?
Thanks Jeff for your reply, The live view of Jupiter through the camera on the video is exactly what you would see through the eyepiece at high powers. You can definitely tell the difference visually!! I wished that I demonstrated this through the eyepiece projection to prove this, but my camera will show this anyway.
I would have liked to have seen the image without the ADC in the optical path altogether. That would have been a more accurate comparison. For all we know the ADC could be causing the dispersion to some degree Martin.
Another great video Martin, very information and well explained. Keep them coming and thanks,
Steve, North Wales
Great video - Thank you! I live in Toronto, Canada and the ecliptic is also quite low here unfortunately. So I think I'll give it a shot.
Go for it you'll notice the difference in your images, and it's worth every penny.
Hi.. what is that cooler on your ASi camera? Homebrew? Do you have instructions on how to do it? Thanks.
Can this be used with Orion Mak 90. It's 1.25 inch scope. Does this helpful ?
Yes it can work with any Mak, defo worth the money
Wow, I like that improvement, I was just thinking about getting that product and I think I will do very soon.
May it work cool with my Mak 127/1500 from Celestron that I have? I use a ZWO ASI 120 MC so it will be very easy to fit with the ADC.
Great News, this ADC will work on your telescope set-up, so you better start ordering it on-line.
You do seem to have a lot of colour around the edges like its from a refractor. I have the skymax 180 not tried a 150 but even on a bad day I don't get those false colours. Have you tried a before and after by completely taking off the ADC. Nice channel by the way i've been watching your attempt at cooling the DSLR great stuff.
Hi, please provide me the link to buy the external cooling fan.. I'm looking for the one to attach with my asi290mc
Hello
I see that you're using a cooler in your zwo 224 mc camera. Here you found this cooler? Or How do you do this modification in your camera? Thanks
Its a asi120mc in this video, I believe theres a vid on the channel showing the cooling mod 👍🏻
I am interested in purchasing this product provided my wife give me permission. Thank you very much for your video. I really want to enhance my images. Take care and again, thank you very much Sir!
No problem
Maksukov only good for planets ?
Martin- Where did you get the cooling fan for your ASI120MC-S?
I got it from Maplins a while ago unfornately they have gone bust and the part is no longer available I'm afraid. But has long if you can find 50mm fan, it should fit within the mounting holes on the base so you can bolt on M4 bolts. You'll need small enough heat sink and Peltier to fit inside, use thermal adhesive to stick the Peltier plate (making sure that the cold side faces the base and the hot side is mounted on the heatsink), then you should be good to go!!
Here is a link to ZWO manuals, including the ADC.
astronomy-imaging-camera.com/manuals/
Great video. Thanks for the thorough review.
A good tip i am yet too try is to slightly over expose to exagerate the fringing. Correct it then come back down in exposure. Keep the vids coming Martin :)
You have a maksutov not achromat refractor so in reality it shouldn't suffer from any CA despite the turbulent air. Two things either your scope is completely out of collimation or the camera you are using is introducing some false colour. I have used maksutov for decades and in the worst unsteady nights I have never seen a purple halo like your around Jupiter.
I've been thinking the same but perhaps it's the low alt? At the moment I'm struggling with venus and there I have these colors in my Mak.
Do you change the levers evenly each time?
Sometimes, depends how low the planet is in the sky
@@MPAstro I see. Someone just said that you need to adjust them evenly, but I guess you can play around with settings
Hello, how well the ZWO ADC will work during visual observation of Moon and planets using Mak 180/2700 and 100 ED 100/900? Is it only for camera imaging or for visuals too?
You can do it with both visually & Imaging and you can tell massively how much sharper it is, The ZWO ADC is a worth every penny. And Mars image with the Mak 180 on the PLANET KILLER Video truly shows how much can be obtained in detail with the ADC.
Great video Martin, can the EP / 1 1/4" holder unscrew to allow cam to connect by T thread ?
You can attach T-ring onto the 1 1/4" eyepiece holder, there is a male T-2 thread around the ADC eyepiece holder. You can unscrew the eyepiece holder to reveal an internal female T2 thread, but you'll need a special adapter to achieve this. I would recommend if you contact these guy's, they may find special adapter for you. www.teleskop-express.de/shop/index.php/cat/c122_T2-Thread-Adapter.html/page/2
well dun Martin.
Please let me know what additional tools I need to attach a 67mm camera to it? Any rings or something ?
Great review, Martin and very helpful as always. I agree about the lack of a user manual - that's poor and should be a basic requirement really.
Totally agree and also the brand new ADC now comes with a level bubble attachment, which now I need to get at an added cost of around £22. ZWO needs to stop launching new products quickly just to be the first to sell upgrade before any other competition does without putting some better thought into better QE control and ensure instructions and modifications have been completed to finalise before the product is sold on the market. Something ZWO is not great at it, great products though!!!
@@MPAstro I hear you, and, you know what? ZWO aren't the only ones who do it! Celestron are reknowned for launching ill thought out products EG Star Sense and they then rely on the goodwill of all their fans and consumers to do the beta testing for them! Having said all that, your review is making me thing me about an ADC so I can get better views of low altitude planets. Keep up the good work Martin, stay safe, healthy & Clear Skies :)
Well HollomanUFOLanding you seen how the images and film show you on Jupiter and the major differences it makes. If the Planets are too low for you, then the ADC is a must for you!! GO FOR IT!!! It makes sense, plus get one while they are still cheap, before prices hyped up for Christmas!!
Nice explanation, I've got the same results as you. Well done! Does your ASI120 get foggy when turn on the peltier?
The manual can be found on the ZWO website.
Great video, thanks for sharig.
You haven't addressed or demonstrated the need to have the white centre marker parallel to the horizon. That's in the manual, but not fully explained, and it's quite confusing in the available material on-line. This parallel thing is apparently important in the ADC's effectiveness
This should be easy with a hand level no?
Great video !
Great video, thank you, I was also advised to use an IR cut filter too which will also help sharpen the image
Thanks for sharing