ADC (Atmospheric Dispersion Corrector) Tutorial

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A long-overdo tutorial on how I use the ZWO Atmospheric Dispersion Corrector. ZWO Atmospheric Dispersion Corrector is used to reduce the effect of atmospheric dispersion on lunar and planetary images. Light from any star or planet that enters our atmosphere at an angle will suffer refraction effects which bend to light to a slightly steeper angle. This refraction effect makes the object appear higher in the sky than if the atmosphere wasn’t there. The degree of refraction depends to a small degree on various things like temperature, humidity, observers and height above sea level, but does increases strongly with decreasing altitude of the object.
Join me as I show the ADC in the imaging train and use it in real time. Then I process some Saturn and Jupiter data and show the before and after effects in Registax.
Again, I wanted to apologize for the long absence, but after coming back to work my channel just had to take a backseat for a little bit. I am truly grateful to everyone who stuck around and all the new followers as well. I have some great stuff planned and I hope y'all enjoy!
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  • @zara8289
    @zara82893 ай бұрын

    10 out of 10 Camera Gymnastics Intro - Priceless

  • @nathanbarnard5997
    @nathanbarnard5997 Жыл бұрын

    You have absolute cannons for arms, how do you have time for astronomy, KZread, AND the gym. 💪🏻👍🏻

  • @lunesoleilsunmoon5828
    @lunesoleilsunmoon5828 Жыл бұрын

    Merci pour tes explications sur l'ADC je ne savais pas pour le Newton 😅 (joli reflex pour la chute de caméra 😅😁👍)

  • @InsertAstroNameHere

    @InsertAstroNameHere

    Жыл бұрын

    I can’t even remember why it fell! 🤣 It was just sitting there and it wasn’t windy.

  • @avt_astro206
    @avt_astro206 Жыл бұрын

    My Planetary Photos Don't Really have a Lot of Fringing in them, Because it's Pretty high in the sky. Though sometimes I get The Issue, I'm not sure if an ADC is Worth it, Because it adds A Lot of Weight onto my Image Train on my teeny 5 inch Reflector. The RGB align in Registax Doesn't work completely, It still shows some of it. Great Video man, good luck with captures of Saturn and Jupiter in Opposition! Not too long to go now 🙌

  • @InsertAstroNameHere

    @InsertAstroNameHere

    Жыл бұрын

    It’s coming up quickly. Then waiting game for Mars in December.

  • @SarahMathsAstro
    @SarahMathsAstro Жыл бұрын

    Hi Matt, this is the best video I've come across about the ZWO Atmospheric Dispersion Corrector - as well as about ADCs in general. It's much appreciated!

  • @aymanda1794
    @aymanda1794 Жыл бұрын

    Great channel sir, keep the quality videos coming!

  • @gusgusthegreat
    @gusgusthegreat Жыл бұрын

    Super helpful tutorial. Thank you for putting this out!

  • @InsertAstroNameHere

    @InsertAstroNameHere

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @Interstellardustband
    @Interstellardustband Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for posting. Great Video, like always.

  • @InsertAstroNameHere

    @InsertAstroNameHere

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you Danny!

  • @TwoStupidCats
    @TwoStupidCats Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for another great video 👍

  • @InsertAstroNameHere

    @InsertAstroNameHere

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @LogansAstro
    @LogansAstro Жыл бұрын

    Nice tutorial. The Jupiter images look fantastic. Was surprised how stable Jupiter looked in Firecapture in that high humidity.

  • @robertvanvugt3371
    @robertvanvugt3371 Жыл бұрын

    Good refresher!

  • @InsertAstroNameHere

    @InsertAstroNameHere

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @prabhuorion9202
    @prabhuorion9202 Жыл бұрын

    Hey matt awesome content

  • @DSOImager
    @DSOImager Жыл бұрын

    Nice showing the ADC and RGB align. I may need to pick up an ADC. CS!

  • @karlsilverberg2117
    @karlsilverberg21179 ай бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @lucabilleri1359
    @lucabilleri1359 Жыл бұрын

    Very nice video. here in Italy i never have your seeing. You are very luky

  • @Pipe-organ-recordings
    @Pipe-organ-recordings Жыл бұрын

    How do you like that camera versus the ASI to 290 color. Is the chip bigger

  • @3SistersAstroOldAcct-fh3hd
    @3SistersAstroOldAcct-fh3hd Жыл бұрын

    Great video. Our family is looking to jump into planetary. We have a CPC 1100. Just need to take off the diagonal and put back whatever part we need to image from the back (bought it used so not too sure where that part went).

  • @craiglowery4427
    @craiglowery4427 Жыл бұрын

    Great video Matt. I’ve missed your videos. BTW I grew up in South Texas but live in dry Colorado now but mountain turbulence gives me focusing issues. Can you do a polar alignment video? Thanks.

  • @outputcoupler7819
    @outputcoupler78195 ай бұрын

    Seeing you sweating makes me glad I don't live in Alabama anymore. But then I remembered that time I bought a new camera and briefly got confused into thinking it was a cooled model because the sensor was reading -10C. Nope, just that cold out here! The camera loves it, the astronomer not so much.

  • @rodmarshall
    @rodmarshall Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the video, just bought an ADC should be here in a few days. Any suggestions for using it with the Baader Flip Mirror like where in the image train should it go?

  • @georges.5612
    @georges.5612 Жыл бұрын

    Hey Matt, after more than a decade, Registax finally has an update. The programmer named it WaveSharp. It is free and does the wavelets and aligning Registax does. Pretty neat. Check it out. While Registax is great, it is a dated piece of software.

  • @lukeletizia1520
    @lukeletizia152011 ай бұрын

    Is this practical to use for a manually tracking dobsonian telescope?

  • @rockdv75
    @rockdv75 Жыл бұрын

    Hi Matt, watched your videos. Bought a ZWO ADC. Followed your tutorial here. When I got to the point where I RGB align in Registax . It actually pushes the colors WAY off. Does that mean I'm not using my ADC correctly? I feel like it's a touchy process lining up the red and blue in the image session.

  • @ChristianPsencik
    @ChristianPsencik Жыл бұрын

    This is a huge help, thank you! I’m also impressed with your individual frames. You must have some great seeing these nights. I’ve got a 10” SCT And I’ve never seen anything close to that level of detail. Wow. Maybe I need go tweak my focus?

  • @InsertAstroNameHere

    @InsertAstroNameHere

    Жыл бұрын

    Or collimation. The seeing has definitely been on the excellent side, but unfortunately tonight is a bust 😢

  • @ChristianPsencik

    @ChristianPsencik

    Жыл бұрын

    @@InsertAstroNameHere I’m planning to try it tonight! Up here south of Fort Worth it might clear up enough!

  • @ChristianPsencik

    @ChristianPsencik

    Жыл бұрын

    @@InsertAstroNameHere do you use a Bahtinov mask for focusing on a Star then switch over to a planet or can you just eyeball it perfectly?

  • @michaellewis4732
    @michaellewis4732 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for posting! There isn’t a lot of info about how to use the ADC.

  • @InsertAstroNameHere

    @InsertAstroNameHere

    Жыл бұрын

    I did my best ☺️

  • @rajsastrophotography
    @rajsastrophotography Жыл бұрын

    Holy cow I need that.. most of my planet images has that issue, I use to remove it on photoshop but it’s not that great.. I never knew you can fix that in Registax either😂 Thanks a lot man.. also when you get a chance could please share how you stack jupiters moon? Mine always looks soooooo bright 😕

  • @InsertAstroNameHere

    @InsertAstroNameHere

    Жыл бұрын

    Hey Raj! Registax is really powerful at doing very specific things. Obviously the better capturing and stacking you can do, the better. And yes, I can definitely do a short video on Jupiter’s moons. Thank you for the suggestion. Anything else?

  • @Guido_XL

    @Guido_XL

    Жыл бұрын

    I also get color dispersion with my Jupiter and Saturn, shot through my Sky-Watcher 190/1000 Mak-Newt. Registax is not getting it all out, although it does a pretty good job. So, I'm considering an ADC as well.

  • @rajsastrophotography

    @rajsastrophotography

    Жыл бұрын

    @@InsertAstroNameHere thanks for the reply Matt. ✌🏽

  • @fuffi3076
    @fuffi3076 Жыл бұрын

    Can I connect the ASI Camera directly on the ADC? I‘m asking because on their website is, it is T2.

  • @angelo327able
    @angelo327able4 ай бұрын

    This was helpfull. I'm a Newbe and wondering how insertion of the ADC affects the back-focus setup. On the C6" the back focus is 5" or 127mm beond the Visual Back. Doen't the ADC move the camera beyond that perfect focal point?

  • @InsertAstroNameHere

    @InsertAstroNameHere

    3 ай бұрын

    For planetary or Lunar imaging it shouldn’t matter. Assuming its a standard SCT and not the Edge HD version. Then I believe it matters due to the field flattener.

  • @yellowlynx
    @yellowlynx Жыл бұрын

    Good tutorial. Buy some of those "ice" napkins if you really need to image in the hot Summer. Your sweat will drown mosquitoes.

  • @InsertAstroNameHere

    @InsertAstroNameHere

    Жыл бұрын

    Sometimes that humidity just sneaks up on you. Lol

  • @deepthought1569
    @deepthought15696 ай бұрын

    Nice video bud, I've had my c11 out a few times up here in Ohio. I've never seen raw detail like that in my scope. I have the zwo 533 now and haven't had a chance to use. I'm hoping its my bortle 4-5 seeing.

  • @rafaberrios8142
    @rafaberrios814210 ай бұрын

    Can I ask you about back focus? I noticed that you don’t have any spacers to achieve your 146? Is it exact? I’m gonna have a similar set up with a 14….. Thanks!

  • @imode1969

    @imode1969

    10 ай бұрын

    Backfocus doesn't matter for planetary imagining. The planets are small and on-axis so field curvature won't be significant.

  • @sebastianbroda9663
    @sebastianbroda9663 Жыл бұрын

    Hi Matt, I heard that your insta account was hacked. Are you making a new one or do you have a chance to get the old account back?

  • @InsertAstroNameHere

    @InsertAstroNameHere

    3 ай бұрын

    I made a new one with the same user name. The old one is still up and after countless attempts to try and get it back, I gave up. The whole ordeal really made me despise Instagram so I took a break for awhile and went through a bunch of personal life changes at the same time. But I’m ready for the eclipse and plan on doing more KZread vids. I greatly appreciate all the support from the community ❤

  • @lucabilleri1359
    @lucabilleri1359 Жыл бұрын

    A Quik question: why you use the barlow after ADC?

  • @DirkDirk1983

    @DirkDirk1983

    Жыл бұрын

    Same question here. Cause the Barlow is a lot heavier than the ADC. Can not imagine it would make any difference though.

  • @fabioyt77

    @fabioyt77

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi, i think cause has an asi 462mc with a 2.9 sensor and a 2x barlow, so it's probably already near to the sampling limit, if it also put the adc between the camera and the barlow will increase distance between barlow and camera sensor and would oversample too much

  • @astrodysseus
    @astrodysseus9 ай бұрын

    Do you think the ADC is that useful if you anyhow RGB align in post process ?

  • @iphoneawesome123

    @iphoneawesome123

    7 ай бұрын

    If you are doing mono rgb then it doesn't matter much. But one shot color rgb you will get a lot of blur if the image is not pre shifted. Rgb align in post process is great but you'll get a better result if it's pre aligned.

  • @InsertAstroNameHere

    @InsertAstroNameHere

    3 ай бұрын

    Exactly what iphone said.

  • @astroatreus
    @astroatreus Жыл бұрын

    Yup that late night heat is real even at 2 its like 84 if im lucky

  • @mikeharden7904
    @mikeharden7904 Жыл бұрын

    Enjoy your videos Matt. The sound is really low. I had to put my tablet through an amplified speaker to hear you well.

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