The Mini Mono Kit

The Kit:
QHY miniCAM8 Monochrome Deep Sky Combo - bit.ly/41LFbgF
Sky-watcher Star Adventurer GTi - bit.ly/43IDLDl
Askar FMA180 pro - bit.ly/4iHjp4y
Mini guidescope - bit.ly/3Pfaef6
QHY 5L-ii mono guide camera (discontinued - get any cheap guide cam)
Intel Compute Stick (not recommended - get a Mele or Beelink mini PC)

Other relevant video:    • Narrowband in the City: Should You Go MONO?   - in this one I'm reviewing the QHY533M and I go into a longer discussion of the pros/cons of mono vs. color cameras for narrowband imaging.

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Contents
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0:00 What is it?
1:16 Who is it for?
4:18 How'd it go?
6:58 FOV
7:53 More details on the QHY miniCam8
10:21 Image samples and analysis

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Video Disclosures
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QHY sent me the miniCam8 for review. QHYCCD is not a paid sponsor nor do they have any input into what I say about their products. My review policy is available here: www.nebulaphotos.com/reviews/ And I'm happy to discuss it with anyone that has questions. I do use affiliate links in my video descriptions. This means if you click one of my links and make a purchase, I get a small commission. Your price will never go up!

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Channel Disclosures
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I am a member of the High Point Scientific, Agena Astro, eBay, ZWO, All-Star Telescopes, B&H Photo Video, Astrobin, TTArtisan, Turing, William Optics, and Amazon affiliate programs. Product links in my video descriptions are typically affiliate links, which means, at no extra cost to you, I will make a commission if you click them and purchase something. I also have working relationships with the following companies/brands to receive products to test: Askar, ZWO, Pegasus Astro, DwarfLab, OG Star Tech, Svbony, High Point Scientific, Agena Astro, QHYCCD, William Optics, SmallRig, Venus Optics, Astrogear.net, Night Sky Camera, Woodland Hills Camera & Telescope, Hunt's Photo & Video.