The answer is two of them! I got myself an ASI 120MM and an ASI 120MC, the monochromatic model is for solar and lunar imaging, while the color one is for planets. Frankly, with only a C5 as my biggest telescope, I believe that I will let the color one go soon. But anyway, why not give a trial? I had success with a DBK and a C5, so I'm pretty confident that the ASI will do the job nicely as well.
The general impression is excellent.
Packaging is simple but works. It comes with a lens, a 1.25" nosepiece, a driver CD, a very nice USB cable, and you even get a ST4 cable!
Installation is SUPER EASY as mentioned in the user guide.
The software is easy to use, too.
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The software and the driver are rather stable, but this is only my first impression. Sharpcap is easy to use and pretty powerful.
I've to update my Registax 5 to the latest release to support the Mono8 codec, RGB24 is fine as expected, no need to upgrade.
These were pretty dark, I have to use very high gain and relatively long exposure (~1s) to get images like the above. Not bad, I would say. Not a huge improvement over my Lumenera nor DMK, but I should test again with astronomical targets.
These two cameras were again close to par-focal with my Japanese Widescan 20mm Type III, nice plus.
Expect better sky next week.
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