ZWO ASI585MM Pro
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ZWO ASI585MM Pro is a small-sensor monochrome astronomy camera for planetary, lunar, and solar capture.
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Specifications
Sensor
- Sensor model
- Sony IMX585 CMOS
- Color / mono
- Monochrome
- Sensor size
- Type 1/1.2 (11.136 x 6.264 mm, 12.84 mm diagonal)
- Megapixels
- 8.29 MP
- Resolution
- 3840 x 2160 (8.29 MP)
- Sensor diagonal
- 12.84 mm
- Sensor area
- 69.8 mm²
- Pixel size
- 2.9 µm
- ADC
- 12-bit
- Read noise
- 0.7-6.4 e-
- Full well
- 38.7 ke
- Peak QE
- 91%
Cooling
- Cooling
- Two-stage TEC cooling, ΔT 30-35 °C below ambient
Mechanical
- Interface
- USB 3.0 Type-B
- Buffer
- 512 MB DDR3
- Back focus
- 17.5 mm / 6.5 mm
- Weight
- 0.47 kg
Astrophotography Fit
A focused monochrome camera for high-frame-rate planetary, lunar, and solar imaging.
ZWO ASI585MM Pro is a midrange monochrome camera aimed at planetary, lunar, and solar capture.
As a mono camera, it becomes a system only after you add a filter wheel, LRGB filters, and narrowband filters. The payoff is stronger control over signal, star color, and emission-line contrast, but the setup asks for calibration discipline.
For high-frame-rate work, pair it with a long focal length telescope, an ADC when planets are low, and capture software that can record short exposures quickly. It is less satisfying as the only deep-sky camera unless the target scale and sensor size make sense.
Best paired with
- SCTs, Maksutovs, or long refractors used at high effective focal length
- Atmospheric dispersion corrector and IR-pass or methane filters where appropriate
- High-frame-rate capture software with careful focusing and collimation
Not recommended for
- Wide-field deep-sky imaging as the primary camera
- Users expecting large nebula framing from a small planetary sensor
- Poorly collimated long focal length scopes where resolution is already limited
Retailer Rating
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Retailer breakdown
| Retailer | Rating | Reviews | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point Scientific | 5.0 | 1 | Product page |
Where To Buy
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| Retailer | Price | Availability | View Offer |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point Scientific High Point Scientific | $629.00 | In stock Updated 8/4/2026 | View Offer - $629.00 |
| Mile High Astronomy Mile High Astronomy | $629.00 | In stock Updated 8/4/2026 | View Offer - $629.00 |
| Starizona Starizona | $629.00 | In stock Updated 8/5/2026 | View Offer - $629.00 |
| Telescopes.net Telescopes.net | $629.00 | In stock Updated 8/5/2026 | View Offer - $629.00 |
| ZWO USA ZWO USA | $629.00 | In stock Updated 8/5/2026 | View Offer - $629.00 |
| Astronomics Astronomics | $629.10 | In stock Updated 8/5/2026 | View Offer - $629.10 |
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