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BTB 31AU03.AS color telescope camera

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Product description

Low Cost, High Resolution USB Color Astronomy Camera without IR Cut Filter

High resolution, fast refresh rate
The astronomy camera DBK 31AU03.AS combines a high resolution, fast refresh rate and a low price. Therefore, it is ideally suited to amateur astronomers wishing to deploy a mega pixel camera. Using the shipped software - IC Capture - you can save the captured images to lossless and uncompressed AVI files.

Fast display of color images
For the visualization of the raw data from the color CCD (RAW format), the data stream must be post processed (color interpolation). Interpolated color images require much more bandwidth to transfer than original RAW images. Color interpolation in the CCD camera DBK 31AU03.AS can be switched off and thus 30 color frames per second can be transfered. In this case, the images are color interpolated on the host PC with the shipped software IC Capture.AS. Alternatively, should color interpolation not be desirable at all, AVI files can be written in RAW format.

Sony color CCD
The astro CCD camera DBK 31AU03.AS is fitted with the color CCD ICX204AK, manufactured by Sony. The resolution of the CCD is 1024 x 768 pixel at a format of 1/3". Even at long exposure times, its noise is minimal. Due to the high quality of the ICX204AK, it is often used in medical image processing applications.

IR Cut Filter
Color cameras that do not possess a color filter offer users a large degree of flexibility: Filters may be added as required by a specific application. Therefore, we ship the astronomy camera DBK 31AU03.AS without an IR cut filter.

Fast data transfer via USB 2.0
The astro CCD camera DBK 31AU03.AS outputs high resolution images in a fast sequence. In order to transfer these large amounts of data to the host PC, a very fast bus is required - USB 2.0.

Shipped software for Windows
This camera ships with the camera driver and the control software IC Capture.AS.

  • Color USB camera without IR cut filter
  • 1/3" CCD, progressive scan
  • Resolution 1024 x 768
  • Max. 30 fps
  • Max exposure time 60 min
  • C/CS Mount
  • Software included

Our expert comment:

A device driver for The Imaging Source cameras (also compatible with Windows 7) can be found here: device driver for The Imaging Source cameras

(Bernd Gährken)

Specifications

Capacity


Connection (to the telescope)
1,25"
Sensor type
CCD-chip (Sony ICX204AK)
Megapixel
0,7
Bit depth (Bit)
8
Type of camera
Astro CCD camera
Colour camera
yes
Resolution Photograph (Pixel)
1024x768
Amplification (dB)
0-36
Min. exposure time
1/10000
Max. exposure time (min)
60
Interfaces
USB 2.0
Pixel size
4,7
Power consumption (mA)
500
Sensitivity to light (lx)
0,5
Power supply
C-Mount / USB
Image format
BMP, JPEG, AVI
Cable length (m)
1,5
Antiblooming
yes
Filter thread
yes
Autoguider
-
Active cooling
no
Dark current
-
Microlenses
-
Signal/noise ratio (dB)
-
Reading noise
-
Sensor noise
-
Supported operating systems
Windows XP and higher
Max. cooling difference below room temperature
-
Size of chip (mm)
-
Operating temperature
-5 bis 45
Chip - Diagonal (mm)
6

Equipment


Filter wheel
no

General


Length (mm)
50
Width (mm)
50,6
Series
DBK
Colour
blue/black
Height (mm)
50,6
Weight (g)
265

Area of application


Nebulae & galaxies
no
Moon & Planets
yes
Autoguider
no

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The Imaging Source BTB 31AU03.AS color telescope camera
The Imaging Source BTB 31AU03.AS color telescope camera
The Imaging Source BTB 31AU03.AS color telescope camera
The Imaging Source BTB 31AU03.AS color telescope camera
The Imaging Source BTB 31AU03.AS color telescope camera
The Imaging Source BTB 31AU03.AS color telescope camera

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