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Product no.: 63988

Camera Deep Sky 7.1MP Color

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Product description

More about the series Deep Sky Astro...

High-definition cameras with CMOS sensors and active cooling for capturing galactic nebulae and galaxies

A deep sky astro-camera provides you with the complete package required for comfortably creating astronomical photos and videos. The easy-to-use camera enables galaxies and star clusters to be captured, as well as the Moon and planets, at high definition and with low sensor noise. Thanks to the fast USB interface (USB 3.0), all images can be transferred within a few seconds.

You can attach the camera to the drawtube using the internal T2 thread (M42, 0.75mm) or connect it to your teslecope using the supplied 2” plug-in adapter. The plug-in adapter is equipped with a filter thread.

Important tip: Install the supplied camera drivers and the EXPLORE Capture software before connecting the camera to your computer!

The supplied EXPLORE capture software not only offers the basic functions required for capturing pictures and images, it also features many helpful special functions for post-processing and setting up the camera: live image display, exposure settings, white balance, dark image capture, stacking, timelapse recordings and much more can be individually configured.

The very sophisticated software makes this camera ideal for getting into astrophotography! Using the settings provided, you can get some very acceptable results without much prior knowledge. With more experience, you can adjust the camera settings to meet your requirements. An ASCOM driver is also included.

The camera has a highly-sensitive and very low-noise CMOS sensor which can also be cooled to around 40°C below ambient temperature using two-stage thermoelectric cooling. When compared to normal DSLR cameras, this guarantees very low noise and fewer hot pixels in your images. This makes the images not only sharper and brighter, but they also contain more usable information. By setting the camera temperature using controlled settings, dark frames can always be created under reproducible conditions.

The camera has a built-in USB hub with two USB2.0 ports on its rear. Connect your autoguider camera or the motorised focuser there. This does not require a separate wired connection to the computer.

A sturdy case is included.

Visual fields for various focal lengths in arc minutes and degrees:

  • 400mm: 124´x 85´ (2.1 x 1.4 degrees)
  • 500mm: 99´x 68´ (1.7 x 1.1 degrees)
  • 600mm: 82´x 56´ (1.4 x 0.9 degrees)
  • 700mm: 70´x 49´ (1.2 x 0.8 degrees)
  • 800mm: 62´x 43´ (1.0 x 0.7 degrees)
  • 900mm: 55´x 38´ (0.9 x 0.6 degrees)
  • 1000mm: 49´x 34´ (0.8 x 0.6 degrees)
  • 1250mm: 40´x 27´ (0.7 x 0.5 degrees)
  • 1500mm: 55´x 23´ (0.6 x 0.4 degrees)
  • 1750mm: 28´x 19´ (0.5 x 0.3 degrees)
  • 2000mm: 25´x 17´ (0.4 x 0.3 degrees)

Specifications

Capacity


Sensor type
CMOS Chip (Sony Exmor IMX428)
Size of chip (mm)
14,4 x 9,9
Chip - Diagonal (mm)
17,6
Megapixel
7,1
Pixel size
4,5
Resolution Photograph (Pixel)
3200 x 2200
Images per second
51, 133
Bit depth (Bit)
12
Min. exposure time
150 µ
Max. exposure time (min)
60
Interfaces
USB 3.0
Connection (to the telescope)
2"
Colour camera
yes
Active cooling
yes
Max. cooling difference below room temperature
40
Operating temperature
-10 - +50
Flange focal distance (mm)
17,5
Connector (at camera end)
T2 (M42x0.75)
Cable length (m)
1,5
Binning
2x2
Shutter
Global Shutter
Internal memory
DDR 3 RAM
Supported operating systems
Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
Software
EXPLORE Capture
Power supply
12
Amperage (A)
3

Special features


Filter thread
yes

Equipment


Filter wheel
no
Power pack
yes
USB Hub
2x USB 2.0
Transport cases
yes
Barrel adaptors
2"

General


Series
Deep Sky Astro
Diameter (mm)
80
Height (mm)
102
Weight (g)
530
Outer material
Aluminium
Type
Camera
Type of build
Astronomical Cameras

Area of application


Autoguider
no
Moon & Planets
no
Nebulae & galaxies
yes

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