More about the series NexImage...
The colour camera for lunar and planetary photography - ideal for beginners!
Simply insert the NexImage camera into the focuser instead of a 1.25" eyepiece and connect it to your laptop with the USB 2.0 cable. The camera sensor will then deliver high-resolution images of, for example, the Moon, and is also sensitive enough to reveal details on Jupiter and Saturn. A user-friendly software suite from Celestron (for Windows only) is also included, allowing you to get started right away.
Planetary photography works by a stacking process as follows - align your telescope on the Moon or on a planet and take a short video. The software will then analyse each frame, reject those that are blurred, and stacks the good ones together. The result is a bright, clear image with the best possible colour and detail.
Planetary imaging, especially in light polluted areas, is an interesting topic - If you can see the planet in the night sky, you can shoot it with using NexImage and your telescope!
Intended use of the camera
- Mercury, Venus, Uranus and Neptune - not very good
- Mars, Jupiter and Saturn - very good
- entire lunar disk - not very good
- detail of lunar disk - good
- entire solar disk- not very good
- detail of solar disk - good
Note: Only photograph the Sun using a special solar filter.
Our expert comment:
We recommend that you always install the latest camera driver.
You can find the driver below the word Support at the bottom of the product page for each camera:
http://www.celestron.com/browse-shop/astronomy/astroimaging-cameras
We recommend the Sharpcap freeware as image acquisition software:
http://www.sharpcap.co.uk/sharpcap/downloads
There is a good video tutorial for this software on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UC0KmPkuy4
(Bernd Gährken)
