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Astronomy > Telescope accessories > Astrophotography > Cameras > Astronomical Cameras > Starlight Xpress > Starlight Xpress Camera Lodestar X2 Autoguider Mono
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Camera Lodestar X2 Autoguider Mono

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Product description

The Lodestar X2 is an upgraded version of the very popular Lodestar autoguider.

The original Lodestar uses the ICX429 Exview chip from Sony and offers excellent sensitivity. However, Sony have now upgraded the ICX429 to the ICX829, with considerably improved QE and read noise. This new 'Exview 2' chip approximately doubles the Lodestar sensitivity and adds nearly a full star magnitude to the minimum guide star brightness.

Starlight Xpress has also redesigned the boards so that a standard RJ12 guide socket can be used. This will please many users who have found the small 'ZH' cable socket to be too delicate.

Our expert comment:

The Lodestar is currently one of the most sensitive and successful auto-guiders on the market. The PHD guiding software is particularly suitable for use on Windows and OS-X, and Linguider software has received positive reports when used on Linux. The camera is available as a colour model or a black and white model. The B/W model is approximately three times more sensitive than the colour model.

(Bernd Gährken)

Specifications

Capacity


Sensor type
CCD-chip (ICX829AL Sony Exview interline)
Megapixel
0,4
Connection (to the telescope)
C-Mount
Bit depth (Bit)
16
Type of camera
Astro CCD camera
Interfaces
USB 2.0, RJ12
Power supply
USB
Autoguider
yes
Resolution Photograph (Pixel)
752x580
Pixel size
8,2
Active cooling
no
Colour camera
no
Size of chip (mm)
6,4 x 4,75
Full Well Capacity
50000
Dark current
0,1
Reading noise
6
Quantal efficiency
77% @600nm, 45% 500nm, 45% 700nm
Chip - Diagonal (mm)
8

Equipment


Filter wheel
no

General


Weight (g)
85
Colour
black
Material
Aluminium
Diameter (mm)
32
Length (mm)
86

Area of application


Autoguider
yes
Moon & Planets
no
Nebulae & galaxies
no

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