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DMK 21AU04.AS Monochrome telescope camera

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Product description

Monochrome USB Astronomy Camera with 60 fps for Astrophotography

Up to 60 frames per second
With 60 fps, the monochrome astronomy camera DMK 21AU04.AS is the fastest within its category. It is ideally suited to black and white astrophotography, in which very fast image sequences are captured. Using the shipped software - IC Capture.AS - you can capture lossless and uncompressed images sequences as AVI files.

Monochrome Sony CCD
The astro CCD camera DMK 21AU04.AS uses the monochrome progressive scan CCD ICX098BL from Sony. With its 1/4'' format, the CCD produces a resolution of 640 x 480 pixels. Even at long exposure times, its noise is minimal. Thanks to its unsurpassed quality, the ICX098BL is often use in industrial image processing applications.

No compression, no filter
The CCD camera DMK 21AU4.AS does not use compression, nor does it have an IR cut filter, a color filter or an electronic filter. Thus, the camera produces very true-to-life captures of the night sky.

Fast data transfer via USB 2.0
The astronomy camera DMK 21AU04.AS generates a high rate of uncompressed monochrome images. In order to transfer these to the host PC, a very fast bus is required. Hence, the camera is fitted with a USB 2.0 connector.

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

  • Monochrome USB camera without IR cut filter
  • 1/4" CCD, progressive scan
  • Resolution 640 x 480
  • Max. 60 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


Type of camera
Astro CCD camera
Sensor type
CCD-chip (Sony ICX098BL)
Megapixel
0,3
Size of chip (mm)
-
Pixel size
5,6
Colour camera
no
Image format
BMP, JPEG, AVI
Resolution Photograph (Pixel)
640x480
Sensitivity to light (lx)
0,5
Amplification (dB)
0-36
Bit depth (Bit)
8
Min. exposure time
1/10000
Max. exposure time (min)
30
Power supply
C-Mount / USB
Power consumption (mA)
500
Interfaces
USB 2.0
Connection (to the telescope)
1,25"
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
-
Operating temperature
-5 bis 45
Chip - Diagonal (mm)
4,5

Equipment


Filter wheel
no

General


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

Area of application


Moon & Planets
yes
Nebulae & galaxies
no
Autoguider
no

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