This camera offers a modern complete package for astrophotography: an easy-to-use camera for capturing galaxies, star clusters, the moon and planets with high resolution and low sensor noise. Thanks to the fast USB 3.0 interface, all image data is transferred within a few seconds.
The camera can be connected to the telescope via the T2 internal thread (M42, 0.75 mm) or the 2-inch plug-in adapter.
The EXPLORE Capture professional software included in the scope of delivery not only offers the basic functions required for image and video recording, but also many helpful special functions for image post-processing and camera setup. Functions such as live image display, exposure settings, white balance, dark frame subtraction, stacking, time-lapse recordings and much more can be individually configured.
The camera has a highly sensitive and very low-noise SONY EXMOR IMX-571 APS-C CMOS sensor, which is additionally cooled to up to 40 °C below ambient temperature by two-stage thermoelectric cooling. In contrast to normal DSLR cameras, this guarantees significantly lower noise and fewer hot pixels in your images. This not only makes the images significantly sharper and more brilliant, but also contains more usable image information. The controlled setting of the desired camera temperature allows dark frames to be created under reproducible shooting conditions at any time. The large-format CMOS sensor with a diagonal of 28.3 mm enables large image fields and greatly simplifies the adjustment and centring of objects.
The secret of the high light sensitivity lies in the new back-illuminated EXMOR CMOS sensor from Sony. This increases the quantum efficiency to up to 80% at 533 nm, which means extremely high light output and therefore particularly bright and high-contrast photos.
The camera has a built-in USB hub with 2 x USB 2.0 ports on the rear. Connect your additional autoguider camera or motor focus etc. via a short USB cable, reducing the risk of cable clutter and cable breaks. Separate cable connections between your accessories and your computer are therefore no longer necessary.
A sturdy hard case for the camera and accessories is also included in the delivery.
Field of view for different focal lengths in arc minutes and degrees:
- 400 mm: 3.4 x 2.3 degrees
- 500 mm: 2.7 x 1.8 degrees
- 600 mm: 2.2 x 1.5 degrees
- 700 mm: 1.9 x 1.3 degrees
- 800 mm: 1.7 x 1.1 degrees
- 900 mm: 1.5 x 1.0 degrees
- 1000 mm: 1.3 x 0.9 degrees
- 1250 mm: 1.1 x 0.7 degrees
- 1500 mm: 0.9 x 0.6 degrees
- 1750 mm: 0.8 x 0.5 degrees
- 2000 mm: 0.7 x 0.45 degrees
Scope of delivery:
- Deep Sky Astro Camera 26MP
- Plug-in adapter T2 thread to 2.0 inch
- USB 3.0 connection cable, 150 cm long
- Power pack 230V / 12V3.0 A
- Dust cap
- Software CD: Explore Capture, camera driver, ASCOM driver
- Hard case
- Operating instructions
