Multi-purpose camera, can be used as an astrophoto color camera or as an autoguider for high accurate tracking
- All-round astronomical camera with SONY IMX290 CMOS colour sensor
- Planet and Deep-Sky imaging and Guiding
- Photos and videos in Full HD resolution 1936 x 1096 pixels
- Camera with ST4 autoguider function for accurate tracking
- Professional ToupSky imaging software included
- Very low noise level of the SONY CMOS sensor
- High light sensitive CMOS sensor allows short exposure times
- Easy to connect the camera via a 1.25 inch plug-in sleeve with filter thread
- ASCOM driver included ; Camera connection to PC via USB 2.0
- Operating system: WINDOWS 10 + 11
BRESSER Full HD Deep Sky Camera with autoguider: a great camera for different types of astrophotography and for autoguiding. Not only suitable for planets, but also for deep-sky objects such as galaxies, nebulae and star clusters. Dedicated ToupSky Astro Imaging software supports video preview, video recording, video processing, image capture and processing, dark field correction and raw data output. Easy to use, but with professional results.
One of the main features of the new backlit SONY IMX290 CMOS sensor is its high light sensitivity, which makes it possible to detect deep-sky objects without active cooling. SONY has increased the quantum efficiency at 533 nm wavelength up to 77%, which is much better than other CMOS sensors have been able to achieve in the past.
Connect this camera to a guidescope and attach the camera's built-in ST-4 port, directly to your telescope's equatorial mount guide port and autoguide - using many popular audioguiding programs (PHD, Guidedog and more). Autoguiding enables you to take accurate pictures with long exposure times of several minutes. Thanks to the extra light-sensitive camera, you now always have a suitable guide star to hand, even using short exposure times. An ST-4 protocol connection cable is also included. Simple automatic tracking at its best.
You can use this camera with all guiding telescopes, or off-axis guiders that accept a 1.25 " tube, 1.25" filter thread (M28.5x0.6) or C-mount adapter thread (1 "x1 /32").
IMPORTANT NOTES:
This is not a stand-alone guider camera. You always need a Windows 10/11 computer to take pictures and for autoguiding.
The autoguider software is not included. You can use PHD2 Guiding, Guidedog, Metaguide, Guidemaster (freeware) or AstroArt, MaxIm DL (paid).
DOWNLOAD PHD2-Guiding: https://openphdguiding.org/
DOWNLOAD GuideDog: http://barkosoftware.com/GuideDog/index.html
DOWNLOAD latest camera software and drivers: http://www.touptek.com/download/showdownload.php?lang=en&id=2
SPECIFICATIONS
- Camera type: BRESSER / Touptek GPCMOS02000KPA color
- Sensor: SONY IMX290 CMOS color, backlit
- Image and video size: Full HD 1936 x 1096 pixels (video 15 FPS)
- Native sensor size in pixels: 1936 x 1096
- Exposure times: 66µs to 16min
- Binning: YES, 2x2
- Megapixel: 2.1 MP
- Sensor size in mm: 5.6 x 3.1
- Pixel size: 2.9 µm x 2.9 µm
- Bit depth: 8/12 switchable
- ST-4 Compatible Autoguider: YES
- CNC milled housing made of aluminum
- Protective strap on the camera housing
- Camera tube diameter: 1.25 "(31.7 mm)
- Camera connection thread: C-mount + 1.25 "filter thread
- Computer interface: USB 2.0
- C-mount extension tube with 1.25 inch filter thread included
- No IR cut filter installed
- Operating system: WINDOWS 10 + 11
- ASCOM driver included
Field of view for different focal lengths in mm (given in arc minutes):
400mm - 48.2 'x 27.3'
500 mm - 38.6 'x 21.8'
600 mm - 32.1 'x 18.2'
700 mm - 27.5 'x 15.6'
800 mm - 24.1 'x 13.6'
900 mm - 21.4 'x 12.1'
1000 mm - 19.3 'x 10.9'
1250 mm - 15.4 'x 8.7'
1500 mm - 12.9 'x 7.3'
1750 mm - 11.0 'x 6.2'
2000 mm - 9.6 'x 5.5'
SCOPE OF DELIEVERY
- Full HD camera
- C-mount adapter
- USB 2.0 PC connection cable with a length of 200cm
- Interface cable for ST-4 autoguider port with 150cm length
- Dust cap for camera tube
- Software CD
