EXPLORE SCIENTIFIC Deep Sky Astro Camera 1.7MP

EXPLORE SCIENTIFIC Deep Sky Astro Camera 1.7MP


Camera with very light sensitive sensor and active cooling
The perfect introduction to the world of astrophotography
Convenient creation of astro photos and videos
Very low-noise SONY CMOS sensor with 17.6mm diagonal
Short exposure time, low noise, large image fields
Sensor resolution 1.7 MP (1600 x 1100 pixels)
Sensor size: 14.4 x 9.9 mm (1.1 inch)
Built-in USB hub with 2 x USB2.0 ports
Camera diameter: 80mm; Length: 102mm; Weight: 0.53kg
Scope of delivery: camera, accessories, software, case, instructions
EXPLORE SCIENTIFIC Deep Sky Astro Camera 1.7MP
High-resolution deep-sky camera with a large and extremely sensitive SONY Exmor IMX432 CMOS sensor and active cooling for telescopes with long focal lengths.

Enter the world of astrophotography now. With the new EXPLORE SCIENTIFIC DEEP SKY ASTRO camera you get a modern complete package for the convenient creation of astro photos and videos. Finally an easy-to-use camera for capturing galaxies, star clusters, the moon and even planets with extremely high sensor sensitivity and very low sensor noise. The high sensitivity enables very short exposure times and the freezing of air turbulence in planetary photographs. Thanks to the fast USB-3 computer interface, all image data is transferred within a few seconds. Long waiting times are now history.

Simply connect the camera to your telescope using the T2 female thread (M42.0.75mm) or the supplied 2" (50.8mm) plug adapter and after installing the drivers and the EXPLORE Capture recording and editing software included in the scope of delivery, you are ready to go the first real astro photos with a camera that is highly specialized for your purpose.

The EXPLORE Capture professional software included in the scope of delivery not only offers the necessary basic functions for image and video recording, but also many helpful special functions for image post-processing and for setting up the camera. Functions such as live image display, exposure settings, white balance, dark image subtraction, stacking, time-lapse recordings and much more can be configured individually. The very sophisticated software in particular makes it really easy for you to get started with astrophotography. With the automatic settings you can generate absolutely presentable results without much prior knowledge. If you want, you can simply switch off the automatic settings and gradually dare to use the individual professional settings.

The new EXPLORE SCIENTIFIC DEEP SKY camera has an extremely sensitive and very low-noise SONY Exmor IMX432 CMOS sensor, which is additionally cooled down to 40°C below ambient temperature by the two-stage thermoelectric cooling. In contrast to normal DSLR cameras, this guarantees far less noise and fewer hot pixels in your recordings. As a result, the images are not only much sharper and more brilliant, but simply contain more usable image information. By setting the desired camera temperature in a controlled manner, it is possible to create dark frames under reproducible recording conditions at any time. The large-format COMOS sensor with a diagonal of 17.6 mm also enables large image fields and simplifies the adjustment and centering of objects considerably.

The camera has a built-in USB hub with 2 x USB2.0 ports on the back. Connect your additional autoguider camera or motor focus etc. there using a short USB cable and thus reduce the risk of tangled cables and broken cables. Separate cable connections of your accessories to your computer are therefore no longer necessary.

A stable hard case for the camera plus accessories is also included.

NOTE: Don't let the megapixel specs and conflicting pricing confuse you. In the field of astronomy, it is not the sensor resolution but the maximum light sensitivity that is the decisive criterion. The main goal is to capture as much light as possible in a short amount of time.

Fields of view for different focal lengths in arc minutes and degrees:
400mm - 124'x 85' (2.1 x 1.4 degrees)
500mm - 99'x 68' (1.7 x 1.1 degrees)
600mm - 82'x 56' (1.4 x 0.9 degrees)
700mm - 70'x 49' (1.2 x 0.8 degrees)
800mm - 62'x 43' (1.0 x 0.7 degrees)
900mm - 55'x 38' (0.9 x 0.6 degrees)
1000mm - 49'x 34' (0.8 x 0.6 degrees)
1250mm - 40'x 27' (0.7 x 0.5 degrees)
1500mm - 55'x 23' (0.6 x 0.4 degrees)
1750mm - 28'x 19' (0.5 x 0.3 degrees)
2000mm - 25'x 17' (0.4 x 0.3 degrees)

CHARACTERISTICS
Camera type: ASTRO camera 1.7MP ATR3CMOS01700KPA
Data output: still images and video
Image sensor: SONY Exmor IMX432 CMOS color sensor
Adjustable resolution: 1600x1100
Adjustable binning: 1x1
Frame rate per second (FBS): 94
Physical sensor size in pixels: 1600 x 1100
Megapixels: 1.7 MP
Sensor size: 14.4