TS-Optics TS174M USB3.0 MONO Astro Camera - Air Cooling - Sensor D=13.4 mm

TS-Optics TS174M The TS174M Apollo with 2.3 MP from Teleskop-Service is a powerful deep sky astro camera with air cooling - also well suited for solar photography.
 

Sony IMX174 monochrome sensor with 13.4 mm diagonal (11.34 x 7.13 mm)

5.86 µm pixel size - well suited for all telescopes

Good sensitivity up to infrared

USB 3.0 for fast download of images

256 MByte DDR3 cache improves performance especially on USB 2.0 ports

Tilting mechanism against Newtonian rings

DPS (Dead Pixel Suppression) removes the annoying dead (hot and cold) pixels from the image

ARF clear glass filter protects the sensor from dust and lets IR light through

ST4-level autoguiding interface included - can be used as a powerful autoguider

PCS cooling - reduces sensor temperature during long exposures

Ideal also for solar photography (no banding)

Back focus (distance sensor to T2 thread) is 12.5 mm

1/4" photo tripod connection thread at the back of the housing

Native driver as well as drivers for ASCOM or DirectShow available (download links at the end of the detail description)

USB3.0 MONO Astro Camera - Air Cooling - Sensor D=13.4 mm
 

TS-Optics TS174M Monochrome Astro Camera for Deep-Sky, Sun and Planets

The TS174M of the Apollo series is a powerful MONO astro camera with the modern SONY IMX174 sensor. The large field and the good resolution by 5.86 µm pixels make the camera a good all-rounder for moon, planets, but also deep sky.
 

Deep sky astrophotography:

The large sensor with 13.4 mm diagonal makes the camera well suited for photography of nebular objects, star clusters and galaxies. A corrector will not be necessary in most cases. The Sony sensor is very sensitive, so you can image faint objects well in just a few minutes. Due to the large 5.86 µm pixels the camera is well suited for different telescopes of f/4 and slower. Also the use on camera lenses is well possible.
 

Lunar and planetary photography:

We recommend an effective focal ratio around f/20 to f/30 to achieve good resolution. This can be achieved very well with good barlow lenses.
 

Solar photography:

The TS174 is very well suited for photographing the sun, both in white light and in H-alpha. Against the Newtonian rings in solar photography, sensor tilting helps, which the TS174M also offers.
 

Use as an autoguider:

At only 180 grams, the TS174M is a lightweight. It hardly loads the focuser. Of course, the camera offers the ST-4 autoguiding interface. A 2 meter autoguiding cable is also included.
 

Anti-reflective clear glass filter protects the sensor from dust

The clear glass filter prevents dust from getting to the sensor. It also lets UV and infrared through, so you can also do infrared photography with the camera. You have full control over what light hits the sensor with the right choice of contrast filters, nebula filters or UV/IR blocking filters.
 

DPS technology against hot and dead pixels

The DPS (Dead Pixel Suppression) analyzes dark frames and selects the abnormal pixels. In imaging, these unwanted pixels are overwritten and then no longer appear. The image becomes smoother. The technology works similarly to a dark frame.
 

Air cooling - reduces the sensor temperature

The sensor heats up during the exposures. The PCS dissipates the heat from the sensor via a heat conducting pad. The sensor temperature is thus reduced by up to 15 degrees Celsius compared to cameras without PCS.
 

Here you can find drivers, software, a manual for the camera and hints for solar photography:

The native driver can be downloaded from here.

Very popular for planetary imaging are SharpCap (free or paid) and FireCapture (free).

For control via ASCOM, please install ASCOM platform and then the ASCOM driver .

For control via DirectShow, please install the DirectShow driver. You can then test the camera with AMCAP.

You can download the user instructions from here.

A guide to successful solar photography with "pre and post processing" can be found at this external link: Solar photography
 

Sensor:	CMOS sensor Sony IMX174 MONO
Size:	11.34 x 7.13 mm - diagonal 13.4 mm
Pixel size:	5.86 µm
Resolution:	1936 x 1216 pixels - 2.3 megapixels
Bit:	12 Bit
Power supply:	Via USB - no separate power supply necessary
Connection thread telescope side:	M42x0,75 (T2) internal thread
Distance sensor to thread:	12.5 mm back focus
ST-4 autoguiding interface:	yes
max. frame rate:	164 frames per second at full resolution with USB3.0

 

large scope of delivery:

 

Manufacturer / Importeur:	Teleskop-Service Ransburg GmbH
Street:	Von-Myra-Str. 8
ZIP / City:	85599 Parsdorf
Country:	Germany