TS-Optics ToupTek SkyEye24AC full format color astro camera, cooled - chip D=43.3 mm

TS-Optics ToupTek SkyEye24AC full format color astro camera, cooled - chip D=43.3 mm


Cooled USB 3.0 full format astro camera with high sensitivity and zero amp glow for deep sky astrophotography
♦ Full format Color Sensor Sony IMX410 - back-illuminated

♦ 24 x 36 mm - diagonal 43.3 mm

♦ 24MP - 6064x4040 pixels

♦ Pixel size 5.94 µm - can be used on almost all telescopes

♦ 14 bit ADC - dynamic range like a CCD sensor

♦ No amp glow with Zero Ampglow circuitry

♦ Built-in UV/IR blocking filter as protective glass

♦ DDR Buffer 512 MB for stable data transfer

♦ M54x0.75 connection thread (internal thread)

♦ Back focus 17.5 mm (distance between sensor and thread)

♦ Binning is supported

♦ Manufacturer of the camera is Touptek

TS SkyEye 24AC full-frame color astrocamera with Peltier cooling
This state-of-the-art camera uses Sony's latest full-frame, 14-bit, back-illuminated IMX410 ADC sensor. With 5.94 µm pixels, the camera can be used on almost all astronomical telescopes with good illumination.

Due to the high sensitivity of around 80% QE, we also recommend the camera for somewhat weaker telescopes such as RC, EHD, ACF-Cassegrains or refractors. Even at f/7 or f/8 you can take beautiful astro photos in just one night.

The "single-shot" color camera offers more convenience than monochrome cameras. Not everyone wants to use the complex L-RGB process for beautiful colored nebula images or planetary images. The color cameras give you the opportunity to get nice pictures without changing the filter. In a direct comparison to the DSLR camera, however, the color camera convinces with a much higher light sensitivity, a smoother image and significantly more depth. Stars don't burn out that quickly.

Back Illumination Technology:
Sony's back-illuminated CMOS image sensor improves sensitivity and noise reduction - key factors in improving image quality - by shifting the basic pixel structure from front to back exposure. The advantages of the CMOS image sensors, such as low power consumption and high operating speed, have been retained.

Back exposure improves light capture while increasing the amount of light. This makes significantly shorter exposure times possible and leads to an improved quantum efficiency of 80%.

Sony has developed a unique photodiode structure and on-chip lens optimized for back-illuminated structures, resulting in higher sensitivity and lower no-light random noise by reducing noise, dark current and defective pixels compared to the traditional front-illuminated structure.

No amp glow:
Conventional CMOS sensors produce a faint source of infrared light during operation, which can often be seen in the corners of uncalibrated images as a telltale sign of the "amplifier glow". Because this camera's sensor uses zero-ampglow circuitry, you don't have to worry about amp-glow even when using high-gain, long-exposure images.
Sensor type: Sony IMX410
Sensor size: 36mm x 24mm, diagonal 43.3mm
Pixel size: 5.94 µm
Resolution: 6072x4042 (24 Mpixel)
Shutter: rolling shutter
ADC: 14 bits
Cooling: Powerful Peltier cooling up to 35 °C below ambient
Full well: 100 ke
Read noise: 1.1e - 6.4e
Sensitivity: Peak 80% QE
Zero Ampglow Circuit: Yes
Entry Window: IR Cut Filter
Power Requirement: 12V 3A
Telescope connection: M54x0.75 internal thread
Working distance from the internal thread to the sensor: 17.5 mm
Diameter: 89mm - Height 103mm
Weight: 0.718kg

♦ Camera
♦ Hard case
♦ High-Speed USB 3.0 cable (length 1.5 meters)
♦ CD with driver and quick start guide
♦ Allen key
♦ Adapter from M54 to M48 with 21 mm length
♦ M48 extension with 16.5 mm length
♦ Reduction from M48 to T2 - no effective overall length