Player One Apollo-C IMX174 2.3MP Color Astronomy Camera 164FPS for Solar Imaging

Description: Description Player One Apollo-C IMX174 2.3MP Color Astronomy Camera 164FPS Astronomical Camera for Solar Imaging Focus on Solar Imaging! Apollo series is the worlds first camera line specifically designed for solar photography. This series is named after Apollo. The Apollo series features sensors for Sony with global shutters and a focus on monochrome sensors. We have launched 4 models of Apollo cameras: Apollo-M MAX (IMX432) monochrome camera with a 1.1" sensor. Apollo-M MINI (IMX429) monochrome camera with a 2/3" sensor. Apollo-M (IMX174) monochrome camera with a 1/1.2" sensor. Apollo-C (IMX174) color camera with a 1/1.2" sensor. Note: - The solar camera needs to be used with a device such as baader film or Herschel wedge prism for energy cut-off or light reduction. Do not use the camera directly on a telescope without a dimming device. - Other accessories are not included in the package. If you need them, please contact us before purchasing. Product Description: Apollo-C is a solar camera developed by Player One Astronomy. It adopts the IMX174 1/1.2" format color sensor for Sony. The 5.86um pixel size accommodates a well depth of 32Ke with a total of 2.3MP (the resolution is 1944*1216), and the diagonal is 13.3mm. Pregius Technology Apollo-C (IMX174) and Apollo-M (IMX174) are based on Pregius 1st Gen. It is a giant leap in CMOS sensor development. Format Apollo-C (IMX174) has a 1/1.2" format. This size is between Apollo-M MAX (IMX432) and Apollo-M MINI (IMX429). Recommended Accessory (Optional): ACS (Active Cooling System) ACS is an external air-cooled system. It is designed for solar and big format planetary cameras with PCS (Passive Cooling System). ACS can provide much better temperature control. When your camera has PCS + ACS, its temperature is only 7â higher than the ambient temperature. The camera body is a little warm, but it is not hot. ACS can be used in daylight for solar imaging and used at night for DSO lucky imaging. https://player-one-astronomy.com/product/active-cooling-system-acs-for-uncooled-cameras/ Features: The naming of Player One Astronomy cameras is unique. Solar camera line is named after Apollo, the god of the sun. The suffix of the name describes the cameras biggest feature. Download drivers and software: http://player-one-astronomy.com/service/software/ Download manuals: http://player-one-astronomy.com/service/manuals/ Cutting-edge Design The planetary cameras developed by Player One Astronomy use a scientific and technological regular hexagon to construct the main body line, supplemented by round chamfers to achieve both rigidity and flexibility. The positive orange, which is imply solar, is matched with the low-key and steady black. And the super-fine frosting process on the entire surface makes the camera look luxurious and cool, highlighting the style of high-end players 2nd Gen - Sensor Tilt Plate When you are taking photographs of the sun with a prominence telescope, the Newton ring will be annoying. Smoother solar images without Newton ring could be taken by adjusting the focal plate. Get a much smaller field curvature of the telescope. Built-in high-density sponge shading pad can block the light from the side slits without any side leakage. Passive Cooling System The temperature of solar cameras working in daylight could be higher than the temperature when they are used at night. Heat of global shutter sensors will be a problem, especially for some big formats like IMX432. Player One adds a new feature called Passive Cooling System to conduct the heat from the sensor out. 256M DDR3 Cache Player One Astronomy cameras are the first one of planetary cameras to use the DDR3 cache in the world! It helps stabilize and secure data transmission, effectively avoids frame dropping and greatly reduces read noise. With the DDR3 cache, the cameras do not have high demands on computing any longer. But the cameras still have an excellent performance even if they are connected to a USB 2.0 port. DPS Technology The planetary cameras from Player One Astronomy have DPS (Dead Pixel Suppression) technology. The DPS can analyze many dark frames to find out those fixed abnormal pixels and record the map in camera memory. In imaging, each exposure frame and those positions of dead pixels will be given a median value according to the active pixels around the abnormal pixels. Over-voltage and Over-current Protection Mechanisms Player One cameras ensure the safety of your camera and other equipment through over-voltage and over-current protection mechanisms. Data Port When the camera is connected to the USB3.0 interface and full-resolution preview is used, it can reach 164 FPS in RAW8 mode (10bit ADC). For recording images, the actual writing speed will be affected by the writing speed of the hard disk itself. When the hard disk writing speed is slow, the recording may not reach the theoretical speed. It is recommended that you use a high-quality solid state drive to record data to give full play to the performance of the camera. Use an ST4 guide cable to connect the camera and the AUTO GUIDE port of the equatorial mount to do guiding. Performance: Readout Noise Regarding readout noise, we solemnly promise that all values are obtained from actual tests. You can use the software for Sharpcap 4 for testing. SC4 has a function called Sensor Analysis, providing a very simple way to test readout noise. We wrote a tutorial on website: https://player-one-astronomy.com/service/manuals/ If you are interested in readout noise testing, you can try it by yourselves because it is very simple. QE Curve Mechanical Drawing: Package Included (without ACS): - 1 x Camera and 1.25" T-mount - 1 x 2M USB3.0 cable - 1 x 2M ST4 cable - 1 x 1.25" dust-proof cover - 1 x Air blower - 1 x M2 hex wrench - 3 x M1.2 hex wrenches Packaging Details (without ACS): - G.W.: 0.75kg Payment Terms 1. We accept PayPal,Payoneer,Visa Card,Google pay,Credit card etc. 2. We ship to your eBay or Paypal address. Please make sure your eBay and Paypal address is correct before you pay. Shipping Terms 1. We will process the order within the handling time ,if you have any questions, please contact us via eBay message or email. 2. For remote regions of DHL/FedEx..., extra shipping costs might be charged. Usually it costs about 30USD-50USD. We will contact you if shipping company informed us your address belongs to remote area. 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Price: 561.45 USD

Location: Shenzhen

End Time: 2024-12-04T09:00:57.000Z

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