ASTSC3 II...

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Camera Details...

SALE - astronomiser is having an end of line sale on astronomiser CCD cameras. All prices have been reduced by at least 25%. Currently, we have 9 of these cameras left - once these are gone, we will no longer be selling them - we will still be offering a webcam modification service, pre-modifed webcams and basic modified SPC900NC cameras.

Black and White high sensitivity Advanced Amp-Off Long Exposure camera with a larger 1/3" ICX424AL CCD, housed in an aluminium case with air cooling.

This camera is fitted with an ICX424AL 640 x 480 7.4 micron pixels 8 bit black and white 1/3" Wfine CCD sensor. This sensor is twice as sensitive as the 1/4" B&W CCD fitted to the ASTSC15BW and gives a field of view approximately 1 1/3rd wider.

This camera is designed with very long exposure deep sky imaging in mind. The amp-off function allows gradient free imaging of over five minutes per single exposure and gives an excellent signal to noise ratio. It is very sensitive and can be used with CCD filters for tri-colour LRGB deep sky imaging. The larger CCD makes it considerably more sensitive than the standard cameras, reducing exposure times and increasing detail.

For planetary imaging, this camera has a much higher sensitivity than the standard ASTSC15C and can be used at higher frame rates and faster exposure times to give high quality images even under average to poor seeing conditions, though with the larger field of view, the image scale is smaller. Can be used with CCD filters for LRGB/ IRRGB planetary imaging.

It is supplied with an 1 1/4" focusser adapter.

Parallel version

Use in conjunction with a PC or laptop - this camera comes with a single cable with both a parallel and USB connector - both need to be connected for long exposure imaging. Simply disconnect the parallel connector for Planetary, Lunar or Solar imaging.

Serial version

Use in conjunction with a PC or laptop - this camera comes with a single cable with both a serial and USB connector - both need to be connected for long exposure imaging.

Serial cameras are supplied with a serial to USB adapter for a USB only solution. When used with a USB hub, you can run a single USB line to your PC or laptop.

Simply disconnect the serial connector for Planetary, Lunar or Solar imaging.

To use the serial version with K3CCD tools, you will need to purchase the full version of K3CCD Tools 3 ($49) from the K3CCD registrations page. You should do this after downloading the trial version. Although Serial to USB support is now widespread I would recommend that you check with your software supplier before purchasing a serial camera.

Used in conjunction with GuideDog or Guide Master and either a serial mount control cable or parallel guiding - with about eight times the sensitivity of the standard colour sensor, you are guaranteed to be able to find a guide star in virtually any part of the sky, even with an 80mm refractor as your guide scope.

All Astronomiser cameras have a unique serial number for identification and security purposes and are guaranteed against defects of workmanship for one year. All other repairs in the first year will be carried out at cost and upgrades to more advanced models are available.

See the Image Gallery for shots taken with this and other Astronomiser cameras.

This camera is a real performer for long exposure black and white deep sky photography and when used in conjunction with LRGB filters will produce stunning results of a quality far in excess of any other camera in it's price range.

SOLD OUT!! - This camera is no longer available

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Software...

Use in conjunction with capture software such as K3CCD Tools a free version of which is available here - you will also need to download a free key from here.

Please see the note above about using the serial version with K3CCD Tools.

Two short tutorials in the use of K3CCD for image capture are available by visiting my personal website.

To process images, I recommend Registax a free version of which is available from here.

This camera is recognised as a Philips Toucam and is Plug and Play with Windows XP. This camera is flashed with an optimised B&W RAW mode macro.

See the Image Gallery for shots taken with this and other Astronomiser cameras.