The Altair 678M Colour camera has the latest Starvis 2 BSI sensor with very high sensitivity for planetary imaging, including in the NIR red region.The pixel size of 2 microns makes this camera ideal for lunar and planetary imaging with telescopes of approximately 1000mm focal length, such as a Celestron C8 SCT. (The mono version 678M is recommended for solar imaging).The sensor has no amp glow, and therefore offers better performance for deep-sky imaging or video astronomy with a small refractor.
Scope of Delivery:
- Camera body.
- 1.5m USB cable.
- 1.25 inch x nosepiece with female 1.25" Astronomy filter thread on the front.
- (Optional 2" OD Nosepiece with dual 2 and 1.25" filter threads is available, code GPCAM-2IN)
- CS-Mount insert (12.5mm back-focus) is pre-installed on camera. (Optional 5mm extension adapter is available for C-Mount lenses requiring 17.5mm back-focus.)
- UV-IR Blocking or Clear AR Coated Front optical glass filter with Anti-Reflection coatings. (Removable for sensor cleaning or swappable).
- Plastic dust cap 1.25".
- Silicon dust cap for sensor.
- Software CD (Instructions online at www.altairastro.help )
Products specifications
| Power Supply | with USB |
| Weight | 70g |
| Connections | USB 3.0 |
| Connection to telescope | 1.25" |
| ADC | 12bit |
| Horizonal Resolution | 3840Px |
| Vertical Resolution | 2160Px |
| Pixel fullwell capacity | 11.8ke- |
| Maximum exposure length | 0.1ms ? 1000s |
| Pixel | 8.3MPx |
| Backfocus | 17.5mm with C adapter, 12.5 with CS adapter |
| Sensor type | Sony IMX678 back illuminated sensor |
| Sensor size | 7.7mm x 4.3mm |
| Pixel size | 2µm x 2µm |
| QE | >83% |
| Readout noise typical | 2.43 ? 0.42 e- |
