Bresser Deep-Sky Camera and Guider - 31.7mm

BRESSER Full HD Deep Sky Camera with autoguider: a great camera for different types of astrophotography and for autoguiding. Not only suitable for planets, but also for deep-sky objects such as galaxies, nebulae and star clusters. Dedicated ToupSky Astro Imaging software supports video preview, video recording, video processing, image capture and processing, dark field correction and raw data output. Easy to use, but with professional results.

One of the main features of the new backlit SONY IMX290 CMOS sensor is its high light sensitivity, which makes it possible to detect deep-sky objects without active cooling. SONY has increased the quantum efficiency at 533 nm wavelength up to 77%, which is much better than other CMOS sensors have been able to achieve in the past.

Connect this camera to a guidescope and attach the camera’s built-in ST-4 port, directly to your telescope’s equatorial mount guide port and autoguide – using many popular audioguiding programs (PHD, Guidedog and more). Autoguiding enables you to take accurate pictures with long exposure times of several minutes. Thanks to the extra light-sensitive camera, you now always have a suitable guide star to hand, even using short exposure times. An ST-4 protocol connection cable is also included. Simple automatic tracking at its best.

You can use this camera with all guiding telescopes, or off-axis guiders that accept a 1.25 ” tube, 1.25″ filter thread (M28.5×0.6) or C-mount adapter thread (1 “x1 /32”).

IMPORTANT NOTES:

This is not a stand-alone guider camera. You always need a Windows 10/11 computer to take pictures and for autoguiding.

The autoguider software is not included. You can use PHD2 Guiding, Guidedog, Metaguide, Guidemaster (freeware) or AstroArt, MaxIm DL (paid).

DOWNLOAD PHD2-Guiding: https://openphdguiding.org/

DOWNLOAD GuideDog: http://barkosoftware.com/GuideDog/index.html

DOWNLOAD latest camera software and drivers: http://www.touptek.com/download/showdownload.php?lang=en&id=2

SPECIFICATIONS

• Camera type: BRESSER / Touptek GPCMOS02000KPA color
• Sensor: SONY IMX290 CMOS color, backlit
• Image and video size: Full HD 1936 x 1096 pixels (video 15 FPS)
• Native sensor size in pixels: 1936 x 1096
• Exposure times: 66µs to 16min
• Binning: YES, 2×2
• Megapixel: 2.1 MP
• Sensor size in mm: 5.6 x 3.1
• Pixel size: 2.9 µm x 2.9 µm
• Bit depth: 8/12 switchable
• ST-4 Compatible Autoguider: YES
• CNC milled housing made of aluminum
• Protective strap on the camera housing
• Camera tube diameter: 1.25 “(31.7 mm)
• Camera connection thread: C-mount 1.25 “filter thread
• Computer interface: USB 2.0
• C-mount extension tube with 1.25 inch filter thread included
• No IR cut filter installed
• Operating system: WINDOWS 10 11
• ASCOM driver included

Field of view for different focal lengths in mm (given in arc minutes):

400mm – 48.2 ‘x 27.3’
500 mm – 38.6 ‘x 21.8’
600 mm – 32.1 ‘x 18.2’
700 mm – 27.5 ‘x 15.6’
800 mm – 24.1 ‘x 13.6’
900 mm – 21.4 ‘x 12.1’
1000 mm – 19.3 ‘x 10.9’
1250 mm – 15.4 ‘x 8.7’
1500 mm – 12.9 ‘x 7.3’
1750 mm – 11.0 ‘x 6.2’
2000 mm – 9.6 ‘x 5.5’

SCOPE OF DELIVERY

• Full HD camera
• C-mount adapter
• USB 2.0 PC connection cable with a length of 200cm
• Interface cable for ST-4 autoguider port with 150cm length
• Dust cap for camera tube
• Software CD

Technical Data

ELECTRONICS, HARDWARE & SOFTWARE
Resolution	1936 x 1096
GENERAL TECHNICAL DATA
Colour	green
Material	Aluminium
DIMENSIONS & WEIGHTS
Total length	72 mm
Total width	35 mm
Total height	35 mm
Net weight (without access.)	90 g