Celestron NexImage Solar System Imager: £120.50

Astro Imaging Made Easy

NexImage is a complete CCD solar system imager capable of producing high quality planetary images with greater light sensitivity and color fidelity than comparable CMOS imagers. Combined with the NexImage software package, NexImage can bring out tremendous detail and reveal a final image that will rival those taken with astronomical CCD cameras costing thousands of pounds more.

View and capture live video on your computer screen Software automatically filters out video frames most affected by poor atmospheric "seeing" leaving only the sharpest, clearest frames to be stacked and aligned into one high quality image Easy to follow quick start instructions and tutorial with sample video file that will have you producing quality images your first night out Camera control software allows you to manually change the gain, contrast, exposure time, frame rate and color saturation using your PC Compatibility – 1.25in adapter barrel makes NexImage compatible with most any telescope

Versatility – 1.25in adapter is threaded for standard eyepiece filters and can be removed and replaced with optional focal reducer lens

Features:

Compatibility - threaded on 1.25" adapter barrel makes NexImage compatible with most any telescope. Versatility – 1.25"adapter is threaded for standard eyepiece filters and can be removed and replaced with optional focal reducer lens. Tutorial - step-by-step Quick start and tutorial complete with sample video file that will have you producing quality images your first night out. Power - NexImage uses a 1/4" format color CCD chip that gives the same approximate magnification as a 5mm 50 degree field of view eyepiece.

Camera control software:

Full camera control – allows you to manually change the gain, contrast, exposure time, frame rate and color saturation. Preview mode – shows a live feed of your image making focusing as easy as focusing an eyepiece. Video recording – capture streaming video of solar system object used to generate the final high quality image.

Image processing software:

Frame Lists – automatically allows you to view individual frames of your video stream. Quality cutoff filter – filter out low quality images based on individual frame quality and alignment differences. Wavelet Filter – separates image into a series of unsharp mask layer that can be individually controlled to bring out all the hidden detail of the image. Image Processing Control – maximize your image with the most powerful image processing controls like, contrast, brightness, gamma curve, RGB histogram and many more.

NexImage comes with the following:

NexImage Camera with 1.25” adapter and USB cable attached CD-ROM including: Image capture software – to capture streaming video of image Image processing software – to align and stack individual frame into one high quality image. Quick Setup and Tutorial – complete with sample images

NexImage Specifications:

Chip: 1/4" format, HAD, color CCD chip
Resolution: VGA 640x480
Size: 3.6mm x 2.7 (4.5mm diagonal)
Pixel Size: 5.6 micron square
Sensitivity: <1 lux
USB Cable: 7ft

Recommended Minimum System Requirements:
PC running Windows 98SE or better
333Mhz Pentium II or better
128 MB of RAM
40 MB of hard drive space
Screen resolution of 1024x768 or higher

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