Starlight Xpress Trius PRO 694C Colour CCD Camera
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Starlight Xpress Trius PRO 694C Colour CCD Camera

£1,399.00✓ 2 year warranty

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About this product

Model:  Trius-SX-694-PRO-Colour
Part Number:  100-0056

Starlight Xpress TRIUS 694 Pro available at a Special Price - limited availability. 

The TRIUS range of cameras were the first on the market to incorporate a powered USB 2.0 hub in the rear of the camera. This enables users to connect their USB filter wheel and guide-camera directly to the camera rather than multiple cables back to the computer, for simplicity and convenience. 

The new Blue Edition TRIUS PRO series follows on from that success. Starlight Xpress has redesigned the electronics for even lower read-noise figures and faster downloads. The Sony CCD cameras are achieving read-noise figures that are better than CMOS cameras (when used at unity gain), along with 16-bit data and, thanks to the impressive cooling, significantly better dark-noise figures. Dark frames really are a thing of the past, making calibration frames optional rather than compulsory, giving you more time to capture data and process your images. 

 

MAJOR FEATURES

  • Lower read-noise than CMOS cameras
  • A Bayer matrix single-shot colour version of the Trius PRO-694 mono camera.
  • Medium-sized, high-resolution 'Exview' CCD sensor with 6,050,000 x 4.54uM square pixels in a 15.98 mm diagonal array.
  • Exceptionally low dark signal - dark frames are unnecessary for most deep-sky objects.
  • Excellent QE of 77% peak in yellow light, 65% at Hydrogen alpha (656 nm).
  • Three port powered USB hub built-in. You can drive a Lodestar or Superstar guider + SX filter wheel.
  • High performance two stage cooling for better than -40C delta T
  • Dry Argon CCD chamber fill for improved cooling performance.
  • Exceptionally effective anti-blooming with minimal effect on linearity and no lost active area.
  • High-speed USB 2.0 interface for approx.  3.5-second downloads.
  • Built-in triple-powered USB hub for guider and filter wheel control.
  • Single USB cable control for all features - get rid of that dangerous cable tangle!
  • Very low power consumption. Less than 1.5 amps at 12v DC.
  • Compact and lightweight - only 75mm in diameter x 70mm long - less than 500 grams load on the telescope.
  • Collimatable front cover.

Specifications

CCD typeICX694AL Exview CCD with ultra low dark current and vertical anti-blooming
CCD Full resolution pixel dataPixel size: 4.54uM x 4.54uM, Image format: 2750 x 2200 pixels
Megapixels6.1
CCD Image area12.5mm (Horizontal) x 10mm (Vertical)
CCD qualityGrade 1 or better - No bad columns, no dead pixels, no more than 50 'hot' pixels (saturated in <10 seconds)
Spectral ResponseQE max at 580nM (~77%), 50% roll-off at 360nM and 770nM
Readout Noise3  electrons RMS (at unity)
Full-well capacityGreater than 17,000 e- (unbinned)
Anti-bloomingOverload margin greater than 800x
Dark currentLess than 0.002 electrons/second @ - 10C CCD temperature
Data format16 bits
System gain0.3 electrons per ADU
Computer InterfaceBuilt-in USB 2.0 compatible interface
Image download timeTypically 3.5 seconds at full resolution
Power requirements115VAC / 240VAC @ 12VA, or 12VDC @ 900mA max
Cooling systemRegulated set-point cooling supply with thermoelectric cooler to give a minimum CCD temperature of approximately -45C below ambient
Size75 x 70mm black anodised aluminium barrel with 42mm 'T2' thread at the CCD window end & input/output plugs at rear. CCD alignment screws are provided for setting the chip parallel to the focal plane
Weightapprox. 450g

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