SBIG ST-402M Class 2 CCD Monochrome Imaging Camera

When precision and performance are paramount, the ST-402M Class 2 CCD Monochrome Imaging Camera stands out as a superior choice for professionals and enthusiasts alike. This high-quality, durable camera is engineered with an advanced scientific-grade full-frame CCD sensor, ensuring exceptional image clarity and detail for monochrome photography. Its high quantum efficiency (QE) makes it an ideal tool for educational purposes, photometric studies, and a range of other applications where black and white imaging is preferred.

The ST-402M is not only innovative in its design but also boasts a compact and lightweight build, simplifying the setup and handling process. Its high sensitivity and expansive field of view make it the ultimate guiding camera for those with larger telescopes, capturing faint details in dimly lit objects with ease. With a peak QE nearing 85%, the ST-402M's ability to record subtle nuances in low-light conditions is unmatched in its class.

This professional-grade camera comes with two optional internal filter wheels: one equipped with premium RGB color imaging filters and the other with BVI photometric filters, both of which maintain the camera's high photometric standards. The even-illumination shutter ensures photometric quality and facilitates automatic dark frame capture, further enhancing the camera's versatility.

Enhanced cooling is a standard feature of the ST-402M, including a larger heat sink, a 50mm magnetic levitating fan with a guard, a redesigned back plate for better airflow, and an improved internal power supply for the thermoelectric (TE) cooler. This robust cooling system allows the camera to maintain a temperature delta of approximately -30 degrees Celsius below ambient, regulated to +/- 0.1 degree Celsius, ensuring optimal performance even in warm environments.

For those seeking a highly sensitive autoguider, the ST-402M excels with its electronic relays providing standard autoguider outputs via the RJ-11 jack. Its large field of view ensures that finding a guide star is virtually guaranteed, even with a modest finder scope. The camera's USB 2.0 interface and high-speed readout rate of approximately 4.25 megapixels per second allow for quick and efficient image transfer, with a full-frame, high-resolution image downloading in less than a quarter of a second.

The ST-402M operates seamlessly from a 12V battery or other unregulated 12VDC sources, thanks to its built-in regulated power supply. A universal power supply is also included, accommodating operation from 100 to 240VAC. Whether for educational use, guiding larger scopes, or capturing high-resolution monochrome images, the ST-402M Class 2 CCD Monochrome Imaging Camera is a testament to professional imaging excellence.