SBIG STXL-16200 Ultimate Package

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STXL-16200

STXL-16200

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  • A/D Converter

    16 bits

  • A/D Gain

    0.5e-/ADU

  • Adaptive Optics Option

    Yes

  • Antiblooming

    Yes (ABG Only)

  • CCD

    Truesense KAF-16200

  • CCD Grade

    Class 1

  • CCD Size

    27 mm x 21.6 mm

  • Backfocus Distance

    0.98" (24.8 mm)

  • Binning Modes

    1 x 1, 2 x 2, 3 x 3, 9 x 9, x n

  • Computer Interface

    USB2 /Ethernet

  • Cooling Delta

    60 Degree C

  • Dark Current e/p/s at 0 C

    0.1 e-/p/s typical

  • Exposure

    0.12-3600 sec

  • Filter Size

    50mm Round

  • Filter Wheel Option

    Yes

  • Full Frame Download

    11 sec

  • Full Well Capacity

    41,000 e-

  • Imaging CCD

    KAF-16200

  • Imaging / Pixel Array

    4500 px x 3600 px

  • Internal Tracking CCD

    No

  • OAG Option

    No

  • OS Compatibility

    Windows 32 and 64 bit OS, Mac

  • Peak QE

    56%

  • Pixel Digitization Rate

    1.8 MHz

  • Pixel Size

    6 micrometer

  • Power

    12 VDC

  • Power Cable

    US

  • Read Noise

    9 e-

  • Remote Guide Head

    Yes

  • Self-Guiding Filter Wheel

    Yes

  • Shutter

    Mechanical, Even-illumination

  • Temperature Regulation

    Yes

  • Total Pixels

    16.2 million pixels

  • Mounting connections

    3" Threaded Accessory Plate

  • Lens Adapter

    Nikon or Canon EOS

  • Dimensions

    Overall: 6 x 6 x 3.5" (152 x 152 x 88.9 mm)
    Excluding Fan:6 x 6 x 3" (152 x 152 x 76 mm)

  • Weight

    5.2 lbs (2.36 kg)

FW8G-STXL

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  • Antiblooming

    Yes

  • CCD Size

    4.8 mm x 3.6 mm

  • Computer Interface

    HDMI

  • Dark Current e/p/s at 0 C

    0.5 e-/p/s

  • Exposure

    0.001-3600 sec

  • Filter Size

    50mm Round

  • Filter Wheel Option

    No

  • Full Frame Download

    0.13 sec

  • Full Well Capacity

    25,000 e-

  • Imaging CCD

    KAI-0340

  • Imaging / Pixel Array

    648 px x 486 px

  • Internal Tracking CCD

    No

  • OAG Option

    No

  • OS Compatibility

    Windows 32 and 64 bit OS, Mac

  • Pixel Size

    7.4 micrometer

  • Power

    HDMI

  • Read Noise

    8.6 e-

  • Remote Guide Head

    No

  • Self-Guiding Filter Wheel

    No

  • Shutter

    Electromechanical

  • Temperature Regulation

    No

  • Total Pixels

    314,928 pixels

  • Weight

    2.2 oz (62.37 g)

  • Computer Interface

    I2C

  • OS Compatibility

    Windows 32 and 64 bit OS, Mac

  • Power

    Supplied through Camera s I2C Port

  • Dimensions

    6 x 7 x 1.2" (152 x 178 x 30.5 mm)

  • Weight

    2.2 lbs (1 kg)

About SBIG STXL-16200 Ultimate Pkg

STXL-16200 Camera

16 megapixel CCD with 6 micron pixels, Adaptive Optics capable, Self Guided Filter Wheel Option.

The SBIG STXL supports up to 35 mm format CCD sensors. Two STXL filter wheel options are available. The Standard and Self-Guiding 8-position STXL filter wheels have micron-level filter positioning, and accommodate 50mm round unmounted filters. In the Self-Guiding filter wheel model, a guiding CCD is incorporated into the filter wheel in front of the filters.

The STXL-16200 includes a high sensitivity, 16 megapixel CCD with 6 micron pixels.

STXL has two-stage cooling with deltas up to -60C, is water cooling ready, and includes ethernet and USB 2.0 computer interfaces.

Self-Guiding in Front of Filters
It is well known that the advantage of easier guiding through a separate guide scopes is often limited by differential deflection of the guide scope relative to the main optical axis due to mechanical flexure or shifting of the mirror in the main OTA. It was this difficulty that SBIG addressed with our patented self-guiding design, and that we and others have addressed with an Off-Axis Guiding solution. Self-guiding is more convenient and more accurate, but can prove more difficult when narrowband filters are used. Separate off-axis guiders can be clumsy and consume excess back focus distance. The ideal solution was therefore to design a self-guiding system that placed the guiding CCD in front of the filters using an integrated design that is easy to control. With the guider CCD integrated into the filter wheel, and focal reducing optics to increase the field of view, the optical design is optimized for guiding and everything is controlled through a single interface. The guider connects directly to the camera, and does not require additional power or control cables. The system can be operated by a single software package as one camera.

Micron-Precision Filter Wheel
In addition, STXL filter wheels are designed with a same precise positioning mechanism. With precise positioning, a filter is returned and held in precisely the same position every time it is rotated into the optical path, even after a loss of power and no matter how many times the filter wheel has moved. We measured this accuracy at better than 5 microns (less than one pixel).

USB 2.0 and Ethernet Interface
The STXL series has both USB 2.0 and Ethernet interface capability for the greatest versatility with a variety of computer systems. user's do not have to choose between the two. The Ethernet interface makes control of the camera over a network easy and less expensive than requiring a local computer to be controlled remotely. Moreover, the camera has a built-in web server. Also, with Ethernet, no camera drivers need to be installed. The STXL camera has a built-in web server that can be accessed from any browser.

Superior Cooling
The STXL uses an innovative pin fin heat sink. This design is the most efficient for dissipating heat per given volume, and while it is more expensive than typical parallel fin heat sinks commonly round elsewhere, it provides superior performance and minimizes size and weight at the same time. This is one of the reasons the STXL camera weighs less than competing cameras with similar cooling performance. The new heat sink is an optimized design for this camera using a large custom pin fin heat sink mated directly to the hot side of the 2 stage TE cooler to achieve maximum heat dissipation with a single large fan. In less than 5 minutes the STXL achieves a delta of -60C using air cooling only.

Water Circulation Ready
While the design is aimed at sufficient cooling without water assist, it is possible to use water instead of air or in addition to air for optimum cooling. Using water instead of air will not require the use of a fan.

Even-illumination Shutter
Since the early days of the original ST-7 camera, SBIG has been providing even-illumination shutters in our cameras - something not found in the majority of other astrophotography cameras. "Even-illumination" means that the shutter mechanism is designed to open and close in such a manner that it does not change the proportion of light falling on the sensor due to the shape or motion of the shutter itself. This is what one finds for instance with an iris type of shutter that opens-up starting at the center and closes over the center last.

User rechargeable desiccant
In order to allow the user the greatest flexibility in the field, and to avoid having to return the camera to the factory in order to purge the CCD chamber, we have designed the chamber to accept a rechargeable desiccant plug.

Full Frame Image Buffer
The STXL series cameras have a full frame image buffer for storing image data during download. This prevents possible corruption of the image due to processing delays in the main computer during download.

Variable Speed Fan
If the user desires air cooling only, the fan speed is controllable through software. Variable speed control allows the user to "tune" to fan to eliminate any resonance with the user's telescope thus suppressing harmonic vibrations.

I2C AUX Port
The STXL cameras have a convenient I2C AUX port, which controls all accessories including filter wheels and AO-8T Adaptive Optics accessories.

Tracking Relay LED indicators
This handy set of 4 LEDs will tell you at a glance if the camera is issuing corrections to the mount in +X, -X, +Y or -Y directions during an imaging session.

12VDC Operation
The STXL will internally regulate a 12VDC supply so that the camera can be connected directly to any unregulated source such as a car battery. Four power LEDs indicate if the supply voltage drops to 11, 10 or 9 volts and when it is "good." Operation of the camera is possible with a supply voltage of 9.1 to 14 volts DC. Other LEDs indicate camera status and operation of the relays during guiding.

Guiding
STXL models can connect to either a Remote Guide Head or FW8G-STXL self-guided filter wheel. The Remote Guide Head is suitable for piggyback guide telescopes or off-axis guider devices. The FW8G-STXL filter wheel provides integrated self-guiding in front of the filters. Both connect directly to the Guide Head port on the STXL camera, which provides all power and control signals. This provides a convenient, integrated package and minimizes mount cabling.

Optional AO-X Adaptive Optics
All STX and STXL models can operate with the AO-X Adaptive Optics accessory. The AO-X uses a tip-tilt window to quickly and precisely adjust the image position in response to autoguider feedback. With Adaptive Optics there is no backlash, stiction, or lag, and the movements are precise and accurate. This allows the AO-X to not only remove the effects of periodic error, drift, and wind gusts, but also reduce the effects of atmospheric seeing.

FW8G-STXL Filter Wheel

The SBIG FW8G-STXL is an 8-position self-guiding filter wheel for STXL series cameras.

Features

Self-Guiding in Front of the Filters
Self-guiding has long been acknowledged as the best, most accurate way to guide long exposure astrophotos, particularly with commercial SCTs. The single most common complaint however is finding bright stars when guiding through dark or narrowband filters. The STXL filter wheel incorporates a KAI-0340 CCD with 640 x 480 pixels @ 7.4u inside the front cover of the filter wheel so that the guider picks off light from the guide stars before passing through the filters. This guiding CCD is the same sensor used in the ST-I autoguider. Moreover, the optical elements that transfer the light from the pick-off mirror to the CCD act as a 0.7X focal reducer, similar to the OAG-8300 configuration. The result is a doubling of the field of view of the guiding CCD with a correspondingly greater selection of guide stars.

There are two smaller adjustment knobs on the filter wheel base: one for focus and one for moving the pick-off mirror to avoid vignetting. A larger knob on the side of the filter wheel locks the adjustments in place once the best focus is achieved. A short cable is provided to connect the filter wheel guider to the remote guide head port on the camera. In the event that a Standard filter wheel cover is substituted for using Nikon or Canon EOS camera lens adapters, a remote guide head may be used for guiding instead of the built-in self-guiding CCD. The Standard and Self-Guiding Filter wheel covers are interchangeable.

AO-X Adaptive Optics

The next-generation of adaptive optics for our STX/STXL-series cameras.

The SBIG AO-X is a large aperture AO designed to be compatible with all STX and STXL series cameras, including the STX-16803, STXL-16200, STXL-11000 and STXL-6303. The AO-X requies minimal backfocus while offering a large 3" aperture optical element, which is large enough to cover the KAF-16803 CCD sensor.

The AO-X requires an off-axis guide camera behind the device. For STXL cameras, we recommend using the FW8G-STXL filter wheel. For STX cameras, the AO-X stacks on top of the FW7-STX and STX Guider. (Can also be used with FW5-STX.) The AO-X can also be used with a Remote Guide Head if you have a custom Off-Axis Guider setup.

Baader 50mm round LRGB set

50.4mm round Baader LRGB Filter Set (L is UV+IR blocked, all are AR coated & optically polished)

Baader 50.4mm Narrowband Set

50mm round Baader 7nm H-alpha filter, 50mm round Baader 8nm O-III filter, 50mm round Baader 8nm SII filter

SBIG STXL-16200 Ultimate Pkg Features

  • STXL-16200 Features:
  • USB 2.0 and Ethernet in each camera
  • Web browser control ready
  • Two-Stage TE Cooling
  • Minimum Cooling Delta -60 C with Air Only
  • 12VDC operation (9-14VDC)
  • Self-guiding in front of filters
  • Full frame image buffer
  • Self-Guiding in front of the filter wheel
  • Optional Remote Guide Head
  • Photometric shutter for large arrays
  • Variable speed fan
  • Quick Disconnect Water Cooling Ready
  • User Rechargeable Desiccant Plug
  • Opto-isolated Relays for Telescope Control
  • Tracking Relay LED Indicators
  • Power Management LED Indicators
  • FW8G-STXL Features:
  • Micron-Precision filter positioning
  • Built-in self-guiding CCD in front of the filters
  • Repeatable filter positioning to better than a pixel
  • Holds eight 50mm round unmounted filters

Key Features

  • STXL-16200 Features:
  • USB 2.0 and Ethernet in each camera
  • Web browser control ready
  • Two-Stage TE Cooling
  • FW8G-STXL Features:
  • Micron-Precision filter positioning

What's in the box:

  • STXL-16200 Monochrome CCD Camera (Class 2)
  • FW8G-STXL Filter Wheel
  • AO-X Adaptive Optics
  • Baader 50mm Round LRGB Set
  • Baader 50.4mm Narrowband Set
  • Universal Power Supply
  • Even-illumination Shutter
  • 2-stage TE cooling & Water Cooling Ready
  • AC Cord and Plug
  • Power Extension Cable
  • 15' USB Cable
  • Tracking Cable & Adapter
  • Software and Manuals
  • Custom Pelican Case
  • SBIG 2 Year Limited Warranty on Camera Body and 1 Year Limited Warranty on Sensor and Accessories