Starlight Xpress Trius SX-26 USB Hub Color CCD Camera System, Sony ICX493AQA SuperHAD CCD, Built-in USB 2.0
SKU: SXTSX26C
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About Starlight Xpress SX-26C
Where precision and high-quality imaging are paramount, the Starlight Xpress Trius SX-26 USB Hub Color CCD Camera System stands out. Equipped with a Sony ICX493AQA SuperHAD CCD sensor, this innovative camera system delivers superior image quality and sensitivity, making it an ideal choice for a variety of applications, from surveillance to scientific research.
The Trius SX-26 camera system offers multiple connection options. The primary control connections include a USB 2.0 socket for seamless control from your computer and a +12v DC jack socket for power. It also features an opto-isolated RJ11 Guider Port output, compatible with any standard active low guider input via the provided RJ11 'telephone' lead.
In addition to these, the camera system boasts three Mini-5pin USB 2.0 sockets, capable of powering up to three different USB devices simultaneously. Whether you need to connect a Lodestar Autoguider, an SX USB Filter Wheel, or a focuser, each USB port can provide 5v DC at a maximum of 200mA.
Unlike many alternatives, the Trius SX-26 camera system is fitted with a specially manufactured fused silica window, featuring a 7-layer anti-reflective coating. This design offers exceptional strength and heat transfer characteristics, reducing the risk of dewing during humid weather.
The camera's cooling system is ingeniously designed for maximum efficiency in a compact package. The new peltier cooler configuration allows for an approximate -40deg.C delta T. The built-in fan at the rear of the camera ensures optimal heat dissipation, drawing air in through small holes in the front of the barrel and expelling it out of the rear.
The Trius SX-26 camera system also features a unique orthogonal alignment of the front plate, ensuring that the CCD and the optics are parallel to each other. This design enables the user to adjust for any collimation issues throughout the optical train, ensuring pinpoint stars across the entire field.
In a move usually reserved for high-end cameras, the Trius cameras are filled with dry argon in the CCD chamber. This prevents moisture condensation on the CCD during the cooling process and enhances the cooling process by lowering the delta T.
In summary, the Starlight Xpress Trius SX-26 USB Hub Color CCD Camera System is a durable, user-friendly, and high-quality solution for all your imaging needs.
Starlight Xpress SX-26C Features
- Very large, high resolution 'SuperHAD' CCD chip, with 10,202,400 x 6.05uM square pixels in a 23.4 x 15.6mm array
- Single-shot color, using a Bayer matrix of R, G and B on-chip filters. No filter wheel required
- Triple USB hub for accessories, built-in
- High performance two stage cooler for better than -35 C chip temperature reduction
- Dry Argon chamber fill for improved cooling performance
- Exceptionally low dark signal - No dark frames necessary for most deep sky objects
- Exceptionally effective anti-blooming with minimal effect on linearity and no lost active area
- High sensitivity, equivalent to 55% QE at peak of green filters
- Back focal length 17mm +/-1mm
- Built-in super high speed USB 2.0 interface for approx. 10 second downloads
- Built-in autoguider output
- 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