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ZWO ASI294MM Pro - cooled mono CMOS Camera for many fields of astrophotography

ASI cameras stand for very good workmanship and have modern CMOS sensors installed. This versatile camera uses the state-of-the-art "back-illuminated" Sony IMX492 sensor.

Sony specifies a sensor diagonal of 21.63 mm. However, due to sensor refinement by ZWO the true diagonal is 23.2 mm.

The 4.63 µm pixels of the ZWO ASI294MM Pro make this camera an all-rounder with highest sensitivity for short exposure times in deep sky photography. Additionally, binning can be switched off, then the pixel size is only 2.32 µm, which increases the detail resolution - even planets can be photographed well this way.

In addition, binning can be switched off, then the pixel size is only 2.32 µm, which increases the detail resolution.

Advantages and features of the ASI MC294MMPro mono camera:


♦ USB 3.0 for a fast download - can also be used with USB 2.0
♦ DDR3 memory buffer to help improve data transfer reliability. Additionally, the use of a memory buffer minimizes amp-glow, which is caused by the slow transfer speeds when the camera is used with a USB 2.0 port.
♦ Powerful Peltier cooling up to 35 °C below ambient
♦ Sensitive CMOS sensor with 23.2 mm diagonal - 11.7 megapixels
♦ Good resolution through 4.63 µm pixels
♦ Switchable to 2.32 µm pixel size and resolution 8288 x 5644
♦ Comes with AR protection window - full transmission also in IR. If infrared should be blocked, an IR-cut filter is necessary.
♦ Distance from T2 connection thread (female) to camera sensor: 17.5 mm
♦ Very high sensitivity - QE up to 90% - ideal astronomy camera for dim objects
♦ 14bit ADC
♦ HCG mode - if gain is higher than 120 (12 dB), read noise is reduced below 2e- - result: low-noise images despite extremely high sensitivity.
♦ Full well capacity 66387e - even bright stars do not burn out anymore, you get a better signal-to-noise ratio.

Application ranges of the camera:


♦ Deep sky images (nebulae and galaxies): Due to the high sensitivity, nebulae and galaxies are captured after only a few seconds. By cooling down the camera up to 35 °C below ambient, the already low noise can be further reduced. By increasing gain (like the ISO setting of DSLR cameras), you can reduce exposure times below 30 seconds. Effects from seeing or inaccuracies of the drive are eliminated.

♦ Lunar and planetary images: extremely short exposure times (due to high sensitivity) freeze the seeing. Through the high resolution of the sensor, many details can be reproduced even at shorter focal length. Video astronomy is also possible.

Specifications

Sensor Type

CMOS Sony IMX492

Size of chip (mm)

19.1 x 13

 

 

Chip diagonal (mm)

23.1

Pixel size

4.63

 

 

 

Resolution Photograph (Pixel)

4144 x 2822

Megapixel

11.6

Bit depth (Bit)

14

Operating temperature

-5 - 45

Colour camera

No

Active cooling

Yes

Interfaces

USB 3.0/USB 2.0

Autoguider

No

Images per second

16.3 (at full resolution)

Full well capacity

66k

Reading noise

1.26 - 8

Connection to the telescope

1.25'' & 2'' & T2

Flange focal distance (mm)

6.5 / 17.5

Length (mm)

85

Diameter (mm)

78

Weight (gr)

410

Brand New Original ZWO Camera


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