No compromises. Our mid-sized STT Series cameras offer features and specifications found in no other astronomy camera – of any size. Drawing on all of our previous experience and the best of each of our previous designs over the years, the STT represents the culmination of everything that the amateur has asked for in an imaging system, packed into a 4.9 x 4.9 x 2.9 inch body. Standard features include: Two-stage cooling with a temperature delta greater than -50C with air only; water cooling ready; USB 2.0 and Ethernet on every camera; full frame buffer; fast low-noise readout of an 8.3Mp CCD in less than one second; MAR coated sapphire chamber window; self-guiding in front of the filters; remote guide head support; optional adaptive optics; and more
Compare these STT features with any other camera:
- Ethernet and USB 2.0
- Built-in Web Server
- Full Frame Image Buffer
- 2-Stage TE Cooling > -50C delta T with air
- Liquid Cooling Capability Standard for greater cooling
- Twin Variable Speed Fans
- High Accuracy Temperature Control
- Built-in Frost Detection
- Built-in RBI Pre-flash
- External Triggers In / Out
- Power Management System
- 12VDC Operation
- Lowest Noise 10Mhz Readout (<1 sec download)
- High Precision 8-position Filter Wheel Option
- Accepts 1.25" and 36mm filters
- Even-illumination (photometric) shutter
- Multi-coated Sapphire Chamber Window
- Optional Self-Guiding in Front of filters
- Optional Remote Guide Head
- Optional Adaptive Optics (AO-8T)
- User Rechargeable Desiccant Plug
- Status, Power and Relay Indicators
- Windows and Mac Control Software
Specification:
A/D Converter | 16 bits |
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Adaptive Optics Option | Y |
Antiblooming | y |
CCD Size | 17.96 mm x 13.52 mm |
Computer Interface | USB2/Ethernet |
Cooling Delta | 55 °C |
Dark Current e/p/s at 0 C | 0.2 e-/p/s |
Exposure | 0.1-3600 sec |
Filter Size | 36mm / 1.25″ |
Filter Wheel Option | y |
Full Frame Download | 1 sec |
Full Well Capacity | 25.000 e- |
Imaging CCD | KAF-8300 |
Imaging / Pixel Array | 3326 px x 2504 px |
Internal Tracking CCD | n |
OAG Option | n |
OS Compatibility | Windows 32 and 64 bit OS, Mac |
Peak QE | 56% |
Pixel Digitization Rate | 10 mhz |
Pixel Size | 5.4 μm |
Power | 12 VDC |
Read Noise | 9.3 e- |
Remote Guide Head | y |
Self-Guiding Filter Wheel | y |
Shutter | Mechanical, Even-illumination |
Temperature Regulation | y |
Total Pixels | 8.3 million pixels |
Weight | 1.7 lbs |
- Camera Type
- Monochrome*~CCD/CMOS Camera
- Camera Series
- STT