Celestron NexImage CCD Solar System Imager
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Discontinued
A high quality CCD imager which works with any telescope which has a 1.25" focuser or accepts 1.25" eyepieces, the NexImage Solar System Imager from Celestron is an easily-used imaging device which provides superior results than comparable products with CMOS sensors. It plugs right into your focusing barrel or eyepiece barrel and accepts 1.25" filters just like an eyepiece. The view from the NexImage is similar to that of a 5mm eyepiece with a 50° apparent field of view.
The USB cable attached to the NexImage is 7.0' long and you'll need a PC with at least 40 MB of hard drive space, 128 MB of ram, a Pentium II 333 MhZ or better processor and an operating system at least as recent as Windows 98SE.
- Frame lists allows viewing of individual video stream captures
- Quality Cutoff filters out poor images automatically
- Wavelet Filter separates into a series of easily-controlled unsharp mask layers to unearth image detail
- Contrast, brightness, gamma curve and RGB hitstogram
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- Astronomy (3)
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- Easy To Use
- Strong Construction
Cons
Best Uses
- Astrophotography
- Print out amazing photos
Comments about Celestron NexImage CCD Solar System Imager:
It's a great and easy way to have amazing photographs of the moon, planets and constellations, it's not difficult to learn how to use it (it has a good tutorial), and for the price it's a smart buy I strongly recommend it to beginners and intermediates astronomers.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Cheap intro to video
- Useful accessory
Cons
- Faster computer reqd
- Poor Fit
- Steep Learning curve
Best Uses
- Astronomy
- Astrophotography
Comments about Celestron NexImage CCD Solar System Imager:
Useful for Lunar and Planetary imaging. It is easy to instal the software following the instructions if you are using Windows 7 but if you still use XP, expect some difficulties or even major ones. (I tried with an old and a new laptop.) Because you are streaming video, don't try it on an old slow laptop!
Okay the adaptor is a bit under the 1.25" but the thumbscrews firm it up nicely. Focus is very critical, so be very careful.
I am an experienced observer but my learning curve included many Homer Simpson 'D'oh' moments. I have finally got it working okay, but like driving a stick shift car, it will take some while to build up expertise to be completely comfortable with it.
I worked out that on an F10 SCT I will need to use it with a 2X barlow to have the pixels considerably smaller than potential telescope resolution which is desirable if you hope to achieve optimum results. Shorter focal ratio telescopes would need a more powerful barlow.
So far I have not used it under good conditions but the results are promising. The 'wavelet' function in Registax is where nearly all the magic happens to bring out detail and sharpen the image. The Pdf Registax User's guide on the CD is very good.
Please be prepared to spend several hours grasping the basics and be prepared to say D'oh a few times.
Oh, and also buy the cheap reducer lens that gives 2X the width of the field of view or 4 times the area....quite useful
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Accurate
- Compact
Cons
Best Uses
- Astronomy
Comments about Celestron NexImage CCD Solar System Imager:
The first time I used the NexImage, I was very pleased with the great results on Saturn and the rings.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Accurate
- Compact
Cons
- No Win7 drivers
Best Uses
- Astronomy
Comments about Celestron NexImage CCD Solar System Imager:
As a beginner in astrophoto this is a great start.
Plug and play(capture). It's main use is moon and planets.
No driversupport in Win7 though, but with a virtual pc with WinXP it works great.
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