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Starlight Xpress Lodestar PRO Autoguider & Imaging Camera (Color)

BH #STLSPROC • MFR #LODESTAR PRO COLOUR
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Starlight Xpress Lodestar PRO Autoguider & Imaging Camera (Color)
Key Features
  • Sony ICX829AK Color CCD
  • Fits 1.25" Guide Scopes & Focusers
  • ST4 Output to Mounts
  • Ultra-Low Dark Current
Capture night-sky images or guide your mount through long exposures for pinpoint image accuracy with the color Lodestar PRO Autoguider & Imaging Camera from Starlight Xpress. The CCD camera employs the Sony ICX829AK sensor, with considerably improved QE from earlier models and typical readout noise of 8 electrons. This Exview 2 chip approximately doubles the original Lodestar's sensitivity and adds nearly a full star magnitude to the minimum guide star brightness.
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Starlight Xpress Lodestar PRO Overview

Capture night-sky images or guide your mount through long exposures for pinpoint image accuracy with the color Lodestar PRO Autoguider & Imaging Camera from Starlight Xpress. The CCD camera employs the Sony ICX829AK sensor, with considerably improved QE from earlier models and typical readout noise of 8 electrons. This Exview 2 chip approximately doubles the original Lodestar's sensitivity and adds nearly a full star magnitude to the minimum guide star brightness.

The camera fits common 1.25" focusers and guide scopes, and comes with an output cable for ST4 sockets on mounts. It has a 25.4 x 0.75mm filter thread. A mini-USB style USB2 port is provided for power and control.

Starlight Xpress Lodestar PRO Specs

General
Sensor Size
6.4 x 4.8 mm
Noise
Read Noise: Typically 8 Electrons
Connection
Mini-USB 2.0
Barrel
Barrel Size: 1.25 x 3.3" / 31.8 x 85 mm (1.25" / 33 mm Eyepiece Push Fit Size)
Barrel Thread: 1 x 0.03" / 25.4 x 0.8 mm (CS Mount Lens Thread)
CCD
Sony ICX829AK ExView2 Color CCD
Gain
0.8 e/ADU
Number of Pixels
752 Horizontal x 580 Vertical
Output Connection
Standard RJ-12 Autoguider Socket
Output Type
Opto-Isolated 4 Lines (N, S, E & W) Pull Down with Common Return Line
Pixel Count
752 x 580
Pixel Size
8.6 x 8.3µ
Rate
Download Rate: Approximately 10 fps in Binned 2 x 2 Mode (Recommended)
Physical
Color
Blue
Weight
3.5 oz / 100 g

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