Celestron NexImage Solar System Imager w/Software

Astro Imaging Made Easy

Whether you currently own a telescope or are contemplating a purchase, Celestron's new NexImage solar system imaging kit is a must-have accessory!

NexImage is a complete CCD solar system imager capable of producing high-quality planetary images with greater light sensitivity and color fidelity than comparable CMOS imagers. Combined with the NexImage software package, NexImage can bring out tremendous detail and reveal a final image rivaling those taken with astronomical CCD cameras costing thousands of dollars more.

High Performance Features:

• View and capture live video on your computer screen.
• Automatically filter out video frames most affected by poor "seeing" conditions, leaving only the sharpest, clearest frames for stacking and aligning into a single, high-quality image.
• Easy-to-follow, quick-start instructions and tutorial with sample video file.
• Camera-control software for adjusting gain, contrast, exposure time, frame rate and color saturation via a PC.
• NexImage uses a .25-inch, color CCD chip that gives the same approximate magnification as a 5mm 50-degree-field eyepiece. Its 1.25-inch adapter barrel ensures compatibility with most any telescope, and it's threaded to accept standard eyepiece filters. The adapter also can be removed and replaced with an optional focal-reducer lens.

Camera Control Software:

• Full camera control allows adjustment of gain, contrast, exposure time, frame rate and color saturation.
• Preview mode shows live feed of your image, making focusing easy.
• Video recording to capture streaming video of the solar-system objects.

Image Processing Software:

• Frame Lists that automatically viewing of individual frames from video stream.
• Quality-cutoff filter that screens out low-quality images.
• Wavelet filter that separates an image into a series of unsharp mask layers that can be individually controlled to bring out hidden detail.
• Image-processing controls for contrast, brightness, gamma curve, RGB histogram and many more.

Includes:

• Camera with 1.25-inch adapter and 7-foot USB cable.
• CD-ROM including image capture software to capture streaming video of image.
• Image processing software to align and stack individual frame into one high quality image.
• Quick Setup and Tutorial complete with sample images

Specifications:

• Chip: .25-inch format, HAD, color CCD chip
• Resolution: VGA 640x480
• Size: 3.6mm x 2.7 (4.5mm diagonal)
• Pixel Size: 5.6 micron square
• Sensitivity: <1 lux
• USB Cable: 7 feet

System Requirements:

• PC running Windows 98SE or better
• 333Mhz Pentium II or better
• 128 MB of RAM
• 40 MB of hard drive space
• Screen resolution of 1024x768 or higher.