The ASI 294MC is the first camera equipped with the brand new Sony IMX294CJK sensor: the perfect astrocamera for any conceivable use!

The Sony CMOS sensor "back-illuminated" guarantees maximum sensitivity and therefore short exposure times: with just 30 seconds and subsequent stacking you can image nebulae and galaxies - all without active cooling!

The main advantages of the room, in a nutshell:

• USB 3.0 for fast download - also compatible with USB 2.0
• Very sensitive CMOS sensor: maximum quantum efficiency over 75% (approx. at 530 nm)
• Good resolution due to relatively small pixels
• Transparent AR filter included, for a complete passage of light, even in the infrared. In case you need to block IR rays, you need an IR-cut filter.
• HCG mode - if the Gain (preamplifier) ​​parameter is greater than 120 (12 db), the reading noise is reduced below 2e - Result: although the sensitivity is high, images with very little noise are obtained.
• High Full-Well-Capacity: Even bright stars won't saturate, maintaining an excellent noise-to-signal ratio.
• Big set of accessories: adapter, cable and more

Areas of use of the chamber:

• Lunar and planetary images: extremely short exposure times thanks to the high sensitivity that "freezes" atmospheric turbulence. Thanks to the high resolution of the sensor, even telescopes with shorter focal lengths can produce detailed images. Also suitable for video astronomy.
• Deep-sky shots (nebulae and galaxies): thanks to the high sensitivity nebulae and galaxies are reproduced in seconds. Although the camera is not cooled, it still allows you to obtain shots with low noise and high resolution. By adjusting the GAIN parameter (comparable to the ISO setting of digital mirror reflex cameras) it is possible to reduce exposure times to less than 30 seconds. The effects caused by atmospheric turbulence and tracking inaccuracies are therefore eliminated.

Color or monochrome? Black and white cameras have the advantage of being more sensitive and having a higher resolution than color cameras. However, the expense of color images is high, as filters and a filter wheel are required.