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Deep Sky Imager™ with AutoStar Suite™
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new Deep Sky Imager is the latest
innovation from Meade Instruments
and represents a revolutionary
breakthrough in CCD astro-imaging.
The Deep Sky Imager is a high-performance,
easy-to-use color CCD camera
that allows every astronomer
to shoot and process stunning
deep sky photographs of galaxies,
nebulae, star clusters and planets
their first night out. |
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One
Pass Color CCD Sensor from Sony®
The Meade Deep Sky Imager utilizes
Sony’s Super HAD™ Color
CCD Image Sensor Technology for incredible
low noise and higher dynamic range:
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16-Bit A/D converter
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High dynamic range
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48-Bit Color
More Deep Sky Imager Features…
USB 2.0
High Speed
The New Meade Deep Sky Imager™
features a fast USB 2.0 High Speed
connection. This will allow fast data
transfer. The actual download time
for daytime or planetary imaging is
up to 5 frames per second. For longer
exposures the download time is ½
a second in order to sustain a higher
signal to noise ratio. There is virtually
no delay between the time the image
is taken and when it appears on your
computer screen. The Deep Sky Imager
is also backward compatible with USB
1.1.
Deep
Sky Imager is Convection Cooled
The Deep Sky Imager draws away heat
from the CCD sensor with Meade’s
proprietary “Convection cooling”
design, allowing longer exposures
with less noise.
Less Noise Means
More Data
With Meade’s proprietary collection
of noise reduction techniques managing
the data coming from the imaging chip,
you get more data for every second
of exposure.
No Compression,
no Loss
You get all the data from your Deep
Sky Imager without compression, and
that means no loss of information
in your raw images. So no matter if
you take image for beauty or for science,
Deep Sky Imager will give you the
results you need.
No Batteries
Required
Just plug the Deep Sky Imager’s
USB 2.0 High Speed cable into your
laptop and you are ready to image
or autoguide. No other power supplies
are needed.
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| Image
taken with Deep
Sky Imager |
M20
- Trifid Nebula |
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by John Hoot. All
images were taken
with a Meade 8"
LX200™GPS
using Meade’s
Deep Sky Imager.
Total exposure time
was 10 minutes (20
exposures at 30
seconds each –
automatically stacked).
All images were
processed using
Meade’s AutoStar
Suite software. |
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taken with Deep
Sky Imager |
M51
- WhirlpoolGalaxy |
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Meade Deep Sky Imager is the Perfect Choice
for Beginner to Intermediate Astrophotographers: |
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One
pass color imaging. No filters required. |
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CCD
sensitivity comparable to imagers
costing over a $1000. |
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Deep
Sky Imager can also be used as a sensitive
and simple to use Autoguider. |
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Exposure
times as short as 1/10,000th of a
second, and as long as 1 hour to accommodate
any exposure demand. Perfect for imaging
the Moon, planets, and deep-sky objects. |
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USB
2.0 High Speed connection. |
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Fast
Data transfer speed allows you to
see your images almost as soon as
you take them at an unbelievable 5
uncompressed frames per second, making
focusing and composing quick and easy. |
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Deep
Sky Imager Camera Control and Image
Processing software is included. No
need to purchase expensive after-market
programs. |
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Deep
Sky Imager weighs only 10 ounces and
is very compact, measuring only 3.25”
x 3.25” x 1.25”. No need
for additional balance weights. |
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Deep
Sky Imager works on any telescope. |
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An
Incredible Software Package…
Deep
Sky Imager is an advanced, complete solution
for imaging and autoguiding with these advanced
Software enhancements: |
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Autostar
Suite has the ability to adjust color
saturation and balance, eliminating
the need to use Photoshop or other
tools to accomplish this pre-publication
step. |
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Time
Lapse photography tool – Create
movies of the rotation of Jupiter,
moons transiting Jupiter, etc… |
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Auto
and Manual exposure settings. Let
Deep Sky Imager optimize the exposure,
or set it manually. |
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New
Stretch Options: Auto-stretch automatically
brings out dim objects at short exposures.
Optimizes the contrast of objects,
with adjustable contrast settings. |
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Automatic
Dark Subtraction. Dark frames are
automatically stacked and averaged,
then subtracted giving you a clean
image. |
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Automatically
align and stack images using state-of-the-art
techniques. |
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Magic
Eye™ focus for super fast, no-hassle
focusing. |
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Live
histogram. Helps you optimize for
the best exposure. |
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| SPECIFICATIONS |
| CCD
Sensor |
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High
Sensitvity Sony® Super HAD™
Color CCD Sensor |
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| Pixels |
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510
x 492 pixels (250,000 pixels) |
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Size (in microns) |
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9.6
microns (W) x 7.5 microns (H) |
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Conversion |
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16-bit
(greater image depth and contrast) |
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Exposure Time |
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1/10,000
of a second to one hour |
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| Housing |
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Anodized
die-cast aluminum |
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| USB
Compatibility |
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USB
2.0 High Speed and 1.1 |
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| Size
/ Weight of Product |
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3.25"
x 3.25" x 1.25" /
10 oz. |
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| Image
taken with Deep Sky Imager |
M16
- Eagle Nebula |
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Minimum
System Requirements
Pentium-II 400MHz computer (Pentium-4
2GHz computer recommended), 98 Mega-Bytes
of RAM (512 Mega-Bytes recommended),
200 Mega Bytes of available hard-drive
space (>1GB recommended), CD ROM
drive, Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP (Windows
XP recommended), USB 1.1 (2.0 recommended)
available full-powered port. |
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