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Celestron NexImage Solar System Imager w/Software
Astro Imaging Made EasyWhether 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 imagesSpecifications:Chip: .25-inch format HAD color CCD chipResolution: VGA 640x480Size: 3.6mm x 2.7 (4.5mm diagonal)Pixel Size: 5.6 micron squareSensitivity: <1 luxUSB Cable: 7 feetSystem Requirements:PC running Windows 98SE or better333Mhz Pentium II or better128 MB of RAM40 MB of hard drive spaceScreen resolution of 1024x768 or higher.
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