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  1. $499.00 USD
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    Player One:

    • Sensor:IMX174
    • Format:1/1.2 inch
    • Resolution:1936×1216
    • Pixels:2.3 MP
    • FPS:164 FPS
    • Mono Camera
    • ADC:12bit
    • Port:USB3.0 & ST

    Focus on Solar imaging!
    Apollo series is the world’s first camera line designed specifically for solar photography, named after Apollo.

    The Apollo series features Sony sensors with global shutters and a focus on
    Product Description
    Apollo-M is a solar camera developed by Player One Astronomy, which adopts the Sony IMX174 1/1.2” format monochrome sensor. The 5.86um pixel size accommodates a well depth of 32Ke with a total of 2.3MP  (the resolution is 1944*1216), and the diagonal is 13.3mm.
    Pregius Technology

    Apollo-M (IMX174) and Xena-M (IMX249)  based on Pregius 1st Gen, it was a gaint leap in CMOS sensor development. IMX174 and IMX249 has same performance, the only difference is IMX174 is faster (164FPS) .

    Format
    Apollo-M (IMX174) has 1/1.2″ format, this size is between Apollo-M MAX (IMX432) and Apollo-M MINI (IMX429).

    Pixel size
    9um pixel size is 1.5 times bigger than IMX174 camera, which means it can works at longer focal ratio, such as SCT + Daystar filter(with 4.2X) .
    Full Well

    100Ke full well, is 3 times bigger than IMX174. This feature will bring some new possibility in imaging. What we can imagine is HDR the Sun and prominence, or maybe the bright and dark side of the Moon.

    HCG and Noise
    HCG mode will automatic open when Gain >145, readout noise will drop to 4.6e. And dynamic range will rise to 12 drops again.

    At 380 gain, readout noise of IMX432 is 2.6e, it is lower than IMX174. And full well will still bigger than IMX174.

    Highlights
     
    No banding
    Row noise problem is a big trouble in solar imaging. When we use IMX174 or IMX178 cameras, bandings occurs sometimes. Although we can fix this problem in post-processing, but it still does nagitive affect on the details.

    The biggest surprise in testing Apollo-M  MAX is, we found that images of IMX432 are so smooth, no annoying horizontal banding. So that, we can focus on capture details in any focal ratio, in any way ( full disk mosaic or ROI ) , never need to worry about banding issue in post-processing.

    Cutting-edge Design
    The planetary cameras developed by Player One Astronomy uses a scientific and technological regular hexagon to construct the main body line, supplemented by round chamfers to achieve both rigidity and flexibility. The positive orange, which is imply solar, is matched with the low-key and steady black, and the super-fine frosting process on the entire surface makes the camera look luxurious and cool, highlighting the style of high-end players, can’t take my eyes off 😀

    Sensor Tilt Plate
    When taking solar photograph with prominence telescope, the Newton ring is annoying. Smoother solar image without Newton ring could be taken by adjusting the focal plate. Get a much smaller field curvature of the telescope.


    The built-in high-density sponge shading pad can block the light from the side slits without any side leakage.

     256M DDR3 Cache
    Player One Astronomy cameras are the first one who adpots the DDR3 cache in all planetary cameras in the world! It helps stabilize and secure data transmission, it effectively avoids frame dropping and greatly reduces readnoise.

    With the DDR3 cache, the camera does not have high demands on computing needs any longer, it will still has excellent performance even if it is connected to a USB 2.0 port.

    DPS technology
    The planetary cameras from Player One Astronomy have DPS (Dead Pixel Suppression) technology. The DPS is anaylse many dark frames to find out thoes fixed abnormal pixel and record the map in camera memory. In imaging, each exposure frames, thoes position of dead pixels will be given a median value according to the active pixels around that abnormal pixel.
    Overvoltage and overcurrent protection mechanism
    Player One cameras produced by the number one player ensures the safety of your camera and other equipment through overvoltage and overcurrent protection mechanisms.

    Data Port
    When the camera is connected to the USB3.0 interface and full-resolution preview is used, it can reach 98FPS both in 12bit (RAW16) and 10bit(RAW8) mode. When recording images, since the actual writing speed will be affected by the writing speed of the hard disk itself, when the hard disk writing speed is slow, the recording may not reach the theoretical speed. It is recommended that you use a high-quality solid state drive to record data to give full play to the performance of the camera.

    Use the ST4 guide cable to connect the camera and the AUTO GUIDE port of the equatorial mount to do guiding.

    HCG  Mode
    The Apollo-M MAX camera has a unique HCG mode, which will automatically turn on when the camera gain setting is >145. The HCG mode can greatly reduce the readout noise and retain the same high dynamic range as the low gain.

  2. $399.00 USD
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    Player One:

    • Sensor:IMX429
    • Format: 2/3 inch
    • Resolution:1944×1472
    • Pixels:2.8 MP
    • FPS:96 FPS
    • Mono Camera
    • ADC:12bit
    • Port:USB3.0 & ST4

    Focus on Solar imaging!
    Apollo series is the world’s first camera line designed specifically for solar photography, named after Apollo.

    The Apollo series features Sony sensors with global shutters and a focus on
    Product Description
    Apollo-M MINI is a solar camera developed by Player One Astronomy, which adopts the Sony IMX429 2/3” format monochrome sensor. The 4.5um pixel size accommodates a well depth of 24.8Ke with a total of 2.8MP  (the resolution is 1944*1472), and the diagonal is 11mm.
    Pregius Technology

    IMX429 sensor is based on Pregius 3rd Generation. According to the introduction of technical documents, pixel size of 3rd Gen usually is 4.5um, and full well is 25Ke.

    Format
    IMX429 has 2/3″ format, this size is between IMX178 and IMX174.

    Pixel size
    4.5um pixel size is smaller than IMX174 camera, which means it can works provide higher resolution in same focal length.

    Full Well

    100Ke full well, is 3 times bigger than IMX174. This feature will bring some new possibility in imaging. What we can imagine is HDR the Sun and prominence, or maybe the bright and dark side of the Moon.

    HCG and Noise
    HCG mode will automatic open when Gain >145, readout noise will drop to 4.6e. And dynamic range will rise to 12 drops again.

    At 380 gain, readout noise of IMX432 is 2.6e, it is lower than IMX174. And full well will still bigger than IMX174.

    Highlights
     
    No banding
    Row noise problem is a big trouble in solar imaging. When we use IMX174 or IMX178 cameras, bandings occurs sometimes. Although we can fix this problem in post-processing, but it still does nagitive affect on the details.

    The biggest surprise in testing Apollo-M  MAX is, we found that images of IMX432 are so smooth, no annoying horizontal banding. So that, we can focus on capture details in any focal ratio, in any way ( full disk mosaic or ROI ) , never need to worry about banding issue in post-processing.

    Cutting-edge Design
    The planetary cameras developed by Player One Astronomy uses a scientific and technological regular hexagon to construct the main body line, supplemented by round chamfers to achieve both rigidity and flexibility. The positive orange, which is imply solar, is matched with the low-key and steady black, and the super-fine frosting process on the entire surface makes the camera look luxurious and cool, highlighting the style of high-end players, can’t take my eyes off 😀

    Sensor Tilt Plate
    When taking solar photograph with prominence telescope, the Newton ring is annoying. Smoother solar image without Newton ring could be taken by adjusting the focal plate. Get a much smaller field curvature of the telescope.


    The built-in high-density sponge shading pad can block the light from the side slits without any side leakage.

     256M DDR3 Cache
    Player One Astronomy cameras are the first one who adpots the DDR3 cache in all planetary cameras in the world! It helps stabilize and secure data transmission, it effectively avoids frame dropping and greatly reduces readnoise.

    With the DDR3 cache, the camera does not have high demands on computing needs any longer, it will still has excellent performance even if it is connected to a USB 2.0 port.

    DPS technology
    The planetary cameras from Player One Astronomy have DPS (Dead Pixel Suppression) technology. The DPS is anaylse many dark frames to find out thoes fixed abnormal pixel and record the map in camera memory. In imaging, each exposure frames, thoes position of dead pixels will be given a median value according to the active pixels around that abnormal pixel.
    Overvoltage and overcurrent protection mechanism
    Player One cameras produced by the number one player ensures the safety of your camera and other equipment through overvoltage and overcurrent protection mechanisms.

    Data Port
    When the camera is connected to the USB3.0 interface and full-resolution preview is used, it can reach 98FPS both in 12bit (RAW16) and 10bit(RAW8) mode. When recording images, since the actual writing speed will be affected by the writing speed of the hard disk itself, when the hard disk writing speed is slow, the recording may not reach the theoretical speed. It is recommended that you use a high-quality solid state drive to record data to give full play to the performance of the camera.

    Use the ST4 guide cable to connect the camera and the AUTO GUIDE port of the equatorial mount to do guiding.

    HCG  Mode
    The Apollo-M MAX camera has a unique HCG mode, which will automatically turn on when the camera gain setting is >145. The HCG mode can greatly reduce the readout noise and retain the same high dynamic range as the low gain.

  3. $599.00 USD
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    Player One:

    • Sensor:IMX432
    • Format:1.1 inch
    • Resolution:1608×1104
    • Pixels:1.7 MP
    • FPS:98 FPS
    • Mono Camera
    • ADC:12bit
    • Port:USB3.0 & ST4

    Focus on Solar imaging!
    Apollo series is the world’s first camera line designed specifically for solar photography, named after Apollo.

    The Apollo series features Sony sensors with global shutters and a focus onProduct Description
    Apollo-M MAX is a solar camera developed by Player One Astronomy, which adopts the Sony IMX432 1.1” format monochrome sensor. The 9um pixel size accommodates a well depth of 100ke with a total of 1.7MP  (the resolution is 1608*1104), and the diagonal is 17.5mm. monochrome sensors.
    Pregius Technology

    IMX432 sensor is based on Pregius 3rd Generation. But IMX432 is quite different. According to the introduction of technical documents, pixel size of 3rd Gen usually is 4.5um, and full well is 25Ke. But this sensor has 9um pixel, and of course the full well up to 4x (100Ke).

    IMX432 has 1.1″ format, it is pretty big, almost twice of IMX174 chip.

    Pixel size
    9um pixel size is 1.5 times bigger than IMX174 camera, which means it can works at longer focal ratio, such as SCT + Daystar filter(with 4.2X) .
    Full Well

    100Ke full well, is 3 times bigger than IMX174. This feature will bring some new possibility in imaging. What we can imagine is HDR the Sun and prominence, or maybe the bright and dark side of the Moon.

    HCG and Noise
    HCG mode will automatic open when Gain >145, readout noise will drop to 4.6e. And dynamic range will rise to 12 drops again.

    At 380 gain, readout noise of IMX432 is 2.6e, it is lower than IMX174. And full well will still bigger than IMX174.

    Highlights
     
    No banding
    Row noise problem is a big trouble in solar imaging. When we use IMX174 or IMX178 cameras, bandings occurs sometimes. Although we can fix this problem in post-processing, but it still does nagitive affect on the details.

    The biggest surprise in testing Apollo-M  MAX is, we found that images of IMX432 are so smooth, no annoying horizontal banding. So that, we can focus on capture details in any focal ratio, in any way ( full disk mosaic or ROI ) , never need to worry about banding issue in post-processing.

    Cutting-edge Design
    The planetary cameras developed by Player One Astronomy uses a scientific and technological regular hexagon to construct the main body line, supplemented by round chamfers to achieve both rigidity and flexibility. The positive orange, which is imply solar, is matched with the low-key and steady black, and the super-fine frosting process on the entire surface makes the camera look luxurious and cool, highlighting the style of high-end players, can’t take my eyes off 😀

    Sensor Tilt Plate
    When taking solar photograph with prominence telescope, the Newton ring is annoying. Smoother solar image without Newton ring could be taken by adjusting the focal plate. Get a much smaller field curvature of the telescope.


    The built-in high-density sponge shading pad can block the light from the side slits without any side leakage.

     256M DDR3 Cache
    Player One Astronomy cameras are the first one who adpots the DDR3 cache in all planetary cameras in the world! It helps stabilize and secure data transmission, it effectively avoids frame dropping and greatly reduces readnoise.

    With the DDR3 cache, the camera does not have high demands on computing needs any longer, it will still has excellent performance even if it is connected to a USB 2.0 port.

    DPS technology
    The planetary cameras from Player One Astronomy have DPS (Dead Pixel Suppression) technology. The DPS is anaylse many dark frames to find out thoes fixed abnormal pixel and record the map in camera memory. In imaging, each exposure frames, thoes position of dead pixels will be given a median value according to the active pixels around that abnormal pixel.
    Overvoltage and overcurrent protection mechanism
    Player One cameras produced by the number one player ensures the safety of your camera and other equipment through overvoltage and overcurrent protection mechanisms.

    Data Port
    When the camera is connected to the USB3.0 interface and full-resolution preview is used, it can reach 98FPS both in 12bit (RAW16) and 10bit(RAW8) mode. When recording images, since the actual writing speed will be affected by the writing speed of the hard disk itself, when the hard disk writing speed is slow, the recording may not reach the theoretical speed. It is recommended that you use a high-quality solid state drive to record data to give full play to the performance of the camera.

    Use the ST4 guide cable to connect the camera and the AUTO GUIDE port of the equatorial mount to do guiding.

    HCG  Mode
    The Apollo-M MAX camera has a unique HCG mode, which will automatically turn on when the camera gain setting is >145. The HCG mode can greatly reduce the readout noise and retain the same high dynamic range as the low gain.

  4. $849.00 USD
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    Player One:

    • Apollo-M MAX Pro USB3.0 Mono Cooled Camera (IMX432)
      Features:
      DSO cooled camera line is the most advanced product line in Player One history. We start the project from 2021, through a lot of modify and rebuild we made this final version. It brings our newest technology and design to everyone, we are very proud to introduce this camera line.
      Product Description
      Apollo-M MAX Pro (IMX432) camera is developed by Player One Astronomy, a real cooled camera for solar imaging. Apollo-M MAX Pro camera, which adopts Sony IMX432 1.1” format monochrome sensor. The 9um pixel size accommodates a well depth of 100Ke with a total of 1.7MP (the resolution is 1608*1104), and the diagonal is 17.5mm.
      STARVIS Technology

      Apollo-M MAX Pro (IMX432) based on Sony Pregius 3rd Gen technology, it is global shutter technology used in CMOS sensors.
      Format
      Apollo-M MAX Pro (IMX432) has 1.1″ format, it is the biggest sensor in entire solar camera series currently, this size is quite big for imaging.
      Pixel size
      9um pixel size is 1.5 times bigger than IMX174 camera, which means it can works at longer focal ratio, such as SCT + Daystar filter(with 4.2X) .
      Highlights
      Cutting-edge Design
      The Apollo-M MAX Pro cooled camera using same design as Ares cooled series, but a little difference! With a round body, a golden and black color scheme, and using carbon fiber to keep weight down and cutting-edge outlook. We also integrated the sensor tilter plate and anti-dew PCB board. This series of designs makes the camera not only light and cool, but also functional!
      Front 3P and Rear 4P tilter plate
      When shooting deep sky objects, the sensor tilt plate can be used to adjust the sensor tilt angle to make the stars at the corners more rounded. Apollo-M MAX Pro camera provide both front and Rear tilter plate fulfill all usage scenarios.Front 3P tilter plate is the default part on camera, we believe most users has experience with this before. it works well in a lot of basic scenarios.

      Rear 4P tilter plate is an alternate part for camera, when use filter wheel/filter drawer and OAG with fixed angel, it is necessary. And it is also convenient for RASA users to adjust the sensor tilt angel.

      The built-in high-density sponge shading pad can block the light from the side slits without any side leakage.

      Carbon fiber and light weight
      The Apollo-M MAX Pro uses a carbon fiber in camera hausing and has been optimized for weight reduction in its structural design. The camera weighs only 420 grams, making it one of the lightest models on the market.
      Deep Cooling
      Player One cooled camera series use 2 Stage TEC Cooling unit, after improved the structure design to reject the heat back to camera chamber, Camera Delta-T can reach 35-40℃.
      Anti-Dew heater
      In the design of lightweight cooled cameras, Player One still pursuing the perfection, any necessary features must have, especially anti-dew system, is the problem that a lot of small cooled cameras ignored.
      Full well
      100Ke full well, is 3 times bigger than IMX174. This feature will bring some new possibility in imaging. What we can imagine is HDR the Sun and prominence, or maybe the bright and dark side of the Moon.

      HCG and Noise
      HCG mode will automatic open when Gain ≥145, readout noise will drop to 4.6e. And dynamic range will rise to 12 drops again.

      At 380 gain, readout noise of Apollo-M MAX (IMX432) camera is 2.6e, it is lower than IMX174. And full well will still bigger than IMX174.
      Amp-Glow performance
      Apollo-M MAX Pro is not a non-amp-glow camera, but it’s amp-glow is very smooth, we believe it will be easier to be calibrated. In solar imaging, it won’t be a problem at all.

      512MB DDR3 Cache
      As an improvement, DDR3 cache in cooled cameras are increased to 512MB. It helps stabilize and secure data transmission, it effectively avoids frame dropping and greatly reduces readout noise.

      With the DDR3 cache, the camera does not have high demands on computing needs any longer, it will still has excellent performance even if it is connected to a USB 2.0 port.
      Type-C Data port and Power port
      Back piece of cooled camera has 2 Type-C data port and 12V DC 5.5×2.1mm power port.
      Main data port support USB3.0 protocol, the camera can run 126fps under RAW8 mode. Type-C port is easier to plug in when assemble the imaging equipment in night.

      When recording images, since the actual writing speed will be affected by the writing speed of the hard disk itself, when the hard disk writing speed is slow, the recording may not reach the theoretical speed. It is recommended that you use a high-quality solid state drive to record data to give full play to the performance of the camera.

      The camera has 12V DC5.5*2.1mm port to provide enough power to TEC cooling system. If you don’t need to power up cooling, only need to connect the main Type-C port, the camera will works as a uncooled camera.

      Cooling System and Anti-Dew Heater
      In ASCOM window, we provide 3 adjustable parameters: Target temperature, Fan Speed and Anti-Dew power.

      Standard Delta-T : 35℃-40℃(Long exposure mode), 30℃(Video mode), when ambient temp 30℃, fan speed 100%, dew heater 1%.

      Recommend Delta-T settings: 30℃-35℃ below ambient, fan speed 50-70%, dew heater 10%, power consumption 40- 60%.

      The rotation speed of cooling fan is also adjustable, the default value is 50% speed.

      Dew problem is the biggest enemy in astro imaging, the camera integrated anti-dew heater in front of the camera. The heat power is adjustable.
      Overvoltage and overcurrent protection mechanism
      Player One cameras produced by the number one player ensures the safety of your camera and other equipment through overvoltage and overcurrent protection mechanisms.
      Readout Noise
      Regarding readout noise, we solemnly promise that all values are obtained from actual tests.  And for users, you could use Sharpcap 4 for testing. SC4 has a function called Sensor Analysis, provide a very simple way to test readout noise.

      We wrote a tutorial on our website: https://player-one-astronomy.com/service/manuals/

      If you are interested in readout noise testing, you may try it yourself, which is very simple.

      Dark current
      The dark current is 0.3e/s/pix at -20℃, and 0.39e/s/pix at 0℃.

  5. $999.00 USD
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    Player One:

    • Ares-M Pro USB3.0 Mono Cooled Camera (IMX533)
      Features:
      DSO cooled camera line is the most advanced product line in Player One history. We start the project from 2021, through a lot of modify and rebuild we made this final version. It brings our newest technology and design to everyone, we are very proud to introduce this camera line.

      Ares-M Pro (IMX533) camera is developed by Player One Astronomy, this camera is not only great for DSO imaging, and also can do solar and lunar imaging too. Ares-M Pro camera, which adopts Sony IMX533 1” square format monochrome sensor. The 3.76um pixel size accommodates a well depth of 73Ke with a total of 9MP  (the resolution is 3008*3008), and the diagonal is 16mm.
      STARVIS Technology

      Ares-M Pro (IMX533) camera based on Sony STARVIS technology, it is back-illuminated pixel technology used in CMOS image sensors.
      Format
      Ares-M Pro camera has 1″ format, this size is quite big for imaging.

      Highlights
      Cutting-edge Design
      The Ares cooled series is starting with a new design! This time with a round body, a classic red and black color scheme, and using carbon fiber to keep weight down and cutting-edge outlook. We also integrated the sensor tilter plate and anti-dew PCB board. This series of designs makes the camera not only light and cool, but also functional!
      Front 3P and Rear 4P tilter plate
      When shooting deep sky objects, the sensor tilt plate can be used to adjust the sensor tilt angle to make the stars at the corners more rounded. Ares camera provide both front and Rear tilter plate fulfill all usage scenarios.
      Front 3P tilter plate is the default part on camera, we believe most users has experience with this before. it works well in a lot of basic scenarios.

      Rear 4P tilter plate is an alternate part for camera, when use filter wheel/filter drawer and OAG with fixed angel, it is necessary. And it is also convenient for RASA users to adjust the sensor tilt angel.

      The built-in high-density sponge shading pad can block the light from the side slits without any side leakage.

      Carbon fiber and light weight
      The Ares series uses a carbon fiber in camera hausing and has been optimized for weight reduction in its structural design. The camera weighs only 420 grams, making it one of the lightest models on the market.
      Deep Cooling
      Player One cooled camera series use 2 Stage TEC Cooling unit, after improved the structure design to reject the heat back to camera chamber, Camera Delta-T can reach 35-40℃.
      Anti-Dew heater
      In the design of lightweight cooled cameras, Player One still pursuing the perfection, any necessary features must have, especially anti-dew system, is the problem that a lot of small cooled cameras ignored.
      Full well
      Ares-M Pro camera has 73Ke full well, it’s almost 1.5 times than IMX533 Basic (50ke).
      Frame rate
      Ares-M Pro camera can run 43FPS under RAW8 mode, that’s much faster than existing models on market.
      Dual Sampling Mode
      Ares series has dual sampling mode. Normal mode and LRN mode, they has different advantages in imaging.

      1. Normal mode has faster FPS, it is more suitable for planetary imaging.
      2. LRN (low readout noise) mode has lower readout noise and higher dynamic range. it is more suitable for DSO imaging.

      Non-Amp-Glow
      Dark frame of Ares-C PRO (IMX533) camera is totally “dark”, it is also “Non-Amp-Glow” camera too!
      Ares-C PRO camera also very good for solar, lunar and planetary imaging. Its 1″ square sensor can easily capture full disk of the Sun and Moon with short focal refractors. And it also could make mosaic work more efficient.

      512MB DDR3 Cache
      As an improvement, DDR3 cache in cooled cameras are increased to 512MB. It helps stabilize and secure data transmission, it effectively avoids frame dropping and greatly reduces readout noise.

      With the DDR3 cache, the camera does not have high demands on computing needs any longer, it will still has excellent performance even if it is connected to a USB 2.0 port.
      Type-C Data port and Power port
      Back piece of cooled camera has 2 Type-C data port and 12V DC 5.5×2.1mm power port.
      Main data port support USB3.0 protocol, the camera can run 43fps under RAW8 mode. Type-C port is easier to plug in when assemble the imaging equipment in night.

      When recording images, since the actual writing speed will be affected by the writing speed of the hard disk itself, when the hard disk writing speed is slow, the recording may not reach the theoretical speed. It is recommended that you use a high-quality solid state drive to record data to give full play to the performance of the camera.

      The camera has 12V DC5.5*2.1mm port to provide enough power to TEC cooling system. If you don’t need to power up cooling, only need to connect the main Type-C port, the camera will works as a uncooled camera.

      Cooling System and Anti-Dew Heater
      In ASCOM window, we provide 3 adjustable parameters: Target temperature, Fan Speed and Anti-Dew power.

      Standard Delta-T: 35℃-40℃, when ambient temp 30℃, fan speed 100%, dew heater 1%.

      Recommend Delta-T settings: 30℃-35℃ below ambient, fan speed 50-70%, dew heater 10%, power consumption 40- 60%.

      The rotation speed of cooling fan is also adjustable, the default value is 50% speed.

      Dew problem is the biggest enemy in astro imaging, the camera integrated anti-dew heater in front of the camera. The heat power is adjustable.
      Overvoltage and overcurrent protection mechanism
      Player One cameras produced by the number one player ensures the safety of your camera and other equipment through overvoltage and overcurrent protection mechanisms.

      Performance
      HCG open at gain=125.
      Readout Noise
      Regarding readout noise, we solemnly promise that all values are obtained from actual tests.  And for users, you could use Sharpcap 4 for testing. SC4 has a function called Sensor Analysis, provide a very simple way to test readout noise.

      We wrote a tutorial on our website: https://player-one-astronomy.com/service/manuals/

      If you are interested in readout noise testing, you may try it yourself, which is very simple.

      Dark current
      The dark current is only 0.000044 e/s/pix at -20℃, and 0.000996e/s/pix at 0℃. In entire curve, dark current is almost like a straight a line, which can prove that Ares camera has very good quality and stable performance.
      BFL Solutions
      Following is some recommend 55mm BFL solution for this camera. If don’t consider about BFL, the connection way is various.

     

  6. $1,280.00 USD
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    Player One:

    Artemis-M Pro USB3.0 Mono Camera
    Features:
    DSO cooled camera line is the most advanced product line in Player One history. We start the project from 2021, through a lot of modify and rebuild we made this final version. It brings our newest technology and design to everyone, we are very proud to introduce this camera line.
    New Cutting-edge Design
    Polygon like regular hexagon is very Player One, the DSO cooled cameras we want to make it more beautiful and practical. After a lot of trying,  we fix the final style, which uses a scientific and technological octagon to construct the main body line and 4 sides are cambered surface, supplemented by round chamfers to achieve both rigidity and flexibility. The front piece is round to avoid diffraction on RASA. The positive red, which is like a summer fire, is matched with the low-key and steady black, and the super-fine frosting process on the entire surface makes the camera look luxurious and cool, and keep Player One style.
    Artemis-M Pro (IMX492) cooled camera is developed by Player One Astronomy, it’s design for advanced DSO imaging. it adopts Sony IMX492 4/3″ format monochrome sensor. The 2.315um pixel size accommodates a well depth of 18.6Ke with a total of 47MP  (the resolution is 8288*5648), and the diagonal is 23.2mm.
    Rear Adjustment 4 Point Sensor Tilt Plate
    When taking deepsky objects, using sensor tilt plate can get a much smaller field curvature of the telescope. We adopts rear Adjustment and 4 point tilt plate, it has a lot advantages in usage.
    4 Point adjustment is easier to know which corner is needed to adjust. The built-in high-density sponge shading pad can block the light from the side slits without any side leakage.

    Deep Cooling
    Player One cooled camera series use 2 Stage TEC Cooling unit, after improved the structure design to reject the heat back to camera chamber, Camera Delta-T can reach over 40℃.
    512MB DDR3 Cache
    As an improvement, DDR3 cache in cooled cameras are increased to 512MB. It helps stabilize and secure data transmission, it effectively avoids frame dropping and greatly reduces readout noise.

    With the DDR3 cache, the camera does not have high demands on computing needs any longer, it will still has excellent performance even if it is connected to a USB 2.0 port.
    STARVIS Technology
    Artemis-C Pro (IMX294) cooled camera based on Sony STARVIS technology, it is back-illuminated pixel technology used in CMOS image sensors.
    4/3″ Format
    Artemis-C Pro cooled camera has 4/3″ format (19.2mm*13mm), this size is very popular for DSO imaging.
    14bit ADC
    IMX294 sensor has 14-bit on-chip ADC. 14bit (16384 levels) provide higher sample resolution than 12bit (4096 levels).

    Pixel BIN mode
    IMX492 sensor has native 47 Mega pixel, no need to unlock anything and don’t need any technology to do that. After you know this, following description will be very easy to understand.

    12bit depth: IMX492 has 12bit on-chip ADC. When use BIN1 mode, IMX492 has 47Mega pixels, pixel size is 2.315um, and bit depth is 12bit (4096 levels).

    14bit depth: When use hardware BIN2 mode, IMX492 will has 11.7Mega pixels, pixel size is 4.63um, and bit depth extend to 14bit (16384 levels) .

    BIN1 and BIN2 also will cause the full well, FPS and readout noise be changed.

    Software BIN support BIN2, BIN3 and BIN4 mode (and we provide Sum BIN and Average BIN), but Hardware BIN only has BIN2 mode (Average BIN).

    *Sum BIN: Sum the values of original pixels

    *Average BIN: Calculate Average value of original pixels

    Type-C Data port and Power port
    Back piece of cooled camera has 2 Type-C data port and 12V DC 5.5×2.1mm power port.

    Main data port support USB3.0 protocol, the camera can run 33fps under RAW8 mode. Type-C port is easier to plug in when assemble the imaging equipment in night.

    When recording images, since the actual writing speed will be affected by the writing speed of the hard disk itself, when the hard disk writing speed is slow, the recording may not reach the theoretical speed. It is recommended that you use a high-quality solid state drive to record data to give full play to the performance of the camera.

    The camera has 12V DC5.5*2.1mm port to provide enough power to TEC cooling system. If you don’t need to power up cooling, only need to connect the main Type-C port, the camera will works as a uncooled camera.
    Cooling System and Anti-Dew Heater
    In ASCOM window, we provide 3 adjustable parameters: Target temperature, Fan Speed and Anti-Dew power.

    Standard Delta-T: 40℃ (±2℃) , when ambient temp 30℃, fan speed 100%, dew heater 10%.

    Recommend Delta-T settings: 35℃ below ambient, fan speed 70%, dew heater 10%, power consumption 40- 60%.

    The rotation speed of cooling fan is also adjustable, the default value is 70% speed.

    Dew problem is the biggest enemy in astro imaging, the camera integrated anti-dew heater in front of the camera. The heat power is adjustable.
    Overvoltage and overcurrent protection mechanism
    Player One cameras produced by us ensures the safety of your camera and other equipment through overvoltage and overcurrent protection mechanisms.

    Performance
    At gain=0, the camera has 13 stops dynamic range and 65.8Ke full well capacity, readout noise is 7.8e.

    HCG open at gain=120, the camera has 12.97 stops dynamic range and 14.5Ke full well, readout noise drop to only 1.8e.

    Frame rate
    Under RAW8 mode, Artemis-M Pro cooled camera can run 33FPS @ Hardware BIN2 mode and 8FPS @BIN1 mode.

    That’s much faster than existing models on market.

    Readout Noise
    Regarding readout noise, we solemnly promise that all values are obtained from actual tests.  And for users, you could use Sharpcap 4 for testing. SC4 has a function called Sensor Analysis, provide a very simple way to test readout noise.

  7. $149.00 USD
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    Player One:

    Ceres-M USB3.0 Mono Camera (AR0130)Player One Astronomy guiding camera series, AKA Dwarf Planet Series, is design for guiding and imaging. This series including 3 sub-series, Ceres, Sedna and Xena.
    Ceres-M is a guiding camera developed by Player One Astronomy, which adopts the Aptina AR0130 1/3” format sensor. The 3.75um pixel size accommodates a well depth of 18ke with a total of 1.2MP  (the resolution is 1280*960), and the diagonal is 6mm.

    Highlights
    Dwarf planet series integrated USB3.0 data port(500Mb/s), which can provide over 10 times speed than USB2.0 device(60Mb/s). Whatever you wants to do guiding or imaging, this camera series can handle it very well.

    Dwarf planet camera diameter is 1.25″, it can slide in 1.25″ holder of guiding scope, makes the whole setup shorter.With a 5-100MM CS lens attached on the camera, it also can be used as a guider or finder.
    The naming of Player One guiding cameras is interesting. Guiding camera is smaller than planetary camera, that’s why we choose dwarf planets to name it.

    The size of each dwarf planet to a certain extent represents the size of camera sensors. We will name Ceres with a 1/3″ sensor camera, and for Xena, we will name it with a 1/1.2 inch sensor camera. All names will be engraved on the housing of the cameras.

    Drivers and softwares download: https://player-one-astronomy.com/service/software/

    Manuals download: https://player-one-astronomy.com/service/manuals/

    Cutting-edge Design
    The guiding cameras developed by Player One Astronomy uses technological regular hexagon to construct the main body line.
    DPS technology
    The guiding cameras from Player One Astronomy have DPS (Dead Pixel Suppression) technology, dead pixels (including both hot pixels and cold pixels) of the image are swept away. DPS function is turned on during your whole imaging session, no need to worry about it !Overvoltage and overcurrent protection mechanism
    Player One cameras produced by the number one player ensures the safety of your camera and other equipment through overvoltage and overcurrent protection mechanisms.

    Data Port
    When the camera is connected to the USB3.0 interface and full-resolution preview is used, it can reach 65 FPS in RAW8 mode (10bit ADC). When recording images, since the actual writing speed will be affected by the writing speed of the hard disk itself, when the hard disk writing speed is slow, the recording may not reach the theoretical speed. It is recommended that you use a high-quality solid state drive to record data to give full play to the performance of the camera.

    Use the ST4 guide cable to connect the camera and the AUTO GUIDE port of the equatorial mount to do guiding.
    Readout Noise
    Regarding readout noise, we solemnly promise that all values are obtained from actual tests.  And for users, you could use Sharpcap 4 for testing. SC4 has a function called Sensor Analysis, provide a very simple way to test readout noise.

    We wrote a tutorial on our website: https://player-one-astronomy.com/service/manuals/

    After many rigorous readout noise tests, the Ceres-M camera can reach a low readout noise of 3.6e at a gain of 200.

    If you are interested in readout noise testing, you may try it yourself, which is very simple.

  8. $239.00 USD
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    Player One: Mars-M USB3.0 Mono Camera (IMX290)
    Mars-M is a monochrome planetary camera developed by Player One Astronomy, which adopts the Sony IMX290 1/2.8″ CMOS , with a 1944 x 1096 array of 2.9um pixels and the diagonal is 6.46 mm.
    The naming of Player One Astronomy cameras is unique. For example, we name the planetary cameras after planets (They are Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, Earth is not included). The size of each planet to a certain extent, represents the size of camera sensors. We name Saturn with a 1-inch sensor camera, and for Mars, we name it with  a ½.8 inch senor camera. All camera names will be engraved on the housing of the cameras.

    Drivers and softwares download: http://player-one-astronomy.com/service/software/

    Manuals download: http://player-one-astronomy.com/service/manuals/
    Highlights
    Mars-M is an monochrome camera with higher sensitivity than color cameras, you can get brighter image when you do planetary imaging.  In additional, the monochrome camera can get a sharper image because it does not need de-Bayer transformation. It is suitable for close-ups of the moon and sunspots.
    With Player One Filter Wheel (coming soon), you can use the Mars-M camera to do LRGB , NIR imaging etc. 
    Connecting the Mars-M camera to a telescope with an 1.25″ T-Mount, or adding a Barlow lens between the camera and a telescope to extend the focal length for more details.
    With a CS lens attached on the Mars-M camera,it can be used as an all-day camera or meteor monitoring camera, monochrome camera has better performance than color camera!
    Cutting-edge Design
    The planetary cameras developed by Player One Astronomy uses a scientific and technological regular hexagon to construct the main body line, supplemented by round chamfers to achieve both rigidity and flexibility. The positive red, which is like a summer fire, is matched with the low-key and steady black, and the super-fine frosting process on the entire surface makes the camera look luxurious and cool, highlighting the style of high-end players, can’t take my eyes off ; D
    Sensor Tilt Plate
    When taking solar photograph with prominence telescope, the Newton ring is annoying. Smoother solar image without Newton ring could be taken by adjusting the focal plate. Besides, when you use a planetary camera for deep-sky lucky imaging, if you find the surrounding stars are not perfect, you can adjust the sensor tilt plate to obtain a flatter image field. get a much smaller field curvature of the telescope.
    The built-in high-density sponge shading pad can block the light from the side slits without any side leakage.

    256M DDR3 Cache
    Player One Astronomy cameras are the first one who adpots the DDR3 cache in all planetary cameras in the world! It helps stabilize and secure data transmission, it effectively avoids frame dropping and greatly reduces readnoise.

    With the DDR3 cache, the Mars-M camera does not have high demands on computing needs any longer, it will still has excellent performance even if it is connected to a USB 2.0 port.
    DPS technology
    The planetary cameras from Player One Astronomy have DPS (Dead Pixel Suppression) technology, dead pixels (including both hot pixels and cold pixels) of the image are swept away. DPS function is turned on during your whole imaging session, no need to worry about it !

    Overvoltage and overcurrent protection mechanism
    Player One cameras produced by the number one player ensures the safety of your camera and other equipment through overvoltage and overcurrent protection mechanisms.

     USB3.0 Port and ST4 Port
    When the camera is connected to the USB3.0 interface and full-resolution preview is used, it can reach 136 FPS in RAW8 mode (10bit ADC), and the frame rate in RAW16 mode (12bit ADC) is 64 frames per second. When recording images, since the actual writing speed will be affected by the writing speed of the hard disk itself, when the hard disk writing speed is slow, the recording may not reach the theoretical speed. It is recommended that you use a high-quality solid state drive to record data to give full play to the performance of the camera.
    Use the ST4 guide cable to connect the camera and the AUTO GUIDE port of the equatorial mount to do guiding.
    Readout Noise
    Regarding readout noise, we solemnly promise that all values are obtained from actual tests.  And for users, you could use Sharpcap 3.3 for testing. SC3.3 has a function called Sensor Analysis, provide a very simple way to test readout noise.

    We wrote a tutorial on our website: http://player-one-astronomy.com/service/manuals/

    After many rigorous readout noise tests, the Mars-C camera can reach a low readout noise of 0.73e at a gain of 350 and around 0.7e at a gain of 400.

    If you are interested in readout noise testing, you may try it yourself, which is very simple.

    HCG Mode
    The Mars-M camera has a unique HCG mode, which will automatically turn on when the camera gain setting is ≥60. The HCG mode can greatly reduce the readout noise and retain the same high dynamic range as the low gain.

    QE Curve
    The peak value of QE of Mars-M camera is about 80%, and it has very strong ultraviolet and infrared sensitivity. The actual QE value can be estimated by multiplying the ordinate of the official relative QE graph (below) by 80%.

  9. $299.00 USD
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    Player One: Mars-M II USB3.0 Mono Camera (IMX462)

    IMX462 | 1/2.8" | 2.1MP | 136FPS
    12bit ADC
    Rolling Shutter
    DDR3 256MB buffer
    Super AR Coating
    Product Description
    Mars-M II is a very anticipated monochrome camera,  the newest planetary camera which developed by Player One Astronomy. We wait for this monochrome sensor for 2 years. Mars-M II (IMX462) camera adopts the Sony IMX462 1/2.8” monochrome sensor. The 2.9um pixel size accommodates a well depth of 12ke with a total of 2.1MP  (the resolution is 1944*1096), and the diagonal is 6.46 mm.
    Super AR Plus window
    Mars-M II using this super AR Plus window in front of it. This window glass can give super high transmittance from 310nm to 1100nm. This important improvement, make Mars-M II (IMX462) camera has much better performance in both Ultravoilet and NIR.
    The naming of Player One Astronomy cameras is unique. For example, we name the planetary cameras after planets (They are Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, Earth is not included). The size of each planet to a certain extent represents the size of camera sensors. We will name Saturn with a 1-inch sensor camera, and for Mars, we will name it with a ½.8 inch sensor camera. All names will be engraved on the housing of the cameras.

    Cutting-edge Design
    The planetary cameras developed by Player One Astronomy use a scientific and technological regular hexagon to construct the main body line, supplemented by round chamfers to achieve both rigidity and flexibility. The positive red, which is like a summer fire, is matched with the low-key and steady black, and the super-fine frosting process on the entire surface makes the camera look luxurious and cool, highlighting the style of high-end players, can’t take my eyes off ; D

    2nd Gen – Sensor Tilt Plate
    The built-in high-density sponge shading pad can block the light from the side slits without any side leakage.

    When taking solar photograph with prominence telescope, the Newton ring is annoying. Smoother solar image without Newton ring could be taken by adjusting the focal plate. Get a much smaller field curvature of the telescope.
    256M DDR3 Cache
    Player One Astronomy cameras are the first ones who adopt the DDR3 cache in all planetary cameras in the world! It helps stabilize and secure data transmission, effectively avoids frame dropping, and greatly reduces read noise.

    With the DDR3 cache, the Mars-C camera does not have high demands on computing needs any longer, it will still have excellent performance even if it is connected to a USB 2.0 port.

    DPS technology
    The planetary cameras from Player One Astronomy have DPS (Dead Pixel Suppression) technology. The DPS is anaylse many dark frames to find out thoes fixed abnormal pixel and record the map in camera memory. In imaging, each exposure frames, thoes position of dead pixels will be given a median value according to the active pixels around that abnormal pixel.
    Overvoltage and overcurrent protection mechanism
    Player One cameras produced by the number one player ensure the safety of your camera and other equipment through overvoltage and overcurrent protection mechanisms.

    Data Port
    When the camera is connected to the USB3.0 interface and a full-resolution preview is used, it can reach 136 FPS in RAW8 mode (10bit ADC), and the frame rate in RAW16 mode (12bit ADC) is 64 frames per second. When recording images, since the actual writing speed will be affected by the writing speed of the hard disk itself, when the hard disk writing speed is slow, the recording may not reach the theoretical speed. It is recommended that you use a high-quality solid-state drive to record data to give full play to the performance of the camera.
    Use the ST4 guide cable to connect the camera and the AUTO GUIDE port of the equatorial mount to do the guiding.
    Readout Noise
    Regarding readout noise, we solemnly promise that all values are obtained from actual tests.  And for users, you could use Sharpcap 4 for testing. SC4 has a function called Sensor Analysis, provide a very simple way to test readout noise.
    After many rigorous readout noise tests, the Mars-M II camera can reach a low readout noise of 0.73e at a gain of 350 and around 0.7e at a gain of 400.

    If you are interested in readout noise testing, you may try it yourself, which is very simple.

    HCG  Mode
    The Mars-M II camera has a unique HCG mode, which will automatically turn on when the camera gain setting is ≥80. The HCG mode can greatly reduce the readout noise and retain the same high dynamic range as the low gain.

    QE Curve
    The QE curve of the Mars-M II camera is quite different than Mars-C. The sensitivity reaches its peak at 650-700nm, and keep very high QE in infrared.

    This is the relative QE curve which provided by Sony, the absolute QE peak about 91%.

  10. $299.00 USD
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    Player One: Neptune-M USB3.0 Mono Camera (IMX178)
    The Neptune series is a 1/2-inch format planetary camera series for the top player. It is larger than 1/3-inch and has a higher resolution, and is more suitable for astronomy enthusiasts.
    The main hit of the Neptune series is Neptune-C II, yes, you read it right. We directly released the second-generation Neptune model on the grounds that the plan could not keep up with the changes.

    Beside the brightest star Neptune-C II, we also grandly launch other two highly praised models Neptune-C and Neptune-M.
    Neptune-M is a planetary camera developed by Player One Astronomy, which adopts the Sony IMX178 1/1.8” format sensor. The 2.4um pixel size accommodates a well depth of 15ke with a total of 6.4MP  (the resolution is 3096*2078), and the diagonal is 9mm.

    We need Neptune-M (IMX178 mono sensor), because IMX464 only has color type. For many enthusiasts, without monochrome camera, a lot of shooting flexibility will be vanished, so Neptune-M is to make up for this.
    With a 1/1.8 inch sensor, the Neptune series are very suitable for sun and moon mosaic photography.

    Connecting the Neptune-C camera to a telescope with an 1.25″ T-Mount, or adding a Barlow lens between the camera and a telescope to extend the focal length for more details.
    Features:
    The naming of Player One Astronomy cameras is unique. For example, we name the planetary cameras after planets (They are Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, Earth is not included). The size of each planet to a certain extent, represents the size of camera sensors. We will name Saturn with a 1-inch sensor camera, and for Neptune, we will named it with  a 1/1.8 inch senor camera. All names will be engraved on the housing of the cameras.
    Drivers and softwares download: http://player-one-astronomy.com/service/software/

    Manuals download: http://player-oneastronomy.com/service/manuals/

    Cutting-edge Design
    The planetary cameras developed by Player One Astronomy uses a scientific and technological regular hexagon to construct the main body line, supplemented by round chamfers to achieve both rigidity and flexibility. The positive red, which is like a summer fire, is matched with the low-key and steady black, and the super-fine frosting process on the entire surface makes the camera look luxurious and cool, highlighting the style of high-end players, can’t take my eyes off
    Sensor Tilt Plate
    When taking solar photograph with prominence telescope, the Newton ring is annoying. Smoother solar image without Newton ring could be taken by adjusting the focal plate. Besides, when you use a planetary camera for deep-sky lucky imaging, if you find the surrounding stars are not perfect, you can adjust the sensor tilt plate to obtain a flatter image field. get a much smaller field curvature of the telescope.
    256M DDR3 Cache
    Player One Astronomy cameras are the first one who adpots the DDR3 cache in all planetary cameras in the world! It helps stabilize and secure data transmission, it effectively avoids frame dropping and greatly reduces readnoise.

    With the DDR3 cache, the camera does not have high demands on computing needs any longer, it will still has excellent performance even if it is connected to a USB 2.0 port.
    DPS technology
    The planetary cameras from Player One Astronomy have DPS (Dead Pixel Suppression) technology, dead pixels (including both hot pixels and cold pixels) of the image are swept away. DPS function is turned on during your whole imaging session, no need to worry about it !
    Overvoltage and overcurrent protection mechanism
    Player One cameras produced by the number one player ensures the safety of your camera and other equipment through overvoltage and overcurrent protection mechanisms.

    Data Port
    When the camera is connected to the USB3.0 interface and full-resolution preview is used, it can reach 60 FPS in RAW8 mode (10bit ADC). When recording images, since the actual writing speed will be affected by the writing speed of the hard disk itself, when the hard disk writing speed is slow, the recording may not reach the theoretical speed. It is recommended that you use a high-quality solid state drive to record data to give full play to the performance of the camera.

    Use the ST4 guide cable to connect the camera and the AUTO GUIDE port of the equatorial mount to do guiding.Readout Noise
    Regarding readout noise, we solemnly promise that all values are obtained from actual tests.  And for users, you could use Sharpcap 4 for testing. SC4 has a function called Sensor Analysis, provide a very simple way to test readout noise.

    We wrote a tutorial on our website: https://player-one-astronomy.com/service/manuals/

    After many rigorous readout noise tests, the Neptune-C camera can reach a low readout noise of 1.34e at a gain of 350.

    If you are interested in readout noise testing, you may try it yourself, which is very simple.
     

    HCG  Mode
    The Neptune camera has a unique HCG mode, which will automatically turn on when the camera gain setting is >30. The HCG mode can greatly reduce the readout noise and retain the same high dynamic range as the low gain.

  11. $2,299.00 USD
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    Player one:; Poseidon-M Pro
    USB3.0 Mono Camera
    Features:
    DSO cooled camera line is the most advanced product line in Player One history. We start the project from 2021, through a lot of modify and rebuild we made this final version. It brings our newest technology and design to everyone, we are very proud to introduce this camera line.
    New Cutting-edge Design
    Polygon like regular hexagon is very Player One, the DSO cooled cameras we want to make it more beautiful and practical. After a lot of trying,  we fix the final style, which uses a scientific and technological octagon to construct the main body line and 4 sides are cambered surface, supplemented by round chamfers to achieve both rigidity and flexibility. The front piece is round to avoid diffraction on RASA. The positive red, which is like a summer fire, is matched with the low-key and steady black, and the super-fine frosting process on the entire surface makes the camera look luxurious and cool, and keep Player One style.Poseidon-M Pro (IMX571) cooled camera is developed by Player One Astronomy, it’s design for advanced DSO imaging. it adopts Sony IMX571 APS-C format monochrome sensor. The 3.76um pixel size accommodates a well depth of 71.7Ke with a total of 26MP  (the resolution is 6252*4176), and the diagonal is 28.3mm.Rear Adjustment 4 Point Sensor Tilt Plate
    When taking deepsky objects, using sensor tilt plate can get a much smaller field curvature of the telescope. We adopts rear Adjustment and 4 point tilt plate, it has a lot advantages in usage.
    4 Point adjustment is easier to know which corner is needed to adjust. The built-in high-density sponge shading pad can block the light from the side slits without any side leakage.
    Deep Cooling
    Player One cooled camera series use 2 Stage TEC Cooling unit, after improved the structure design to reject the heat back to camera chamber, Camera Delta-T can reach over 40℃.
    512MB DDR3 Cache
    As an improvement, DDR3 cache in cooled cameras are increased to 512MB. It helps stabilize and secure data transmission, it effectively avoids frame dropping and greatly reduces readout noise.

    With the DDR3 cache, the camera does not have high demands on computing needs any longer, it will still has excellent performance even if it is connected to a USB 2.0 port.
    STARVIS Technology
    Poseidon-M Pro (IMX571) cooled camera based on Sony STARVIS technology, it is back-illuminated pixel technology used in CMOS image sensors.
    APS-C Format
    Poseidon-M Pro cooled camera has APS-C format (23.5mm*15.7mm), this size is quite big for DSO imaging.
    Native 16bit ADC
    IMX571 sensor has native 16-bit on-chip ADC. Native 16bit ADC (65536 levels) provide higher sample resolution than 12bit (4096 levels) or 14bit (16384 levels). When we do non-linear transformation, 16bit data can endure very strong transform and also could bring much better light and dark transition, furthermore 16bit can make the color more vivid.
    Type-C Data port and Power port
    Back piece of cooled camera has 2 Type-C data port and 12V DC 5.5×2.1mm power port.

    Main data port support USB3.0 protocol, the camera can run 15fps under RAW8 mode. Type-C port is easier to plug in when assemble the imaging equipment in night.

    When recording images, since the actual writing speed will be affected by the writing speed of the hard disk itself, when the hard disk writing speed is slow, the recording may not reach the theoretical speed. It is recommended that you use a high-quality solid state drive to record data to give full play to the performance of the camera.

    The camera has 12V DC5.5*2.1mm port to provide enough power to TEC cooling system. If you don’t need to power up cooling, only need to connect the main Type-C port, the camera will works as a uncooled camera.
    Cooling System and Anti-Dew Heater
    In ASCOM window, we provide 3 adjustable parameters: Target temperature, Fan Speed and Anti-Dew power.

    Standard Delta-T: 40℃ (±2℃) , when ambient temp 30℃, fan speed 100%, dew heater 10%.

    Recommend Delta-T settings: 35℃ below ambient, fan speed 70%, dew heater 10%, power consumption 40- 60%.

    The rotation speed of cooling fan is also adjustable, the default value is 70% speed.

    Dew problem is the biggest enemy in astro imaging, the camera integrated anti-dew heater in front of the camera. The heat power is adjustable.Overvoltage and overcurrent protection mechanism
    Player One cameras produced by us ensures the safety of your camera and other equipment through overvoltage and overcurrent protection mechanisms.

    Performance
    Dual Sampling Mode
    Poseidon series has dual sampling mode. Nromal mode and Low Noise mode, they has different advantages in imaging.
    1. Normal mode has faster FPS, it is more suitable for planetary imaging.

    2. Low Noise mode (LRN) mode has lower readout noise and higher dynamic range. it is more suitable for DSO imaging.

    At gain=0, the camera has 14.26 stops dynamic range and 71.7Ke full well capacity, readout noise is 3.96e.

    HCG open at gain=125, the camera has 13.58 stops dynamic range and 16.6Ke full well, readout noise drop to only 1.36e.


     

  12. $799.00 USD
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    Player One: Design for Lunar, Solar mosaic and DSO lucky imaging!
    Saturn-M SQR and Saturn-C SQR is the most powerful planetary camera in our history! Based on IMX533 BSI sensor, high image quality, high resolution and square format, non-amp-glow feature, the camera will be great for lunar, solar mosaic and DSO lucky imaging.
    Product Description
    Saturn-M SQR (IMX533) camera is developed by Player One Astronomy, SQR means its sensor is square. Saturn-M SQR camera, which adopts Sony IMX533 1” square format monochrome sensor. The 3.76um pixel size accommodates a well depth of 73Ke with a total of 9MP  (the resolution is 3008*3008), and the diagonal is 16mm.
    STARVIS Technology
    Saturn-M SQR (IMX533) camera based on Sony STARVIS technology, it is back-illuminated pixel technology used in CMOS image sensors.
    Extend Full well Capacity
    Based on our technology, we improved the full well of Saturn-M SQR camera to 73Ke , it’s almost 1.5 times than IMX533 Basic (50ke).
    High Frame rate
    Based on our technology Saturn-M SQR camera can run 43FPS under RAW8 mode, that’s much faster than existing models on market.
    Dual Sampling Mode
    Saturn SQR series has dual sampling mode. Nromal mode and LRN mode, they has different advantages in imaging.

    1. Normal mode has faster FPS, it is more suitable for planetary imaging.
    2. LRN (low readout noise) mode has lower readout noise and higher dynamic range. it is more suitable for DSO lucky imaging. SEE IMAGE

    Non-Amp-Glow
    Dark frame of Saturn SQR (IMX533) camera is totally “dark”, that’s we called it “Non-Amp-Glow” camera!

    300s dark frame of Saturn SQR camera(resize to 50%)
    Non-Amp-Glow can give us very clean background, much easier to get high quaility images.

    Recommended accessories:
    ACS (Active Cooling System) is a external air-cooled system, designed for solar and big format planetary cameras which already has PCS (Passive Cooling System).

    ACS can provide much better temperature control. When camera has PCS + ACS, temperature is only 7℃ higher than ambient, camera body is a little warm but won’t hot!

    ACS is not only can be used in daylight for solar imaging, it also could be used in night for DSO lucky imaging.
    Saturn SQR camera also very good for lunar and planetary imaging, its 1″ big format and 9MP total pixels, easier to capture full disk of the Moon and the Sun, or make mosaic more efficient.

    Features:
    The naming of Player One Astronomy cameras is unique. Planetary camera line, naming depend on the size of planets, Mars(1/3″), Neptune(1/2″), Uranus(1/1.2″), Saturn(1″), Jupiter(4/3″).

    Cutting-edge Design
    The planetary cameras developed by Player One Astronomy uses a scientific and technological regular hexagon to construct the main body line, supplemented by round chamfers to achieve both rigidity and flexibility. The positive orange, which is imply solar, is matched with the low-key and steady black, and the super-fine frosting process on the entire surface makes the camera look luxurious and cool, highlighting the style of high-end players, can’t take my eyes off 😀

    2nd Gen – Sensor Tilt Plate
    When taking deepsky objects, using sensor tilt plate can get a much smaller field curvature of the telescope.
    The built-in high-density sponge shading pad can block the light from the side slits without any side leakage.
    Passive Cooling System
    Player One add a new feature called Passive Cooling System to conduct the heat from the sensor out.
    256M DDR3 Cache
    Player One Astronomy cameras are the first one who adpots the DDR3 cache in all planetary cameras in the world! It helps stabilize and secure data transmission, it effectively avoids frame dropping and greatly reduces readnoise.

    With the DDR3 cache, the camera does not have high demands on computing needs any longer, it will still has excellent performance even if it is connected to a USB 2.0 port. 
    DPS technology
    The planetary cameras from Player One Astronomy have DPS (Dead Pixel Suppression) technology. The DPS is anaylse many dark frames to find out thoes fixed abnormal pixel and record the map in camera memory. In imaging, each exposure frames, thoes position of dead pixels will be given a median value according to the active pixels around that abnormal pixel.
    Overvoltage and overcurrent protection mechanism
    Player One cameras produced by the number one player ensures the safety of your camera and other equipment through overvoltage and overcurrent protection mechanisms.

    Data Port
    When the camera is connected to the USB3.0 interface and full-resolution preview is used, it can reach 43 FPS in RAW8 mode (10bit ADC). When recording images, since the actual writing speed will be affected by the writing speed of the hard disk itself, when the hard disk writing speed is slow, the recording may not reach the theoretical speed. It is recommended that you use a high-quality solid state drive to record data to give full play to the performance of the camera.

    Use the ST4 guide cable to connect the camera and the AUTO GUIDE port of the equatorial mount to do guiding.

    Performance
    HCG open at gain=125. Saturn SQR series has dual sampling mode, Normal mode has faster fps, LRN (low readout noise) mode has lower readout noise and higher dynamic range.

    Readout Noise
    Regarding readout noise, we solemnly promise that all values are obtained from actual tests.  And for users, you could use Sharpcap 4 for testing. SC4 has a function called Sensor Analysis, provide a very simple way to test readout noise.

    We wrote a tutorial on our website: https://player-one-astronomy.com/service/manuals/

    If you are interested in readout noise testing, you may try it yourself, which is very simple.
     

  13. $299.00 USD
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    Sedna-M is a guiding camera developed by Player One Astronomy, which adopts the Sony IMX178 1/1.8” format sensor. The 2.4um pixel size accommodates a well depth of 15ke with a total of 6.4MP  (the resolution is 3096*2078), and the diagonal is 9mm.

    Highlights
    Dwarf planet series integrated USB3.0 data port(500Mb/s), which can provide over 10 times speed than USB2.0 device(60Mb/s). Whatever you wants to do guiding or imaging, this camera series can handle it very well.

    Dwarf planet camera diameter is 1.25″, it can slide in 1.25″ adapter of guiding scope, makes the whole setup shorter.
    With a 5-100MM CS lens attached on the camera, it also can be used as a guider or finder.

    Features:

    The naming of Player One guiding cameras is interesting. Guiding camera is smaller than planetary camera, that’s why we choose dwarf planets to name it.

    The size of each dwarf planet to a certain extent represents the size of camera sensors. We will name Ceres with a 1/3″ sensor camera, and for Xena, we will name it with a 1/1.2 inch sensor camera. All names will be engraved on the housing of the cameras.

    Drivers and softwares download: http://player-one-astronomy.com/service/software/

    Manuals download: http://player-one-astronomy.com/service/manuals/

     Cutting-edge Design
    The guiding cameras developed by Player One Astronomy uses technological regular hexagon to construct the main body line.
    DPS technology
    The guiding cameras from Player One Astronomy have DPS (Dead Pixel Suppression) technology, dead pixels (including both hot pixels and cold pixels) of the image are swept away. DPS function is turned on during your whole imaging session, no need to worry about it !
    Overvoltage and overcurrent protection mechanism
    Player One cameras produced by the number one player ensures the safety of your camera and other equipment through overvoltage and overcurrent protection mechanisms.

    Data Port
    When the camera is connected to the USB3.0 interface and full-resolution preview is used, it can reach 60 FPS in RAW8 mode (10bit ADC). When recording images, since the actual writing speed will be affected by the writing speed of the hard disk itself, when the hard disk writing speed is slow, the recording may not reach the theoretical speed. It is recommended that you use a high-quality solid state drive to record data to give full play to the performance of the camera.

    Use the ST4 guide cable to connect the camera and the AUTO GUIDE port of the equatorial mount to do guiding.
    Readout Noise
    Regarding readout noise, we solemnly promise that all values are obtained from actual tests.  And for users, you could use Sharpcap 4 for testing. SC4 has a function called Sensor Analysis, provide a very simple way to test readout noise.

    We wrote a tutorial on our website: https://player-one-astronomy.com/service/manuals/

    After many rigorous readout noise tests, the Sedna-M camera can reach a low readout noise of 1.34e at a gain of 350.

    If you are interested in readout noise testing, you may try it yourself, which is very simple.
    HCG  Mode
    The Sedna-M camera has a unique HCG mode, which will automatically turn on when the camera gain setting is >30. The HCG mode can greatly reduce the readout noise and retain the same high dynamic range as the low gain.

  14. $399.00 USD
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    Player One: Player One Astronomy guiding camera series, AKA Dwarf Planet Series, is design for guiding and imaging. This series including 3 sub-series, Ceres, Sedna and Xena.
    Xena-M is a guiding camera developed by Player One Astronomy, which adopts the Sony IMX249 1/1.2” format sensor. The 5.86um pixel size accommodates a well depth of 32ke with a total of 2.3MP  (the resolution is 1936*1216), and the diagonal is 13.3mm.

    This IMX249 sensor has same performance as IMX174 sensor, transmit speed of IMX249 is 48fps.

    Highlights
    Dwarf planet series integrated USB3.0 data port(500Mb/s), which can provide over 10 times speed than USB2.0 device(60Mb/s). Whatever you wants to do guiding or imaging, this camera series can handle it very well.

    Dwarf planet camera diameter is 1.25″, it can slide in 1.25″ adapter of guiding scope, makes the whole setuWith a 5-100MM CS lens attached on the camera, it also can be used as a guider or finder.
    Product Description
    Xena-M is a guiding camera developed by Player One Astronomy, which adopts the Sony IMX249 1/1.2” format sensor. The 5.86um pixel size accommodates a well depth of 32ke with a total of 2.3MP  (the resolution is 1936*1216), and the diagonal is 13.3mm.

    This IMX249 sensor has same performance as IMX174 sensor, transmit speed of IMX249 is 48fps.

    Highlights
    Dwarf planet series integrated USB3.0 data port(500Mb/s), which can provide over 10 times speed than USB2.0 device(60Mb/s). Whatever you wants to do guiding or imaging, this camera series can handle it very well.

    Dwarf planet camera diameter is 1.25″, it can slide in 1.25″ adapter of guiding scope, makes the whole setup shorter.

    With a 5-100MM CS lens attached on the camera, it also can be used as a guider or finder.

    Features:

    The naming of Player One guiding cameras is interesting. Guiding camera is smaller than planetary camera, that’s why we choose dwarf planets to name it.

    The size of each dwarf planet to a certain extent represents the size of camera sensors. We will name Ceres with a 1/3″ sensor camera, and for Xena, we will name it with a 1/1.2 inch sensor camera. All names will be engraved on the housing of the cameras.

    Drivers and softwares download: http://player-one-astronomy.com/service/software/

    Manuals download: http://player-one-astronomy.com/service/manuals/

    Cutting-edge Design
    The guiding cameras developed by Player One Astronomy uses technological regular hexagon to construct the main body line.

    Nova Boosting technology
    Nova Boosting technology from Player One Astronomy is using hardware technology to overclock the fequency of sensor, then increase the FPS of sensor. Offcial speed of IMX249 sensor on Sony website is 30FPS, some camera with IMX249 camera only has 22FPS. But with Nova Boosting technolgy, our Xena-M (IMX249) camera can reach 48FPS. NB technology made Xena-M is fast enough for solar, luanr and planetary imaging. This technology is also used on our other cameras too.
    DPS technology
    The guiding cameras from Player One Astronomy have DPS (Dead Pixel Suppression) technology, dead pixels (including both hot pixels and cold pixels) of the image are swept away. DPS function is turned on during your whole imaging session, no need to worry about it !Overvoltage and overcurrent protection mechanism
    Player One cameras produced by the number one player ensures the safety of your camera and other equipment through overvoltage and overcurrent protection mechanisms.

    Data Port
    When the camera is connected to the USB3.0 interface and full-resolution preview is used, it can reach 48 FPS in RAW8 mode (10bit ADC). When recording images, since the actual writing speed will be affected by the writing speed of the hard disk itself, when the hard disk writing speed is slow, the recording may not reach the theoretical speed. It is recommended that you use a high-quality solid state drive to record data to give full play to the performance of the camera.

    Use the ST4 guide cable to connect the camera and the AUTO GUIDE port of the equatorial mount to do guiding.
    Performance
    graph is comming soon.

    Readout Noise
    Regarding readout noise, we solemnly promise that all values are obtained from actual tests.  And for users, you could use Sharpcap 4 for testing. SC4 has a function called Sensor Analysis, provide a very simple way to test readout noise.

    We wrote a tutorial on our website: https://player-one-astronomy.com/service/manuals/

    After many rigorous readout noise tests, the Xena-M camera can reach a low readout noise of 3.5e at a gain of 350.
     

  15. $3,799.00 USD
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    Player One:

    ZEUS 455M PRO (IMX455) USB3.0 Mono Cooled Camera
    Features:
    DSO cooled camera line is the most advanced product line in Player One history. We start the project from 2021, through a lot of modify and rebuild we made this final version. It brings our newest technology and design to everyone, we are very proud to introduce this camera line.
    Product Description

     New Cutting-edge Design
    Polygon like regular hexagon is very Player One, the DSO cooled cameras we want to make it more beautiful and practical. After a lot of trying,  we fix the final style, which uses a scientific and technological octagon to construct the main body line and 4 sides are cambered surface, supplemented by round chamfers to achieve both rigidity and flexibility. The front piece is round to avoid diffraction on RASA. The positive red, which is like a summer fire, is matched with the low-key and steady black, and the super-fine frosting process on the entire surface makes the camera look luxurious and cool, and keep Player One style.

    ZEUS 455M Pro cooled camera is developed by Player One Astronomy, it’s design for advanced DSO imaging. it adopts Sony Industrial grade IMX455ALK-K full-frame format monochrome sensor. The 3.76um pixel size accommodates a well depth of 71.6Ke with a total of 61MP  (the resolution is 9576*6388), and the diagonal is 44.3mm.

    Rear Adjustment 4 Point Sensor Tilt Plate
    When taking deepsky objects, using sensor tilt plate can get a much smaller field curvature of the telescope. We adopts rear Adjustment and 4 point tilt plate, it has a lot advantages in usage.
    4 Point adjustment is easier to know which corner is needed to adjust. The built-in high-density sponge shading pad can block the light from the side slits without any side leakage.

    For understand 4 point adjustment method, we made a example for users:
    Deep Cooling
    Player One cooled camera series use 2 Stage TEC Cooling unit, after improved the structure design to reject the heat back to camera chamber, Zeus Camera Delta-T can reach about 35℃.

    512MB DDR3 Cache
    As an improvement, DDR3 cache in cooled cameras are increased to 512MB. It helps stabilize and secure data transmission, it effectively avoid.
    STARVIS Technology
    ZEUS 455M Pro cooled camera based on Sony STARVIS technology, it is back-illuminated pixel technology used in CMOS image sensors.
    Full-Frame Format
    ZEUS 455M Pro cooled camera has full-frame format (36mm*24mm), it is very suitable for professional DSO imaging.
    Native 16bit ADC
    IMX455 has native 16-bit on-chip ADC. Native 16bit ADC (65536 levels) provide higher sample resolution than 12bit (4096 levels) or 14bit (16384 levels). When we do non-linear transformation, 16bit data can endure very strong transform and also could bring much better light and dark transition, furthermore 16bit can make the color more vivid.

    Non-Amp-Glow
    ZEUS 455M Pro cooled camera is a Non-Amp-Glow camera too!
    Non-Amp-Glow can give us very clean background, much easier to get high quaility images.

    Type-C Data port and Power port
    Back piece of cooled camera has 2 Type-C data port and 12V DC 5.5×2.1mm power port.
    Main data port support USB3.0 protocol, the camera can run 6.5fps under RAW8 mode. Type-C port is easier to plug in when assemble the imaging equipment in night.

    When recording images, since the actual writing speed will be affected by the writing speed of the hard disk itself, when the hard disk writing speed is slow, the recording may not reach the theoretical speed. It is recommended that you use a high-quality solid state drive to record data to give full play to the performance of the camera.

    The camera has 12V DC5.5*2.1mm port to provide enough power to TEC cooling system. If you don’t need to power up cooling, only need to connect the main Type-C port, the camera will works as a uncooled camera.
    Cooling System and Anti-Dew Heater
    In ASCOM window, we provide 3 adjustable parameters: Target temperature, Fan Speed and Anti-Dew power.

    Standard Delta-T: 35℃ (±2℃) , when ambient temp 30℃, fan speed 100%, dew heater 10%.

    Recommend Delta-T settings: 30℃ below ambient, fan speed 70%, dew heater 10%, power consumption 40- 60%.

    The rotation speed of cooling fan is also adjustable, the default value is 70% speed.

    Dew problem is the biggest enemy in astro imaging, the camera integrated anti-dew heater in front of the camera. The heat power is adjustable.
    Overvoltage and overcurrent protection mechanism
    Player One cameras produced by us ensures the safety of your camera and other equipment through overvoltage and overcurrent protection mechanisms.

    Performance
     
    Dual Sampling Mode
    ZEUS series has dual sampling mode. Normal mode and Low Noise mode, they has different advantages in imaging.
    1. Normal mode has faster FPS, it is more suitable for planetary imaging.

    2. Low Noise mode (LRN) mode has lower readout noise and higher dynamic range. it is more suitable for DSO imaging.

    At gain=0, the camera has 14.2 stops dynamic range and 71.6Ke full well capacity, readout noise is 4.2e.

    HCG open at gain=125, the camera has 13.5 stops dynamic range and 16.7Ke full well, readout noise drop to only 1.5e.

    Frame rate
    ZEUS 455M Pro cooled camera can run 6.5FPS under RAW8 mode, 3.2FPS under RAW16 mode.

     Extended Full well
    ZEUS 455M Pro cooled camera has 71.6Ke full well.
    Readout Noise
    Regarding readout noise, we solemnly promise that all values are obtained from actual tests.  And for users, you could use Sharpcap 4 for testing. SC4 has a function called Sensor Analysis, provide a very simple way to test readout noise.

    We wrote a tutorial on our website: https://player-one-astronomy.com/service/manuals/

    If you are interested in readout noise testing, you may try it yourself, which is very simple.

    Dark Current
    The dark current is only 0.00014 e/s/pix at -20℃, and 0.00154e/s/pix at 0℃. In entire curve, dark current is almost like a straght a line, which can prove that ZEUS camera has very good quality.

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