Starlight Xpress Camera Trius PRO-674C Color (33553)

The Starlight Xpress Trius PRO-674C is a premium cooled CCD camera designed for deep sky astrophotography. Starlight Xpress is well known for its compact, innovative designs and exceptional quality. The Trius PRO series continues this tradition, offering improved noise performance and fast image download speeds of around two million pixels per second compared to previous models.

The Starlight Xpress Trius PRO-674C Color camera is built for dedicated astrophotographers who require high performance, reliability, and ease of use. Its advanced cooling, integrated USB hub, and top-quality sensor make it an excellent choice for capturing detailed, low-noise images of a wide range of celestial objects.

Main Features

• Integrated USB hub: Allows connection of up to three peripheral devices directly to the camera (5V DC, maximum 200 mA per port), reducing cable clutter on your telescope. A guider can be connected via the RJ11 output.

• Multi-coated quartz glass optical window: Provides high image quality and durability.

• Advanced Peltier cooling system: Ensures efficient sensor cooling in a compact camera body. A built-in rear fan draws air through front vents, and an additional side fan helps keep the camera cool in warmer conditions.

• Argon-filled sensor chamber: Prevents moisture condensation on the CCD sensor and enhances cooling efficiency due to argon's low thermal conductivity.

• Adjustable adapter plate: Allows precise alignment of the sensor parallel to the telescope’s focal plane.

• High-grade CCDs: Only grade 1 or better sensors are used, ensuring no dead pixels or defective columns.

Performance for Astrophotography

With the Trius PRO-674C, you can achieve professional-level astrophotography. The camera’s extremely low dark current means that, for most deep sky objects, dark frames are often unnecessary, allowing you to focus more on capturing and processing your images.

Technical Specifications

• Camera type: Astro CCD camera

• Sensor: Sony ICX674ALG (2/3" format, EXview CCD)

• Sensor size: 8.98 x 6.71 mm

• Resolution: 2.8 megapixels (1940 x 1460 pixels)

• Pixel size: 4.54 x 4.54 µm

• Full well capacity: 20,000 electrons

• Read noise: 4.5 electrons

• Dark current: 0.002 electrons/pixel/second

• Bit depth: 16 bits

• Power consumption: 1500 mA at 12V

• Flange focal distance: 17 mm

• Interfaces: USB 2.0

• Antiblooming: Yes

• Telescope connection: T2 thread

• Active cooling: Yes (Peltier)

• Chip diagonal: 11.2 mm

• Filter wheel: Not included

• Diameter: 75 mm

• Length: 70 mm

• Weight: 400 g

• Outer material: Aluminium

Applications

• Suitable for use as an autoguider

• Excellent for imaging the Moon and planets

• Ideal for capturing nebulae and galaxies