The Imaging Source, an international manufacturer of imaging hardware and software for astronomy, has released a series of highly affordable, low noise telescope cameras for amateur astro-photographers who want to capture high quality images of the night sky.

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July 24, 2008: The Imaging Source, an international manufacturer of imaging hardware and software for astronomy, has released a series of highly affordable, low noise telescope cameras for amateur astro-photographers who want to capture high quality images of the night sky.
The telescope cameras ship in blue and black anodised aluminium and zinc housing, measure 50 mm x 56 mm and weigh only 260 g. The included nose piece is mounted onto a C/CS mount on the front of the telescope camera. On the rear, a USB 2.0 or FireWire connector is available (model specific). A threaded tripod adapter on the bottom rounds off the exterior of the telescope camera. Monochrome and color types are available with and without an IR cut filter in three resolutions: 640×480, 1024×768 and 1280×960. The cameras are equipped with low noise CCD chips from Sony and offer exposure times of up to 60 minutes and a maximum frame rate of up to 60 fps.
Each telescope cameras ships with the camera control and acquisition software “IC Capture.AS”, which allows image sequences and singular images to be saved to disk. It also allows users to set exposure parameters such as exposure levels, sensitivity and frame rates. The telescope cameras are available worldwide and start at only US$350.00 or EUR 290.00 (without shipping and sales tax). They can be purchased online and from an international network of dealers. For details, visit http://www.AstronomyCameras.com.