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Celestron NexImage Solar System Imager

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Binding: Electronics
Brand: Celestron
EAN: 0050234937122
Label: Celestron
Manufacturer: Celestron
Model: 93712
Publisher: Celestron
Studio: Celestron
Warranty: 1

Features:

Complete CCD solar system imager produces high-quality planetary images
View and capture live video on your computer screen
Software automatically filters out fuzzy frames for sharper image
Easy to install and use
Manually control gain, contrast, exposure time, and much more from your PC

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Product Description:
Complete CCD solar system imager capable of producing high quality planetary images with tremendous detail / Greater light sensitivity and color fidelity

Amazon.com Product Description:
Celestron's NexImage combines a sensitive CCD imaging device with powerful image processing software in one affordable package. Now anyone with a telescope can take pictures that are simply amazing.

Image of Jupiter taken with NexImage system

An image of Jupiter taken with the Celestron NexImage Solar System Imager

Amateur astronomers have been taking great pictures of the moon and planets by using modified Webcams. The favored Webcams for astro-imaging have been the hard-to-find Philips ToUCam and Vesta models because of their high-performance CCD chips. Now Celestron's Neximage puts the same CCD technology in a package that's ready to use with any telescope that accepts 1.25-inch eyepieces. The NexImage includes an anodized metal nosepiece that fits in a 1.25-inch eyepiece holder. When I installed the Windows based software, I also updated my Windows Media Player files. Then I simply plugged the NexImage into my computers' USB port, and I was ready to start taking pictures.

The NexImage CCD is sensitive enough that I can take "snapshots" of the Moon or Sunspots (always use a safe Solar filter, of course!) even without a motor-driven telescope. The real power of the NexImage package, however, comes from its included Registax software which automatically aligns and stacks hundreds of individual AVI video frames into one sharp, highly detailed picture.

I used my 8-inch Celestron Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope (similar to the Nexstar 8 GPS ) and my 2x Ultima Barlow lens to capture some beautiful pictures of Jupiter and Saturn. The sensitive Sony CCD chip in the NexImage easily shows color and detail on Jupiter that just doesn't show up when I use CMOS-based Webcams.

The fine performance of the NexImage package is limited somewhat by its included video capture software. The AmCap software doesn't give me the precise control of exposure times I'd like; I wasn't able to photograph the moon Callisto next to Jupiter, for instance, without overexposing the planet. Celestron doesn't mention the other little drawback in its ads. You'll have so much fun that your hard drive will start filling up with pictures and AVIs! --Jeff Phillips

Pros:

Sensitive CCD chip
Fits any telescope that takes 1.25-inch eyepieces
Powerful image processing software

Cons:

Takes practice to get the exposure time just right
Software is Windows only
You'll fill up your hard drive with pictures

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Barrel Too Small
Received new camera earlier than scheduled which is always great. Camera barrel was almost one-eight inch too small though which made securing in eyepiece holder difficult. I called Celestron to see what they could do for me. They were very nice and immediately sent me an RMA for a return. Return took about ten days from ship to my door which is normal. Barrel is now exactly 1.25". The camera itself is very cool - just used terrestrially so far but look forward to dark skies. If you have Vista you ... Read More

Rating:

- not a good camera
from the good reviews on here about this product despite the bad reviews I went ahead and purchased this camera. I was disappointed. I was able to get a vista driver off of a forum and the camera operated correctly but the results were less than spectacular. I used this with a orion xt10 telescope and the images that came through were fuzzy and blurry. I took better pictures by just placing my digital camera up to the eyepiece.

Rating:

- Excellent tool, but with a learning curve
I purchased this camera from Amazon and have had a few weeks to test it out. Overall, I've found it to be an excellent tool for lunar and planetary imaging. It is easy to get started using, but to get really good images, you'll need to spend some time and you'll need to be technically adept. A few points are worth noting for newbies. All astro cameras in this price range are essentially webcams that have been modified to capture video through a telescope. This technology achieves image quality ... Read More

Rating:

- Celestron NexImage - affordable - reliable- easy to use
I have found the Celestron NexImage to be a low cost and successful addition to my astrography collection of cameras. The CCD chip is very sensitive and even with my smaller 70mm Meade ETZX you can see Saturn's rings very clearly.

Rating:

- cannot use the product
I have installed the included software on 2 separate laptop computers without success. A message pops up telling me that a preview is not available, meaning that the image from the camera will not show on the screen. After uninstalling and re-installing the software several times, I searched the internet and found a demo version which I downloaded. This worked fine and showed the image on the screen but the software is not configured the same as the Celestron software and is a limited demo version. ... Read More

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