QHY9S-M with FREE QHY Filter Wheel
- SKU:
- qhy9s-m-qhycfw2-s
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- Weight:
- 3.30 KGS
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Buy a QHY9S-M and get the following offer at special discount!
- Upgrade to QHYCFW2-M for only HK$790!
Description
Now improved with -50ºC deep cooling capability!
The QHY9 combines the quantum efficient 8.3 megapixels Kodak KAF8300 sensor with QHYCCD's low readout noise technology into one advanced yet affordable camera. The built in 2-stage TEC cools the camera 50 degrees below the ambient. One of the "coolest" CCD camera you can get without using water cooling system (read: extra cost, water leakage and inconvenient at field).
In addition, QHY9 is no bigger than a CD which makes it a perfect companion for Hyperstar users. Furthermore, the CCD chamber is air-proof and purged with Argon gas to prevent fogging on the optical window. If the humidity is too high, an optional electronic heater ring can be attached to the nose-piece.
Items included:
- QHY9S-M
- QHY 36mm x 5 positions filter wheel (QHYCFW2-S)
- M42/0.75 to 2" adapter*
- DC201 power adapter**
- 1.8m Belkin USB cable
- 1.5m ST-4 guiding cable
- 3D-printed cable binder
- Silicon desiccant tube
- All shipped in pelican case
* M54/0.75 to M42/0.75 and M54/0.75 to 2" adapter is provided when upgraded to QHYCFW2-M.
** User supplied 12V DC source is required.
Free shipping applies. More details here.
User photos
Terry Hancock: Great Orion Nebula imaged using QHY9 and QHY11 with 5" TMB 130, 3.6" TMB92 and Takahashi E180 astrograph. Collected using LRGB + H-alpha filters covering 4.08 x 2.91º of sky. [Facebook]
Revision history
2015 August: Bundled filter wheel has been changed to QHYCFW2-S (5*36mm / 6*1.25") instead of QHYCFW (5*2")
| Sensor | Kodak KAF8300 |
| Effective pixel count | 8.3 Megapixels |
| Pixel size | 5.4 µm x 5.4 µm |
| Peak quantum efficiency | 56% @ 540 nm, 48% @ H-alpha |
| Full well capacity | 25.5 ke- |
| Anti blooming gate | -100dB |
| Microlenses on chip | Yes |
| Total pixel array size | 3448[H] x 2574[V] |
| Effective pixel array size | 3326[H] x 2504[V] |
| Chip size | 17.96 mm [H] x 13.52 mm [V] |
| Typical size | 4/3 inch |
| Readout method | Progressive |
| Shutter | Built-in mechanical shutter for full frame CCD |
| Download speed | 9s @ 1 MPixels/s |
| Preview speed | 3s @ 3 MPixels/s |
| Buffer | Built-in 32 MB SDRAM |
| Readout noise | 8-10 e- @ 0.6 MPixels/s |
| Supported binning modes | 1*1, 2*2, 4*4 |
| System gain | 0.4-1.0 e-/ADU (adjustable) |
| Analog-digital converter | 16-bit with CDS and Pre-amp |
| Power consumption | 3.6 W (0% cooling power) |
| 13 W (50% cooling power) | |
| 30 W (100% cooling power) |
Thermal specification
- 2-stage TEC -50ºC below ambient
- Built in temperature sensor and improved heat sink for KAF8300
- Airproof CCD chamber with removable silica tube socket
- Built-in active cooling fan
- Built-in optical window anti-dew heater
Interfaces
- M42 to 2" for connecting to telescope
- Communication port to QHYCFW filter wheel
- USB 2.0
- ST4 autoguiding port
| Weight | 510g |
