Per DC Watch , Sightron Japan Co., Ltd. has announced it will release Player One Astronomy’s CMOS camera for astrophotography next week. Player One Astronomy is an astrophotography equipment manufacturer based in Suzhou, China. The Chinese firm develops sophisticated astronomical observation equipment, including cameras and additional equipment and accessories. Player One Astronomy’s cameras are designed to photograph specific planets and accordingly have different image sensors. There are five Player One Astronomy planetary cameras: Neptune-C II, Neptune-C, Mars-C, Neptune-M and Mars-M. ‘C’ means color, and ‘M’ means monochrome. In addition to availability through Sightron Japan, the Player One Astronomy cameras are also available in the US through Agena AstroProducts . All Player One Astronomy planetary cameras can be attached to a telescope with a 1.25″ T-mount or using a Barlow lens between the camera and telescope. Likewise, with all the cameras, the user can adjust the sensor tilt plate to reduce Newton’s rings, which is an interference pattern created by light reflection between two surfaces. Newton’s rings are most often an issue when photographing the sun. All the planetary cameras include a 256MB DDR3 cache, which Player One Astronomy states helps stabilized data transmission, effectively eliminating frame dropping and reducing […]
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