ZWO ASI 294 Color USB 3.0 CCD Camera

ZWO makes one of the best CCD cameras for astronomy available to the customer. The ASI 294 camera offers multiple options depending on the type of photography the observer wants to take.

• Thus we have availability in color version for planetary, solar and lunar photography.
  
• Refrigerated version for deep sky photography, also available in color version.

The camera resolution is 4144x2282 or 11.7mpx and the pixel size is 4.63 micrometers. Its capture rate is 19 frames / second at a depth of 10 bits.
The non-refrigerated version is recommended for photography, planetary, solar and lunar. Especially efficient when these objects are in motion, here is the value of the capture speed.
The refrigerated version is designed to be able to take long-exposure astronomical photography, therefore in the deep sky. A functionality that is used to overheating the interior of the chamber and therefore it is necessary to compensate the internal temperature. With this thermoelectric cooling system it is possible to decrease by -40 / -45ºC and thus the working time with the camera can be increased.
It incorporates a standard ST4 port and USB 3.0 with 2m cable. It also incorporates a T2 M42 inlet thread, then a converter goes from this thread to 31.7mm for the filter cap.
The CD with the corresponding software and drives for the use of the Camera are also provided. The ASCOM driver for this camera is available. However, it requires the prior installation of the ZWO SDK (Software Development Kit), downloadable free of charge on its website.
For the acquisition of planetary videos, it includes free software FireCapture, by Torsten Edelmann, which natively supports ZWO cameras.
The product includes:

• 1 ZWO ASI294MC color camera (with M42 female thread)
  
• 1 M42 to 1.25 '' adapter
  
• 1 USB 3.0 cable
  
• 1 Autoguiding Cable
  
• 1 1¼ "cover and another 2"
  
• Thread adapters and 21mm T2 extender. 16.5mm M48 Extender
  

Characteristics:

• Model-ZWO ASI294MC
  
• 4/3 "CMOS color sensor SONY IMX294 CMOS
  
• Resolution 4144x2822 pixels (11.7 million pixels)
  
• Pixel size 4.63 µ
  
• 12 bit or 10 bit dynamic range
  
• Exposure time 32 µs at 16 min
  
• 10Bit ADC frame rate
  
• 4144 × 2822 19 fps
  
• 14 bit ADC
  
• 4144 × 2822 16 fps images / s
  
• * Thermoelectric Refrigeration -40º with respect to the ambient temperature. You need optional external power to use refrigeration.
  
• USB 3.0 transfer / connectivity
  
• Mechanics
  
• Thread adapter M42 x 0.75 T2
  
• Dimensions (dia. X H) 78 mm x 135 mm
  
• Weight 410 gr.
  
• Maximum temperature (function) -5 ° C to 45 ° C
  
• Maximum temperature (storage) -20 ° C to 60 ° C
  
• Maximum humidity (function) 20% to 80%
  
• Max Humidity (storage) 20% to 90%