Whether you currently own a telescope or are contemplating a purchase, our new NexImage Solar System Imaging Kit is a MUST HAVE!
NexImage is a complete CCD solar system imager capable of producing high quality planetary images with greater light sensitivity and color fidelity than comparable CMOS imagers. Combined with the NexImage software package, NexImage can bring out tremendous detail and reveal a final image that will rival those taken with astronomical CCD cameras costing thousands of dollars more.
* View and capture live video on your computer screen
* Software automatically filters out video frames most affected by poor atmospheric "seeing" leaving only the sharpest, clearest frames to be stacked and aligned into one high quality image
* Easy to follow quick start instructions and tutorial with sample video file that will have you producing quality images your first night out
* Camera control software allows you to manually change the gain, contrast, exposure time, frame rate and color saturation using your PC
Compatibility � 1.25" adapter barrel makes NexImage compatible with most any telescope
Versatility � 1.25†adapter is threaded for standard eyepiece filters and can be removed and replaced with optional focal reducer lens.
How the NexImage works:
NexImage is a complete solar system imager that is compatible with most any telescope and gives users all the light sensitivity and color fidelity needed for the highest quality planetary images that only a true CCD chip can provide.
NexImage utilizes a CCD imaging chip to capture streaming video of any solar system object. This video can easily be viewed as hundreds of individual images (frames) that can be digitally stacked to significantly reduce the electric `noise` inherent in video chips and bring out the unseen fine detail (signal) hidden with in your image.
The NexImage camera takes advantage of the fact that the signal to noise ratio of your stacked composite image is proportional to the square root of the number of frames combined. This means that stacking as few as 16 frames will reduce the grainy noise of the composite image by 4 times. While stacking as many 1600 frames will improve the image by 40 times! However, stacking the individual frames is only half the power of the NexImage imager.
With the included software package, each individual frame is analyzed for quality to filter out those frames most affected (blurred) by poor atmospheric `seeing`. This form of after-the-fact adaptive optics, leaves only the sharpest, clearest frames to be stacked and aligned into a high quality image.
Finally, powerful processing features automatically break the image up into individual unsharp mask layers that can be used to bring out tremendous detail and reveal final images that will rival those taken with astronomical CCD cameras costing hundreds of pounds more.
