LUMENERA SKYNYX2-0 CCD CAMERA

LUMENERA SKYNYX2-0 CCD CAMERA

The SKYnyx2-0 is a USB 2.0 CCD camera specifically designed for the astrophotography market. Its superior technology and design are based on Lumenera's Lu075 camera, named a Hot Product in 2006 by Sky and Telescope Magazine. The SKYnyx2-0 surpasses its predecessor with reduced noise levels and power consumption, and features a 640 x 480 pixel format, ROI, and 60 fps (higher with binning). It captures clear, crisp, planetary, lunar and solar images with the SKYnyx2-0.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • CCD sensor with excellent sensitivity

  • VGA resolution

  • Extremely fast frame rates at full resolution, with no compression

  • 8 or 12-bits per pixel
  • Technical data


    Moon (20080613). Takahashi FS128 F/8.1, SKYnyx 2-0. Mosaic image. Processed with Registax 4.0 and Photoshop CS3.
    Moon (20080613). Takahashi FS128 F/16, TV Big Barlow x2, SKYnyx 2-0. Processed with Registax 4.0.


    Moon (20080610). Takahashi FS128 F/8.1, SKYnyx 2-0. Mosaic image. Processed with Registax 4.0 and Photoshop CS3.


    Moon (20080516). Takahashi FS128 F/16, TV Big Barlow x2, SKYnyx 2-0. Processed with Registax 4.0.
    Moon (20080516). Takahashi FS128 F/16, TV Big Barlow x2, SKYnyx 2-0. Processed with Registax 4.0.
    Moon (20080516). Takahashi FS128 F/16, TV Big Barlow x2, SKYnyx 2-0. Processed with Registax 4.0.


    Moon (20080320). Takahashi FS128 F/8.1, SKYnyx 2-0. Mosaic image. Processed with Registax 4.0 and Photoshop CS3.
    Negative image.

    Takahashi FS128 F/8.1, SKYnyx 2-0. Mosaic image (false color). Processed with Registax 4.0 and Photoshop CS3.


    Moon (20080315). Takahashi FS128 F/16, TV Big Barlow x2, SKYnyx 2-0. Processed with Registax 4.0.
    Moon (20080315). Takahashi FS128 F/16, TV Big Barlow x2, SKYnyx 2-0. Processed with Registax 4.0.
    Moon (20080315). Takahashi FS128 F/16, TV Big Barlow x2, SKYnyx 2-0. Processed with Registax 4.0.
    Moon (20080315). Takahashi FS128 F/16, TV Big Barlow x2, SKYnyx 2-0. Processed with Registax 4.0.
    Moon (20080315). Takahashi FS128 F/16, TV Big Barlow x2, SKYnyx 2-0. Processed with Registax 4.0.
    Moon (20080315), Mosaic image. Takahashi FS128 F/16, TV Big Barlow x2, SKYnyx 2-0. Processed with Registax 4.0.

    First light


    Moon (20080215). Takahashi FS128 F/16, TV Big Barlow x2, SKYnyx 2-0. Processed with Registax 4.0 (300 frames).


    Moon (20080215). Takahashi FS128 F/16, TV Big Barlow x2, SKYnyx 2-0. Processed with Registax 4.0 (500 frames).


    Moon (20080215). Takahashi FS128 F/16, TV Big Barlow x2, SKYnyx 2-0. Processed with Registax 4.0 (300 frames).


    Moon (20080215). Takahashi FS128 F/16, TV Big Barlow x2, SKYnyx 2-0. Processed with Registax 4.0 (400 frames).


    Moon (20080215). Takahashi FS128 F/16, TV Big Barlow x2, SKYnyx 2-0. Processed with Registax 4.0 (500 frames).


    Moon (20080215). Takahashi FS128 F/16, TV Big Barlow x2, SKYnyx 2-0. Processed with Registax 4.0 (500 frames).


    Moon (20080215). Takahashi FS128 F/8, Canon 350D (median sum of 9 images).