The Astromania Solar System Imager is certainly one of the most inexpensive ways of carrying out high-quality lunar and planetary astrophotography. There have even been some improvements made on the old Phil ips webcams. These include the installation of a new video controller that allows downloading at up to 30fps via USB 2.0. The camera can hence deliver up to 30 images per second if a sufficiently fast computer is connected. You can produce truly excellent planetary images using the freeware programs Giotto or RegiStax. Almost everyone involved planetary and lunar photography will want to own such a Webcam.

When the camera is first connected to the telescope, the planets will appear too small. We would therefore recommend using a Barlow in conjunction with any webcam. This increases the focal length and hence the planetary images become much larger. We would also recommend using an Astromania infrared cut-out filter - this can be purchased along with the camera as a set.

Your can make optimal use of your new Astromania Solar System Imager using the Astromania software CD supplied. Simply insert the CD in your CD drive and a user-friendly interface will automatically start up. You can then select between German, English, French and Polish. There is also a range of different drivers and software - for Windows 7/8/10 64-Bit). Note: The camera does not yet function with Apple computers.

The CD contains:
Windows XP driver
Windows Vista/7 for 32 and 64 bit drivers
AMcap imaging software
Registax image processing software
installation and software manuals

This Solar System Imager offers:
live image directly to your PC
sharper images of planets, as with a 'single shot' camera
1.25" adapter - the camera is ready for direct use at the telescope.