Nicola has been implementing the prototype of a new SVBONY camera, the SV505C in AstroDMx Capture.
SV505C OSC camera
The SV505C is an OSC camera with a Sony IMX464 sensor. It has a built-in 128MB DDR III buffer.The sensor is 4.0MP with a diagonal of 9mm. The pixel size is 2.9μm x 2.9μm. It has a 12 bit ADC, supports ROI and binning to 2x2.
The SV505C is a planetary camera but these experiments also tested its potential as an uncooled bright-deep-sky-objects camera.
The SV505C was used with a variety of telescopes: (80mm apo refractor, Skymax 127 Maksutov and 130mm Newtonian) as part of the testing of the advanced functionality in AstroDMx Capture, and testing the implementation of the camera.
Lunar and planetary data were captured as SER files and deep sky data were captured as 16 bit FITS files.
Some of the setups used for Deep sky imaging
80mm apochromatic triplet refractor
130mm Newtonian reflector
We shall simply list here some of the results that we have obtained with the SV505C
Planets
Saturn
Jupiter
Deep Sky
M13
The Western Veil nebula
Lunar
The SV505C aquitted itself quite well both for its intended application as a planetary camera, and outside its comfort zone as an uncooled deep sky camera. Significant diagonal systematic noise recorded during deep sky imaging means that the camera will definitely benefit from dithering during capture.
A feature release of AstroDMx Capture will be released with support for the SV505C, but as yet, without the advanced features under development and reported previously, as soon as our testing of the camera implementation is complete.
