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Standalone smartcameras for astrophotography
Can be used without a PC because they have a powerful internal PC with Windows 10 or Linux: use your favorite applications to control your setup without carrying around a laptop and greatly reducing dangling cables. Connect your equipment to the 6 USB ports and 3 12V controlled power suppliers (on AST492). Interact with the camera through remote desktop via WiFi with Smartphone / Tablet / PC.
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LASER POINTING CAMERA
Fully operative since April 2017 at ESO VLT in Paranal, Chile with new versions installed on Gemini North and IAC ORM Telescopes. The LPC is a compact system, including a telescope and a smart camera, used to assist a single or multiple Laser Guide Stars (LGS) Adaptive Optics (AO) system to precisely pointing the guide stars to the expected sky position.
The complete system is available on our professional product line.
ESO MOONS PROJECT
Astrel completed the production of 20 miniature Smart CMOS cameras commissioned by the INAF (Italian National Astrophysics Institute) for MOONS project of the ESO (European Southern Observatory) VLT (Very Large Telescope) on the Cierro Paranal, Chile.
ESO AAS CAMERAS
Astrel completed the commissioning of 2 AAS (Aircraft Avoidance System) Smart CMOS cameras commissioned by the ESO (European Southern Observatory) for LGS (Laser Guide Star) LPC (Laser pointing Camera) project at VLT (Very Large Telescope) on the Cierro Paranal, Chile.
MOSSCA CAMERAS
The MOSSCA is a scientific smart camera, committed by INAF Roma, that consists in separate modules that can be properly stacked in order to implement a wide range of configurations to meet specific requirements for different industrial and scientific applications.
Images
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Orion Nebula from Rome city center. AST16200B CCD Camera on 200mm F4 Newton, 24x7min H-alpha and 10x1min RGB
NGC 7293 has been selected as November best image captured with his AST8300B!
Another top pick on AstroBin with his AST8300B camera
M106 Galaxy. AST8300B CCD Camera on 200mm F4 Newton, 12x5min H-alpha and 12x5min LRGB
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ASTREL STAND ALONE DEEPSKY SMART CAMERAS AWARDED AS HOT PRODUCT 2019
Dec, 2018
Sky&Telescope, the most influential specialized magazine inserted our stand alone smart camera product line in the HOT PRODUCT 2019 list.
LPC-SA FOR ESA ALASCA PROJECT
Dec, 2022
ESA (European Space Agency) selected LPC-SA (Laser Pointing Camera Stand Alone) as Laser Pointing Camera for its ALASCA project.
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