Vixen Telescope CMOS camera VA225C

Suggested retail price: Contact local dealer

JAN: 4955295338047

This highly sensitive color CMOS camera for autoguiding allows for precise tracking by capturing even the slightest drift.

This is a high-sensitivity color CMOS camera for autoguiding photography. By installing this guide camera in combination with a guide scope in addition to an optical tube and a camera for astrophotography, you can monitor and automatically follow the movement of stars and correct the tracking motion of your equatorial mount.

The dedicated software also features a polar alignment assistance function by utilizing plate-solving technology. This allows you to align the polar axis with high precision even without using a polar alignment scope.

Vixen Telescope CMOS camera VA225C Description

Contributes to Stable Imaging in taking Astrophotography

Have you ever experienced this? "I'm sure I aligned the polar axis correctly, but the stars are still drifting slightly..."

Even with careful polar alignment, factors such as atmospheric turbulence or mechanical errors in the mount can cause stars to appear to trail during long-exposure tracking.

Autoguiding is the solution. It automatically corrects these tiny drifts, enabling successful long-exposure astrophotography.
In an autoguiding setup, a separate camera (like this product) is mounted on a guide scope, besides your main imaging telescope and camera. The system monitors a guide star and automatically sends corrections to the equatorial mount to keep your target perfectly tracked.
Autoguiding is especially effective for long exposures, particularly when using a telescope with a long focal length for imaging.

● What You Need for Autoguiding

・A CMOS guide camera (this product)

・A PC with the dedicated software installed

・A guide scope (a separate telescope from your main imaging scope)
Easy Setup with Dedicated PC Software

Autoguiding is controlled from your computer using the dedicated Vixen Autoguider software.
Setup is as simple as selecting one of three presets—Urban, Suburb, or Rural—that match your observing conditions.
This makes it easy for anyone to start autoguiding and is highly recommended for beginners of autoguided astrophotography.

Note: Manual adjustments may still be necessary depending on your observation site and atmospheric conditions.
Accurate Polar Alignment Without a Polar Scope

The software includes a polar alignment assist function that uses plate-solving technology.
You can adjust the polar alignment while monitoring its accuracy in real time directly on the software screen.
Recommended Guide Scope: "7x50mm Finderscope II with Illuminated Reticle"

The "7×50mm Finderscope II" with an illuminated reticle (sold separately, or included with some telescope sets) can serve as a highly compact guide scope.
We recommend pairing it with the "50mm Finder Bracket S" (sold separately, or included with certain telescope sets).

This finderscope is designed to remain parfocal when a VA225C guide camera is attached. After using it as a standard finderscope, you can swap the eyepiece for the guide camera without losing your guide star, as it maintains the same focal position.