Player One Ceres 462M Mono Camera
Uncooled mono camera with the Sony IMX462 1/2.8″ sensor. 2.1 MP, 2.9 µm pixels, 12-bit.
£130.00
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- Delivery
- Tracked UK delivery. Costs are shown at checkout. Delivery
- Warranty
- 2-year manufacturer warranty, handled by us in the UK.
- Returns
- 14 days to return unused items. Returns policy
Overview
The Player One Ceres 462M is an uncooled mono astronomy camera built around Sony’s IMX462 sensor. Its 1.25″ body slides straight into a guide scope or an off-axis guider, and it weighs 65 g.
As a guide camera it is sensitive and quick to set up. Read noise falls to 0.7 e⁻ at high gain, and the IMX462 responds strongly in the near infrared, so short guide exposures still find stars. On a 200 mm guide scope it samples at 3″ per pixel over a field of about 96 × 55 arcminutes.
It also works as a starter planetary camera. The 2.9 µm pixels are best matched at around f/14, and it runs at 136 frames per second at full resolution.
The body has an M28.5 thread as well as the 1.25″ barrel, and back focus is 7.5 mm. Fit a 5–100 mm CS-mount lens and it becomes a finder or a lens-based guider.
Specifications
| Sensor | Sony IMX462, mono |
|---|---|
| Sensor format | 1/2.8″ |
| Sensor size | 5.6 × 3.2 mm |
| Diagonal | 6.5 mm |
| Resolution | 1944 × 1096 px |
| Megapixels | 2.1 MP |
| Pixel size | 2.9 µm |
| Shutter | Rolling |
| ADC | 12 bit |
| Full well | 12 ke⁻ |
| Read noise | 2.6–0.7 e⁻ |
| Peak QE | 91% |
| Cooling | None |
| Max frame rate | 136 fps (10-bit) |
| Back focus | 7.5 mm |
| Connection | USB 3.0 |
| Adapters | M28.5×0.6, 1.25″ |
| Weight | 65 g |
| Body diameter | 40 mm |
Specifications from Player One. Check with us if a figure matters for your setup.
In the box
- Camera
- USB 3.0 cable, 2 m
- ST4 guide cable, 2 m
- 1.25″ extender
- 1.25″ dust cover
- Air blower