Player One Ares-C Pro Colour Cooled Camera
Cooled colour camera with the Sony IMX533 1″ square sensor. 9 MP, 3.76 µm pixels, 14-bit.
£615.00
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- Warranty
- 2-year manufacturer warranty, handled by us in the UK.
- Returns
- 14 days to return unused items. Returns policy
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Overview
The Player One Ares-C Pro is a cooled colour astronomy camera built around Sony’s IMX533 sensor. Its square 1″ frame suits galaxies and nebulae, and it is small enough to work with 1.25″ filters.
The 3.76 µm pixels match a wide range of telescopes. On a 600 mm refractor the camera samples at 1.29″ per pixel over a field of about 65 × 65 arcminutes. The 16 mm diagonal is easy to illuminate, so most flatteners and reducers give sharp corners.
Each pixel holds up to 73,000 electrons, about 1.5 times the standard IMX533. Bright stars keep their colour in long exposures. Dark frames show no amp glow.
Two-stage cooling holds the sensor 35–40 °C below the air temperature, at a set point you choose. A heater keeps dew off the window. Tilt is set with the front three-point plate, and a rear four-point plate is available for use with filter wheels and off-axis guiders.
The window is AR-coated, not IR-cut, so add a UV/IR-cut or dual-band filter for normal colour imaging. The carbon fibre body weighs 420 g and has a 512 MB buffer.
The cooler runs from 12 V. The power supply is not included: Player One recommends one rated at 5 A or more.
Specifications
| Sensor | Sony IMX533, colour |
|---|---|
| Sensor format | 1″ square |
| Sensor size | 11.31 × 11.31 mm |
| Diagonal | 16 mm |
| Resolution | 3008 × 3008 px |
| Megapixels | 9 MP |
| Pixel size | 3.76 µm |
| Shutter | Rolling |
| ADC | 14 bit |
| Full well | 73 ke⁻ |
| Read noise | 4.46–1.0 e⁻ |
| Peak QE | 80% |
| Cooling | Two-stage TEC, 35–40 °C below ambient |
| Max frame rate | 43 fps (10-bit) |
| Image buffer | 512 MB |
| Back focus | 17.5 mm |
| Connection | USB 3.0 |
| Adapters | M42×0.75, 1.25″ |
| Weight | 420 g |
| Body diameter | 78 mm |
Specifications from Player One. Check with us if a figure matters for your setup.
In the box
- Camera with metal cover
- M48 to M42 extender, 17.5 mm
- M42 extender, 20 mm
- M48 to M42 adapter
- T-mount and 1.25″ cover
- Air blower
- USB 3.2 cable, Type-C to Type-A, 2 m
- USB 2.0 cables, Type-C to Type-C and Type-C to Type-B, 0.5 m
- Screwdriver, M2 hex key and M2.5 screws
- Rear four-point tilt adjuster
- Camera bag and cable tie
Not included
- Power supply: 12 V, 5 A or more recommended