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ToupTek SkyEye26AM Plus Mono Cooled Camera
Cooled mono camera with the Sony IMX571 APS-C sensor. 26 MP, 3.76 µm pixels, 16-bit.
Original price was: £1,465.00.£1,395.00Current price is: £1,395.00.
Free SkyEye M54 tilter and GPM662C guide camera while the sale is on
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- 14 days to return unused items. Returns policy
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Overview
The ToupTek SkyEye26AM Plus is a cooled mono astronomy camera, the monochrome version of the 26AC Plus: Sony’s APS-C IMX571 with 26 megapixels of 3.76 µm pixels, a 16-bit output and no amp glow. Peak quantum efficiency is above 91%, and the mono sensor records every pixel at full resolution through each filter.
It’s built for narrowband and LRGB imaging through a filter wheel, and the wheel can plug straight into the camera’s USB hub. The sensor needs 36 mm unmounted or 2″ filters; 1.25″ filters will vignette.
Refractors and astrographs from roughly 300 to 1000 mm suit it well: at 500 mm it samples at about 1.55″ per pixel. Two-stage cooling takes the sensor up to 43 °C below the air temperature and holds it at the set point you choose.
USB hub: one cable back to the computer
The back of the camera has a four-port USB 2.0 hub. The filter wheel, guide camera and focuser plug into it, so only one USB 3.0 cable runs back to the computer. A 512 MB buffer holds each frame while it transfers, so a slow USB link or a busy laptop doesn’t drop frames.
The camera runs from 12 V. USB doesn’t power it, and ToupTek recommends a 5 A supply when the hub is in use.
Dew, tilt and back focus
The sensor sits in a sealed, dry chamber, and the front window has a heater with four power settings. Three sets of push–pull screws in the body correct sensor tilt without a separate tilt plate.
Back focus is 17.5 mm from the M54 thread. The supplied 21 mm and 16.5 mm extenders bring it to the standard 55 mm used by most flatteners and reducers. Take the front adapter off and it drops to 12.5 mm, which helps when an off-axis guider and filter wheel have to fit in the same space.
Specifications
| Sensor | Sony IMX571, mono |
|---|---|
| Sensor format | APS-C |
| Sensor size | 23.5 × 15.7 mm |
| Diagonal | 28.3 mm |
| Image size | 6224 × 4168 px |
| Sensor megapixels | 26 MP |
| Pixel size | 3.76 µm |
| Shutter | Rolling |
| ADC | 16 bit |
| Full well | 51 ke⁻ |
| Read noise, low to high gain | 2.27–0.77 e⁻ |
| Peak QE | >91% |
| Cooling | Two-stage TEC, 35–43 °C below ambient |
| Image buffer | 512 MB |
| Back focus | 17.5 / 12.5 mm |
| Connection | USB 3.0, 4-port USB 2.0 hub |
| Adapters | M54×0.75, M48×0.75, M42×0.75 |
| Weight | 785 g |
| Body diameter | 89 mm |
Image scale and field of view
What this camera covers at common telescope focal lengths, from its 3.76 µm pixels and 23.5 × 15.7 mm sensor. How to read these figures
| Focal length | Image scale | Field of view |
|---|---|---|
| 250 mm | 3.1″ per pixel | 5.4° × 3.6° |
| 400 mm | 1.9″ per pixel | 3.4° × 2.2° |
| 600 mm | 1.3″ per pixel | 2.2° × 1.5° |
| 1,000 mm | 0.78″ per pixel | 1.3° × 54′ |
| 2,000 mm | 0.39″ per pixel | 40′ × 27′ |
Specifications from the manufacturer. Check with us if a figure matters for your setup.
In the box
- SkyEye M54 tilterFree while the sale is on
- GPM662C guide cameraFree while the sale is on
- SkyEye Plus camera
- USB 3.0 cables
- M54 extenders (21 mm and 16.5 mm) and adapters for a 55 mm back focus
- Camera bag
- Hex key and spare screws
Not included
- Power supply: 12 V, 5 A recommended