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Player One Neptune-C II
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Player One

Neptune-C II

1/1.8" · 2712×1538 · Color

Planetary/guide color BSI.

Use in planner Compare with ZWO ASI178MC

Best for

  • Longer focal lengths — tighter framing on small targets
  • Well-sampled deep-sky at medium focal lengths
  • One-shot color — quick results, less processing

Specifications

Sensor
Typeplanetary
SensorSony IMX464
Sensor techCMOS
Format1/1.8"
Sensor size7.7×4.3mm
Diagonal8.9mm
Pixel size2.90µm
Resolution2712×1538
Megapixels4.2MP
ColorYes
Cooling & performance
CooledNo
Full well12000e⁻
Peak QE84%

Typical FOV & image scale

On 250mm refractor (wide)
FOV 1.77° × 1.00°
Scale 2.39″/px
On 800mm SCT reducer
FOV 0.55° × 0.31°
Scale 0.75″/px
On 2000mm SCT native
FOV 0.22° × 0.12°
Scale 0.30″/px

Typical targets

  • Messier M55 — Globular Cluster M55
    Globular Cluster · 19′
  • Messier M106 — Spiral Galaxy M106
    Galaxy · 19′
  • NGC NGC 6888 — Crescent Nebula
    Emission Nebula · 18′
  • Messier M3 — Globular Cluster M3
    Globular Cluster · 18′
  • Messier M15 — Great Pegasus Cluster
    Globular Cluster · 18′
  • NGC NGC 7023 — Iris Nebula
    Reflection Nebula · 18′

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