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QHY461M
Medium format · 11760×8896 · Mono · Cooled
Large-format cooled mono BSI.
Best for
- Wide-field mosaics and full-frame telescopes
- Well-sampled deep-sky at medium focal lengths
- Long-exposure deep-sky under any sky
- Narrowband and LRGB workflows
Specifications
| Sensor | |
| Type | dedicated |
| Sensor | Sony IMX461 |
| Sensor tech | CMOS |
| Format | Medium format |
| Sensor size | 44.0×33.0mm |
| Diagonal | 55.0mm |
| Pixel size | 3.76µm |
| Resolution | 11760×8896 |
| Megapixels | 102.0MP |
| Color | No |
| Cooling & performance | |
| Cooled | Yes |
| Full well | 51000e⁻ |
| Peak QE | 90% |
Typical FOV & image scale
On 250mm refractor (wide)
FOV 10.08° × 7.56°
Scale 3.10″/px
On 800mm SCT reducer
FOV 3.15° × 2.36°
Scale 0.97″/px
On 2000mm SCT native
FOV 1.26° × 0.95°
Scale 0.39″/px
Typical targets
- Messier M45 — PleiadesReflection Nebula · 110′
- Messier M44 — Beehive ClusterOpen Cluster · 95′
- NGC NGC 7000 — North America NebulaEmission Nebula · 120′
- IC IC 2177 — Seagull NebulaEmission Nebula · 120′
- Messier M8 — Lagoon NebulaEmission Nebula · 90′
- Messier M24 — Sagittarius Star CloudOpen Cluster · 90′
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