camera
QHYCCD
QHY9
4/3" · 3358×2536 · Mono · Cooled
Cooled mono CCD.
Best for
- Balanced field for most refractors
- Fast, low-noise deep-sky at short focal lengths
- Long-exposure deep-sky under any sky
- Narrowband and LRGB workflows
Specifications
| Sensor | |
| Type | dedicated |
| Sensor | Kodak KAF-8300 |
| Sensor tech | CCD |
| Format | 4/3" |
| Sensor size | 18.0×13.5mm |
| Diagonal | 22.5mm |
| Pixel size | 5.40µm |
| Resolution | 3358×2536 |
| Megapixels | 8.5MP |
| Color | No |
| Cooling & performance | |
| Cooled | Yes |
| Full well | 25500e⁻ |
| Peak QE | 56% |
Typical FOV & image scale
On 250mm refractor (wide)
FOV 4.13° × 3.09°
Scale 4.46″/px
On 800mm SCT reducer
FOV 1.29° × 0.97°
Scale 1.39″/px
On 2000mm SCT native
FOV 0.52° × 0.39°
Scale 0.56″/px
Typical targets
- NGC NGC 1893 — Emission Nebula NGC 1893Emission Nebula · 45′
- Messier M17 — Omega NebulaEmission Nebula · 46′
- NGC NGC 2070 — Tarantula NebulaEmission Nebula · 40′
- NGC NGC 6334 — Cat's Paw NebulaEmission Nebula · 40′
- NGC NGC 6820 — Emission Nebula NGC 6820Emission Nebula · 40′
- IC IC 410 — Tadpoles NebulaEmission Nebula · 40′
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