10 replies to this topic

[frankchen]

Hi,
We designed the Oasis 415M planetary camera. Oasis 415M features a Sony IMX415 monochrome image sensor, which is back-illuminated and has 1.45μm ultra-small pixel size.

Below are the pictures of the camera.

With 1.45μm ultra-small pixel size, we can achieve high resolution sampling rate even without using a Barrow. Capturing without Barrow brings many benefits:
1) Don't need to spend money on Barrow
2) Don't need to worry about dusts on Barrow
3) Don't need to worry about the loss of optical quality caused by Barrow
4) More easy for connecting capturing equipments
5) A larger field of view can be obtained in the same sensor frame size
6) The total number of frames can be greatly reduced for mosaic capturing in the same sensor frame size
7) It's easier to find the target
8) Without barlow it's more easier to capturing with the best back-focus

We started testing it for astrophotography on May 2022 (last year). The first formal image was captured on May 8th, 2022. This picture can be found at the following address:
https://www.astrobin.com/cu03ut/

During the past year it has been tested with the Moon, Sun, Venus, Saturn and Jupiter and we got quite good result. Below are one of the pictures (Due to uploading size limitation, this is the partial and compressed image).

Telescope: SkyRover 130 APO
May 1, 2023
Photo by Xiao A

For more details of the camera and the pictures please refer to the following address:
https://www.astroasi...ycamera/64.html

I am not sure how many planetary astrophotographers have ever tried ultra-small pixel-size monochrome cameras. Hope above information are useful to you.

Thanks!

Edited by frankchen, 01 August 2023 - 01:30 AM.

[HaraldMartin]

Hi,
We designed the Oasis 415M planetary camera. Oasis 415M features a Sony IMX415 monochrome image sensor, which is back-illuminated and has 1.45μm ultra-small pixel size.

Below are the pictures of the camera.

Oasis_planetary3.jpg

With 1.45μm ultra-small pixel size, we can achieve high resolution sampling rate even without using a Barrow. Capturing without Barrow brings many benefits:
1) Don't need to spend money on Barrow
2) Don't need to worry about dusts on Barrow
3) Don't need to worry about the loss of optical quality caused by Barrow
4) More easy for connecting capturing equipments
5) A larger field of view can be obtained in the same sensor frame size
6) The total number of frames can be greatly reduced for mosaic capturing in the same sensor frame size
7) It's easier to find the target
8) Without barlow it's more easier to capturing with the best back-focus

We started testing it for astrophotography on May 2022 (last year). The first formal image was captured on May 8th, 2022. This picture can be found at the following address:
https://www.astrobin.com/cu03ut/

During the past year it has been tested with the Moon, Sun, Venus, Saturn and Jupiter and we got quite good result. Below are one of the pictures (Due to uploading size limitation, this is the partial and compressed image).

Moon_SkyRover130APO_partial.jpg

Telescope: SkyRover 130 APO
May 1, 2023
Photo by Xiao A

For more details of the camera and the pictures please refer to the following address:
https://www.astroasi...ycamera/64.html

I am not sure how many planetary astrophotographers have ever tried ultra-small pixel-size monochrome cameras. Hope above information are useful to you.

Thanks!

 

I know this is over a year old. But is there an INDI driver to use the camera on a raspberry pi? Also, I could not find a source where I could purchase this camera. If the price is right, I might be very interesting in trying this camera out.

 

Thanks,

 

Harald

[frankchen]

I know this is over a year old. But is there an INDI driver to use the camera on a raspberry pi? Also, I could not find a source where I could purchase this camera. If the price is right, I might be very interesting in trying this camera out.
 
Thanks,
 
Harald

Sorry for the late response! Currently there is no INDI driver for this camera. The camera can be purchased at the following address:
https://www.aliexpre...5752741961.html

[HaraldMartin]

Sorry for the late response! Currently there is no INDI driver for this camera. The camera can be purchased at the following address:
https://www.aliexpre...5752741961.html

Thank you for the information.

It would be great if there were an INDI driver.

It looks like a very interesting camera. 

Unfortunately, I work with a Raspberry Pi and would need an INDI driver.

 

Thank you,

 

Harald

[frankchen]

Thank you for the information.
It would be great if there were an INDI driver.
It looks like a very interesting camera. 
Unfortunately, I work with a Raspberry Pi and would need an INDI driver.
 
Thank you,
 
Harald

We'll develop the INDI driver for it. But we need time to do this. I will update the status here once we complete the work. Thanks.

[Mitchell Duke]

Hi,
We designed the Oasis 415M planetary camera. Oasis 415M features a Sony IMX415 monochrome image sensor, which is back-illuminated and has 1.45μm ultra-small pixel size.

Below are the pictures of the camera.

Oasis_planetary3.jpg

With 1.45μm ultra-small pixel size, we can achieve high resolution sampling rate even without using a Barrow. Capturing without Barrow brings many benefits:
1) Don't need to spend money on Barrow
2) Don't need to worry about dusts on Barrow
3) Don't need to worry about the loss of optical quality caused by Barrow
4) More easy for connecting capturing equipments
5) A larger field of view can be obtained in the same sensor frame size
6) The total number of frames can be greatly reduced for mosaic capturing in the same sensor frame size
7) It's easier to find the target
8) Without barlow it's more easier to capturing with the best back-focus

We started testing it for astrophotography on May 2022 (last year). The first formal image was captured on May 8th, 2022. This picture can be found at the following address:
https://www.astrobin.com/cu03ut/

During the past year it has been tested with the Moon, Sun, Venus, Saturn and Jupiter and we got quite good result. Below are one of the pictures (Due to uploading size limitation, this is the partial and compressed image).

Moon_SkyRover130APO_partial.jpg

Telescope: SkyRover 130 APO
May 1, 2023
Photo by Xiao A

For more details of the camera and the pictures please refer to the following address:
https://www.astroasi...ycamera/64.html

I am not sure how many planetary astrophotographers have ever tried ultra-small pixel-size monochrome cameras. Hope above information are useful to you.

Thanks!

What is the qe for the camera? Will it work with Firecapture?

[frankchen]

What is the qe for the camera? Will it work with Firecapture?

The following is the relative response curve of the color version IMX415. I don't have numbers for mono IMX415, but I think the curve is similar for color and mono IMX415


The camera doesn't work with Firecapture. It can work with Sharpcap.

[Der_Pit]

The camera doesn't work with Firecapture. It can work with Sharpcap.

That seems quite a substantial limitation.  Any chance that will change in the not-so-far future?

[Mitchell Duke]

The following is the relative response curve of the color version IMX415. I don't have numbers for mono IMX415, but I think the curve is similar for color and mono IMX415
imx415-relative-response.png

The camera doesn't work with Firecapture. It can work with Sharpcap.

I would be willing to buy the camera if I knew the QE for the mono camera. Also it would have to be compatible with firecapture. Email Torsten and he can get you setup.

[frankchen]

That seems quite a substantial limitation.  Any chance that will change in the not-so-far future?

I will contact the author of firecapture to support the camera in firecapture. I will be back here when we have progress. Thanks!

[frankchen]

I would be willing to buy the camera if I knew the QE for the mono camera. Also it would have to be compatible with firecapture. Email Torsten and he can get you setup.

Thanks for your advice! I will contact Torsten.