Astrel AST8300X MONO CCD Camera with 7pos Filter Wheel and 7 Filters

Astrel Instruments AST8300-X-M-FW - MONO CCD Camera independent from a PC - Set with 7 Filters

Combine the advantages of a cooled CCD camera with the more flexible handling of a DSLR camera. The Astrel AST8300 combines the best of both worlds and furthermore convinces through very interesting product features.

Easy like a DSLR

Don´t need a PC to be operated, as a DSLR. Operation is possible with a smartphone, for example.

You have 8 GB internal memory for your valuable raw exposures (expandable to up to 64 GB).

Fast, high sensitive live-view for easy focusing

Few, easy and self-explanatory apps make this camera even more attractive.

Powerful like a professional CCD camera

The proven Kodak KAF8300 MONO aensor is the heart of the camera.

Cooling down to 35 °C below ambient reduces noise.

Integrated 7-position filter wheel for D=27mm filters

Binning from 2x2 to 10x10 (for testing) is possible.

With the hand pump, you generate a low vacuum for avoiding efficiently frost and dew.

Smart like a PC

Autoguiding and telescope control by the camera

Planetarium program, post-processing and more included

Many apps provide more possibilities

WiFi, 2x USB, I/O ports

Video information about the AST8300 on Youtube:

The manufacturer provides interesting videos on his Youtube channel. Watch the easy operation of this camera.
Link to YouTube

The advantages and features of the AST8300A cameras:

The KAF-8300 Sensor is a proven high-quality CCD chip used in many astro cameras. With a 22.5 mm digonal and 5.4 µm pixels, it is perfectly suited for astronomical telescopes. The field can still be fully corrected and illuminated by 2" correctors.

The sensor has an anti-blooming gate, so even bright stars stay round.

The sensor has extremly low noise. Only a few exposure sequences (integrations) are already sufficient for achieving a good image.




The AST8300A offers an internal filter wheel for up to 7 unmounted filters with 27 mm diameter.

Supplied is a fitting selection of L-RGB filters for conventional colour images and nebula filters for narrow band exposures.

Every filter position is approached with pinpoint accuracy and checked by optical sensors. Via the internal program, you can specify when wich filter is approached. Thus you can plan a complete exposure sequence with different filters and the camera will run through every step automatically.




Effective temperatur control with an accuracy of 0.1 °C allows for reproducible results. The dark frames match precisely.

The effective temperature of the sensor is always in view.




When in liveview mode, the camera is put in 10x5 binning. In opposite to the dark DSLR display, you can really SEE the object on the screen, allowing a quick and easy framing of the target. Even weak objects can be positioned exactly. With this, you can, for example, skilfully present several deep-sky objects.




Focus mode for easy, intuitive and above all exact focusing. A small area is shown highly magnified, the camera starts downloading this area as fast as 2-3 frames per second.

You can see LIVE how the star becomes smaller and sharper. If you have reached optimum sharpness, you can instantly start the exposure.




Start with imaging. Decide whether it should be a single image or a whole sequence. Via the program, you can set the exposure time, the number of imges or the binning mode - shown simply and clear.

The exposures are stored internally and are at your disposal for late image processing.




View the raw image on the display of your smartphone. You can see directly whether everything worked out and can correct and take countermeasures.

All relevant exposure date are displayed and can be checked.




The camera also has an autoguider function, based on the popular Lin_guider Linux program. This software is compatible with cameras which feature an autoguiding port. Guiding is made by an off-axis guider or via a guiding scope.




The camera comes with planetarium software, based on KStars/Ekos and Cartes du Ciel. With this programs, you can control GoTo mounts and approach the object with pinpoint accuracy.

Video tutorials - usage and support:

The manufacturer offers a tutorial of videos on his tutorial channel.

To the video tutorials

This leads you to the support page of the manufacturer with the limk to manuals, documentations and various downloads. --
Link to the support pages