TS-Optics ToupTek SkyEye24AC Full Frame Color Astro Camera, cooled - Sensor D=43.3 mm

TS SkyEye 24AC Full Frame Color Astro Camera with Peltier Cooling

This modern camera uses the latest Sony IMX410 14-bit back-illuminated ADC sensor in full-frame format. With 5.94 µm pixels, the camera can be used on almost all astronomical telescopes with good illumination.

Due to the high sensitivity of about 80% QE we recommend the camera also for somewhat slower telescopes like RC, EHD, ACF Cassegrains or also refractors. Even at f/7 or f/8 beautiful astrophotos can be taken in only one night.

The "single-shot" color camera offers more convenience compared to monochrome cameras. Not everyone wants to use the laborious L-RGB process for beautiful colored nebula images or planetary images. The color cameras offer you the possibility to get beautiful images without changing filters. But in direct comparison to the DSLR camera, the color camera convinces with a disproportionately higher light sensitivity, a smoother image and much more depth. Stars do not burn out as quickly.

Astrophotographic results obtained with this telescope on Astrobin:
Here are some astrophotographs taken with a same-built camera model: Link to Astrobin

Back-illumination technology:
Sony´s back-illuminated CMOS imaging sensor improves sensitivity and noise reduction - key factors in improving image quality - by changing the basic pixel structure from front- to back-illuminated. The advantages of CMOS image sensors, such as low power consumption and high operating speed, have been retained.

The back illumination improves the light acquisition and increases the amount of light at the same time. This makes significantly shorter exposure times possible and leads to an improved quantum efficiency of 80 %.

Sony has developed a unique photodiode structure and on-chip lens optimized for backside-exposed structures, this results in higher sensitivity and lower random noise without light by reducing noise, dark current and defective pixels compared to the conventional front-side-illuminated structure.

No amp glow:
Conventional CMOS sensors produce a faint infrared light source during operation, which can often be seen as a telltale sign of "amp glow" in the corners of uncalibrated images. Because this camera´s sensor uses zero amp glow circuitry, you don´t have to worry about "amp glow" even when using high-gain, long-exposure images.

Optimal support before and after purchase through Teleskop-Service:
Through many years of experience, we can offer you optimal advice and also a very good after-sales service. We can perform almost all services at our premises. For a professional service we have among other things also a clean cabinet, where we can carry out repairs, cleaning etc. under dust exclusion.

Connection to correctors with M48 thread and 55 mm working distance with filter changer:
Most coma correctors for Newtonians or field flatteners for refractors have 55 mm working distance and a M48x0.75 thread on the camera side. Here is an interesting suggestion for the connection. The camera has a back focus of 17.5 mm from the M54x0.75 female thread. Please note, however, that with very fast telescopes (f/4 or faster) even the M48 thread causes a slight edge shading. You can get rid of this with a "flat".

The adapters are from the camera to the corrector:

# AFSM54-M54 - Antlia modular filter drawer with M54 thread on both sides - overall length 21 mm (the filter holder is still needed, matching filter holders are linked with the drawer)

# TSM54a-M48i - TS-Optics adapter from M54 to M48 - length 1.5 mm

# TSVF215 - TS-Optics M48 extension - overall length 15 mm

The manufacturer of the camera is ToupTek:
As one of the largest manufacturers of professional cameras for digital photography, ToupTek brings the necessary knowledge for cameras that just work. Teleskop Service receives the cameras directly from the manufacturer, we are in direct contact with ToupTek to provide you with first class service.

Product video:
Teleskop-Service has made an overview video for ToupTek´s cameras:



Quick Guide:
For installation you only need a quick start guide, the PDF can be found her: TSSky_quick_start_guide.pdf

Detailed instructions:
Detailed instructions are available from the manufacturer, you can download the PDF here.

Informative PDF files about the TS-Optics/ToupTek cameras:
We have made two helpful PDFs about some cameras from TS-Optics.

The first one gives general information about many cameras, it is in German language: ts-optics-touptek-kameras-uebersicht.pdf
The second PDF lists information about some camera sensors: ts-optics-touptek-kameras-sensoranalyse.pdf

Drivers and Software:
ToupTek provides drivers and software for this camera, you can download them here.

Astrophotographic results obtained with this camera on Astrobin

Here are some astrophotographs taken with a same-built camera model: Link to Astrobin