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    Explore Scientific 4K Planetary & Deep Sky Astro Camera

    Jul 14, 2022 4 minutes
    WORDS: CHRIS GRIMMER

    Our experts review the latest kit

    With the growing interest in CMOS imaging cameras, we take a look at Explore Scientific’s latest entry-level offering. The 4K Planetary & Deep Sky Astro Camera is a passively cooled CMOS camera that comes fitted with the new Sony IMX485 Exmor CMOS colour sensor. Once out of the box, we were pleased to find that the camera has an entirely aluminium body with no plastic in sight. Included in the package is a 1.25-inch nosepiece, a 1.5m USB3 cable, a 1.5m ST4 cable, a snug-fitting rubber dust cap and a software CD. For those that don’t have a PC with a built-in CD drive, all the latest

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