[SOLD] Lodestar X2 Colour Autoguider

[Bob]

I have a Lodestar X2 Colour camera for sale.
It can be used for near real time observing and imaging, and is also a guide camera.
New it cost me $ 920 selling for $800 plus post
Enquires via pm please.


From the manufacturers web site.
The Lodestar X2 autoguider / camera.
http://www.sxccd.com/images/products...arX2-small.jpg
http://www.sxccd.com/images/products...ombo_small.jpg

The Lodestar X2 is an upgraded version of the very popular Lodestar autoguider. The original Lodestar uses the ICX429 Exview chip from Sony and offers excellent sensitivity. However, Sony have now upgraded the ICX429 to the ICX829, with considerably improved QE and read noise. This new 'Exview 2' chip approximately doubles the Lodestar sensitivity and adds nearly a full star magnitude to the minimum guide star brightness. We have also redesigned the boards so that a standard RJ12 guide socket can be used. This will please many users who have found the small 'ZH' cable socket to be too delicate.

[Bob]

I should of said, this camera is new, only taken out of the box to test and make sure it is okay.

[Bob]

I have been asked why I am selling this new Lodestar camera.
My health problems are getting worse.
So I cannot proceed with the project that I bought it for.
Which was to be a portable set up, to promote the advantages of Video Astronomy in light polluted areas.