Celestron's Skyris 132M and 132C

Celestron
2835 Columbia St., Torrance, CA 90503
310-328-9560
www.celestron.com

Celestron continues its partnership with high-end video camera manufacturer The Imaging Source, releasing the Skyris 132M and 132C (monochrome and color) cameras for $369.95 each. Both cameras feature the state-of-the-art Aptina AR0132AT CMOS sensor with a 1,280 x 960  array of 3.75-micron-square pixels. Each unit's high-speed USB 3.0 data transfer allows users to record up to 60 full-resolution frames per second (fps), or up to 200 fps when using a region-of-interest subframe, which is particularly useful when imaging the planets. Skyris incorporates a rolling electronic shutter and weighs only 3.6 ounces (102 grams). The camera is also capable of recording in 12-bit mode and comes with a C-to-1¼-inch nosepiece, a 10-foot USB 3.0 cable, and Celestrons iCap PC camera-control software.

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