Meade Deep Sky Imager

A high-performance, easy-to-use electronic CCD camera that allows every astronomer to shoot and process stunning deep sky photographs of galaxies, nebulas, star clusters, and planets their first night out. The Meade DSI works with any telescope. The package also includes the renowned Autostar Software Suite planetarium/imaging program. USB cables are supplied to connect your imager to your PC or laptop, so you can display your images on your computer screen and store them to print out later and display.

Meade Deep Sky Imager ( DSI ) with AutoStar Software Suite
Meade Deep Sky Imager Pro CCD Camera and LRGB Filter Package
Meade Deep Sky Imager II Color Imager with AutoStar Suite Software and "Drizzle" Technology
Meade Deep Sky Imager Pro II Monochrome CCD Camera with Color Filter Set, AutoStar Suite Software, and “Drizzle” Technology
Meade Deep Sky Imager Pro Monochrome CCD Camera
Meade Deep Sky Imager Pro II Monochrome CCD Camera with AutoStar Suite Software and "Drizzle" Technology

One Pass Color CCD Sensor from Sony

Utilizes Sony’s Super HAD Color CCD Image Sensor Technology for incredible low noise and higher dynamic range:

16-Bit A/D converter
High dynamic range
48-Bit Color

More Features…

USB 2.0 High Speed
Fast USB 2.0 High Speed connection. This will allow fast data transfer. The actual download time for daytime or planetary imaging is up to 5 frames per second. For longer exposures the download time is ½ a second in order to sustain a higher signal to noise ratio. There is virtually no delay between the time the image is taken and when it appears on your computer screen. Also backward compatible with USB 1.1.

Convection Cooled
Draws away heat from the CCD sensor with Meade’s proprietary “Convection cooling” design, allowing longer exposures with less noise.

Less Noise Means More Data
With Meade’s proprietary collection of noise reduction techniques managing the data coming from the imaging chip, you get more data for every second of exposure.

No Compression, no Loss
You get all the data without compression, and that means no loss of information in your raw images. So no matter if you take image for beauty or for science, it will give you the results you need.

No Batteries Required

Just plug the USB 2.0 High Speed cable into your laptop and you are ready to image or autoguide. No other power supplies are needed.

An Incredible Software Package…
Deep Sky Imager is an advanced, complete solution for imaging and autoguiding with these advanced Software enhancements:

Autostar Suite has the ability to adjust color saturation and balance, eliminating the need to use Photoshop or other tools to accomplish this pre-publication step.
Time Lapse photography tool – Create movies of the rotation of Jupiter, moons transiting Jupiter, etc…
Auto and Manual exposure settings. Let Deep Sky Imager optimize the exposure, or set it manually.
New Stretch Options: Auto-stretch automatically brings out dim objects at short exposures. Optimizes the contrast of objects, with adjustable contrast settings.
Automatic Dark Subtraction. Dark frames are automatically stacked and averaged, then subtracted giving you a clean image.
Automatically align and stack images using state-of-the-art techniques.
Magic Eye™ focus for super fast, no-hassle focusing.
Live histogram. Helps you optimize for the best exposure.