Deep Sky Imager II™ The user-friendly astrophotography
revolution continues. Introducing the new DSI II. It combines
ease-of-use with a larger chip, greater sensitivity, higher
resolution, and dramatically lower thermal noise. Meade engineers
have invented a remarkable new way to reduce noise without a cooler.
This means you can take exposures for hours at a time. And the new
thermal monitoring sensors automatically match your dark frames to
ambient temperature so it's nearly impossible to take an uncalibrated
picture. The software includes a new zoom feature for easier focusing
and the squared pixels of the new larger chip make processing simpler
and images more beautiful than ever. The DSI II is the world's first
un-cooled camera with low thermal noise. And that's as cool as it
gets.

Meade's exciting new LPI (Lunar Planetary Imager) can be used on
any telescope for making images! It's VGA resolution (640x480)
color CMOS chip is capable of creating high-quality lunar and
planetary images, as well as daytime terrestrial images. And with the
capability to make long exposures, you can digitally capture bright
deep sky objects with the LPI system that only costs a fraction of a
typical astronomical CCD imager system.

SBIG is about to release our new All-Sky cameras, the AllSky-340 and
AllSky-340C.  The model 340 is a monochrome camera and the model 340C
uses a color CCD.  This will be SBIG's third version of a
weatherproof AllSky camera for monitoring weather conditions.  The
first had to be obsoleted when we stopped production of the ST-237A,
and the second went obsolete when the lens we were using became
unavailable, with no suitable replacement.  With each version we gain
some knowledge and this is our best one yet.  The sensor is the Kodak
KAI-340 CCD, with 640x480 pixels, 7.4 microns square, and a high gain
output stage for excellent sensitivity.  The camera electronics and
CCD are from the soon to be released Smart Guider camera, our new
autonomous guide camera.  The All Sky camera will precede the guider
since the software task is easier and is essentially done at this
point.  

Simple, Powerful, and Low Cost.

These were the design goals for the ST-402ME camera:  We wanted
something simple and easy to use yet powerful enough to carry the
"ST" model prefix.  The new ST-402ME is seen at right equipped with
the optional T-thread to C-mount adapter ring and lens.  For use at
the telescope, a 1.25" nosepiece screws into the T-threads of the
front plate.