ZWO FF130 Telescope with 26MP ASI2600 Pro Duo Cooled Astronomical Camera Kit

Capture memorable images of deep-sky objects and the planets with this ZWO FF130 Telescope with ASI2600 Pro Duo Cooled Astronomical Camera Kit from Fotohaus Klinger. The bundle includes everything needed for astrophotography: a 130mm refractor optical tube assembly, a 26MP dual-sensor imaging/guide camera, a power/control hub for wireless control with minimal cabling, a carbon fiber tripod with an aluminum pier, and a 12 VDC power supply.

Designed for astrophotography but also great for observation, the FF130 APO Astronomical Telescope from ZWO features a quadruplet air-spaced apochromatic lens system that eliminates the need to use a separate field flattener. Built with two glass elements, the quad APO also dramatically reduces chromatic aberration and eliminates the need to calculate back focus distance—just attach your camera with one of the four included adapters and you're ready for imaging. The f/7.7 focal ratio and 1000mm focal length lend themselves to both planetary and deep-sky photography. An optional diagonal and eyepieces are required for visual use.

Offering two critical functions in one camera, the ASI2600 Pro Duo Cooled Color Astronomy Camera from ZWO comes with two sensors, a 26MP imager and a 2.1MP guider. The APS-C Sony IMX571 color CMOS imaging sensor boasts low read noise, no amp glow, and low dark current noise, thanks to the camera's 95°F two-stage thermoelectric cooler. The polyimide heater prevents condensation from interrupting your imaging. The guide sensor, in communication with your mount, will keep the camera locked onto your target during long exposures. The ASI2600 Pro Duo runs on a user-supplied 12V, 3-5A power supply.

The ASI2600 Pro Duo is equipped with a back-illuminated 23.5 x 15.7mm Sony sensor with a resolution of 6248 x 4176. The 3.76µ pixel accommodates an impressive full well capacity of 73ke. The sensor boasts a quantum efficiency of 80%.

The SC2210 sensor, taken from the ZWO ASI220MM Mini camera, features very high sensitivity. The QE peak value reaches 92% at 500nm. The readout noise is as low as 0.6e. As a new generation of guide sensors, it has been adopted by many photographers with excellent results.

ASI2600 Pro Duo's imager features true 16-bit ADC, delivering a dynamic range output of 14 stops. This significantly improves the image sharpness and contrast, and the contrast gradients are smoother and more natural-looking.

The imaging sensor can be cooled to 95°F below the ambient temperature, holding down dark current noise. When the sensor is cooled to 32°F, a 300-second exposure would cause only 0.7e dark current noise in total, even lower than the camera's readout noise.

HCG mode comes on automatically when gain is set to 100 and keeps readout noise very low while maintaining the 14-stop dynamic range.