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Starlight Xpress has built its reputation upon innovation contained in small packages, dependability and the highest quality. 

 

With the Trius deep-sky range of cooled CCD cameras, Starlight Xpress sets the bar even higher. Trius builds upon the standards Starlight Xpress set for low-noise performance with the SXVF, SXVR, & SXV cameras, maintaining fast download times circa two-million pixels per second among myriad improvements. The Starlight Xpress Trius SX35 and SX36 are the largest in the SX product line of Truesense CCD-based imaging devices. 

 

The main camera now contains a powered USB hub with three USB 2.0 ports in the rear. These ports deliver 200mA, enabling them to support CoStar, SuperStar or LodeStar guidance peripheral. A further two USB 2.0 ports can support a USB filter wheel and another device of your choice. Trailing cables, tangles and clutter are much reduced with this innovative solution, leaving you free to focus on stargazing. Faster download speeds greatly reduce bias frame artefacts e.g hot columns or the vertical gradient which is often visible when using such chips.

 

 

Trius cameras are designed with an Argon-filled CCD chamber as well as new two-stage Peltier cooler combinations, resulting in a greater differential cooling delta of -40c delta T. The dry Argon injected into the chamber prevents condensation forming on the CCD while cooling down. Additionally, Argon is a poor heat conductor, therefore assisting with the cooling process. Trius is fitted with two fans, one at the rear, which draws air from the front and through the heatsink, blowing the heat out of the back end. The second fan maintains the ambient temperature of the outer case in warm weather, with SetPoint Cooling standard on Trius models.

 

 

Trius cameras feature a fused silica window, composed of seven-layers, with an anti-reflective coating. This window is extremely strong and resistant to humidity, owing to its heat-transfer characteristics. 

 

 

The front plate of of the Trius can be aligned orthogonally, ensuring that optics and CCD remain parallel to each other. Thus collimation issues can be accounted for across the entire optical train, ensuring clarity over the whole field.