{"id":16377,"date":"2025-07-25T16:21:27","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T14:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/?post_type=product&p=16377"},"modified":"2026-08-25T15:09:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T13:09:58","slug":"omegon-camera-velox-178-m-mono","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/omegon-camera-velox-178-m-mono\/","title":{"rendered":"Omegon Camera veLOX 178 M Mono"},"content":{"rendered":"

Omegon Camera veLOX 178 M Mono: monochrome version of the largest veLOX sensor<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The veLOX 178 M uses the same Sony IMX178 as the color version, but without the color filter array. Each pixel captures the full spectrum, which increases sensitivity and boosts the effective resolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For anyone serious about moon and planet photography, that's the logical route: recording through red, green, and blue filters and merging the channels later yields more detail than a color sensor of the same size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sensor and image<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The monochrome IMX178 has 3096 x 2080 pixels of 2.4 micrometers on a 7.4 by 4.9 mm sensor. It reads out at 14 bits and up to 59 frames per second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead of a block filter, there is an anti-reflection window in front of the sensor. This makes the camera sensitive from ultraviolet to infrared.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Working with filters<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

With a set of RGB filters, you build up color images from three separate series. An IR-pass filter makes recordings calmer with moderate seeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For solar photography in H-alpha, this camera is a frequently used choice, provided you use a suitable solar telescope or a safe filter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Autoguiding with an ST4 port<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The camera has a built-in ST4 port. You connect it directly to your mount's autoguider port and correct tracking during long exposures. As a monochrome camera, the 178 M finds a usable guide star faster than the color version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PHD2 recognizes the camera natively. It also works with N.I.N.A., SharpCap, and similar programs via the ASCOM and INDI drivers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Connect to your telescope<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The housing has the shape and diameter of a 1.25-inch eyepiece. So you can slide the camera into almost any focuser. The flange distance is 12.5 mm; with the included extension tube, it becomes 17.5 mm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

C- and CS-mount thread on the front, 1.25-inch filter thread via the included adapter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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