{"id":16468,"date":"2025-07-27T09:58:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T07:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/?post_type=product&p=16468"},"modified":"2026-08-25T15:09:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T13:09:59","slug":"omegon-camera-vetec-432-m-mono","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.telescoop.nl\/en\/omegon-camera-vetec-432-m-mono\/","title":{"rendered":"Omegon Camera veTEC 432 M Mono"},"content":{"rendered":"

Omegon Camera veTEC 432 M Mono: monochrome camera with 9 micrometer pixels and global shutter<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The monochrome veTEC 432 employs the same large pixels without a color filter array. For narrowband imaging, that is the right order: all photons that pass through an H-alpha or OIII filter reach the sensor without a color filter array removing part of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The combination of 9-micrometer pixels, cooling, and a global shutter makes this camera a popular choice for solar photography in H-alpha and for compact deep-sky objects during long exposure sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sensor in pixel size<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The monochrome Sony IMX432 measures 14.1 by 9.9 mm with a diagonal of 17.6 mm and has 1600 x 1100 pixels of 9 micrometers. The readout is done at 12 bit, up to 94 frames per second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In front of the sensor is an anti-reflective window instead of a blocking filter. You use your own filters to determine which part of the spectrum you capture.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Cooling and dark current<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

A cooled sensor is the difference between a usable and an unusable five-minute exposure. This camera cools to 40 degrees Celsius below ambient temperature. The dark current thereby drops to a level where faint nebulosity emerges above the noise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because you set the sensor temperature to a fixed value, dark frames remain usable over multiple nights. This saves calibration work each session.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Connect and back focus<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The camera has a T2 thread with a flange focal distance of 17.5 mm. The adapter sleeve converts it into a 2-inch connection. The filter thread is 2 inches, matching a filter wheel for 2-inch filters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the loose 12.5 mm adapter, you reduce the flange distance, which provides space for a filter wheel or an off-axis guider in the optical train.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Rear USB hub<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

There are two additional USB ports on the back. You can connect a guiding camera or an electronic focuser to them, for example, so that only one cable runs to your computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The hub works with USB 2.0. For the camera itself, you use a USB 3.0 port on the computer, otherwise the read speed will drop.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Software and method<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Control is via ASCOM or INDI, with which the camera cooperates with N.I.N.A., SharpCap, APT, and Siril. Omegon's free capture software can be downloaded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note: the veTEC cameras do not have an ST4 port and are not intended as an autoguider. For guiding, combine the camera with a separate guiding camera, for example from the GUIDE or veLOX series.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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