INTRODUCING...

Meade's NEW Lunar, Planetary Imager & Guider
(LPI-G) Advanced

That's right, Meade's all-new LPI-G Advanced is launching and will be available for purchase FEBRUARY 1st, 2018! Now with a bigger sensor and the capability to take more frames per second, Meade's LPI-G Advanced will give you bigger pixel size and high-resolution images. Your customers can connect it with their Telescope to take pictures at night of the Moon and Planets or connect it with their Coronado Solar Telescope to take images of the Sun during the day. With the capacity to save photos AND video, the astro-imaging gallery will be endless!

This USB 3.0 14-bit camera allows for increased dynamic range, allowing the user to experience the universe like never before. The LPI-G Advanced features a large image sensor along with a high pixel count that allows for increased resolution, making it ideal for planets and solar imaging. The LPI-G Advanced has a back illuminated CMOS - SONY IMX178, image sensor with 2.4 x 2.4 micron pixel size and pixel rate of 6.3 Megapixels (3072 x 2048). This Imager & Guider is able to take 59 frames per second at full resolution. The camera has a 3.0 connection and ASCOM ST-4 Guider Port for easy connection to the mount.

The LPI-G Advanced also includes a high-speed USB 3.0 connecting cable, ST-4 Guide Cable, 1.25" nose extensions with C-mount, and Meade Sky Capture Software on CD Rom - includes Installation and Operating instructions.

The LPI-G Advanced is able to save images in a variety of formats including: JPEG, BITMAP, FITS, TIFF, PNG, PCX, TGA, & BCM. It also can save videos in either SER or AVI formats.

Will work with the following Operating Systems:
  • Microsoft Windows XP (32 & 64 Bit)
  • Microsoft Windows Vista (32 & 64 Bit)
  • Microsoft Windows 7 (32 & 64 Bit)
  • Microsoft Windows 8 (32 & 64 Bit)
  • Microsoft Windows 10 (32 & 64 Bit)
  • Mac OS X
  • Linux
Computer Requirements: Equal to Intel Core 2.8GHz or higher. Solid State hard drive recommended for getting the maximum frame rates. 

 

All Images Taken with Meade's LPI-G Advanced