Meade Introduces the LPI-G camera and guider

Meade Instruments is introducing the LPI-G (Lunar, Planetary - Guide) Camera, a lightweight and compact dual purpose camera or guider that takes the place of your 1.25” eyepiece.

Meade's dual purpose PPI-G camera is light, compact and multi-platform compatible.

It fits in the palm of your hand and comes in either color or monochrome. And in that tight package it has a 1280 x 960 pixel – that’s 1.2 mega pixals with 3.75 x 3.75 micron pixal size -- CMOS sensor with the ability to capture 28 frames per second at full resolution.

As an imaging camera, Meade exclaims, “You'll be taking images of the Moon, planets, and Sun (with appropriate filters) in no time with the high-performance CMOS sensor!”

As a guide camera, the LPI-G is compatible with a number of guiding and imaging programs such as Maxim DL, PHD, and FireCapture.

The LPI-G comes in both monochrome (Moon, left) and color (Sun, with filters, right)

The LPI-G comes with dedicated Meade astronomy software called Sky Capture, which allows you to record and process video, image capture and processing, as well as other features like dark field correction and image stitching.

It features a USB Port, ST-4 Port and LED Indicator and comes with cables, C-mount and nosepiece and operates on the Windows (32 & 64 bit) Vista/XP/7/8/10, Mac OSX or Linux operating systems with an Intel Core 2 or 2.8GHz or higher. It requires 2GB of memory.

Meade’s LPI-G slogan is “Unleash the astrophotographer in you.”