Bremen, Germany – January 8, 2007 – With two decades of experience manufacturing imaging products for medical, scientific, and industrial applications, The Imaging Source has earned a reputation for producing long-lasting, rugged, and stable equipment. Now, the company is proud to introduce a new line of cameras tailored for amateur astronomers.

Drawing on their expertise in these fields, the new astronomy cameras deliver an affordable, robust, and stable CCD imager designed specifically for telescopes. Priced starting at just $350 or €290 (excluding sales tax), these FireWire astronomy cameras come in color and monochrome versions with optional IR cut filters. They offer resolutions of up to 1280×960 pixels and frame rates reaching 60 fps, all powered by highly reliable CCD sensors from Sony®.

For more details on this exciting product line and contact information, visit the following websites:

UPDATE: April 4, 2008

In the May 2008 edition of the UK magazine Astronomy Now, Nick Howes reviewed two new high-quality CCD cameras from The Imaging Source that are set to revolutionize Solar System imaging. This review was serialized and published on the Astronomy Cameras Blog under the title “The Webcam Is Dead, Long Live The Imaging Source!” – Read it here.

UPDATE: October 8, 2008

Since the publication of the article in Astronomy Now, we have received numerous awards and recognition from astronomy publications across Europe and the United States. For a complete collection of reviews, visit our Press Center on the product website.

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