Released in June 2009, FOTON Astrocam System V1 has already attracted attention of many astronomy enthusiasts, including astro-photographers. It can be seen in action at several public outreach events and private observatories througout Southern Africa. Though still frames produced by V1 can only remotely reflect the experience of watching live video of celestial wonders, we've decided to publish images here for you to see and enjoy. Some of the images are single frame images, produced by the camera as you watch it on a big screen, portable LCD monitor, or computer screen, some are the result of integrating 100's of frames into a single image.

 
 

 

  Latest Image by FOTON AstroCam: Mars during it's close approach 27 January 2010  
     

 

 
First lunar image by FOTON AstroCam
Star occultation by Moon
Saturn
Jewel Box
Impact mark on Jupiter
 Sombrero Galaxy mono
 
..in action
Sombrero Galaxy color
Lagoon Nebula central region
Moon craters
Omega Centauri
 GRS
 
 
         
           

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