The rolling-shutter IMX492 sensor, made by Sony, offers several advantages for astronomical imaging, including a perfectly even field of view and the absence of amplifier glow, which often plagues global-shutter sensors. In comparison to the other rolling-shutter sensor currently used in C1+ cameras, IMX533, its image area is almost doubled (19.30 × 13.08 mm vs. 11.31 × 11.31 mm) and the resolution increases more than five times (8336 × 5648 pixels vs. 3008 × 3008 pixels); all this while still fitting into the modest body of C1+ camera (78 × 78 mm).

Stay tuned for the first-light images coming soon. To get more technical details about the new C1+46000 camera, visit the C1+ camera product page.