Aurora Cooled CMOS Cameras

Designed and manufactured in the USA with the same extreme reliability as the thousands of FLI OEM cameras.
Install in remote observatories with complete confidence in a long, trouble-free life.

Aurora Specifications (Preliminary)

AR455 AR571 AR533
Sensor Manufacturer Sony
Sensor IMX455 IMX571 IMX533
Sensor Type Back Illuminated CMOS
Active Pixels 9568 x 6380 6244 x 4168 3003 x 3003
Pixel Size 3.76 microns
Effective Area 36.0 x 24.0 mm 23.5 x 15.7 mm 11.3 x 11.3 mm
Sensor Diagonal 43.2 mm 28.2 mm 16.0 mm
Full Well Capacity 50000 electrons
Frame Rate (rolling) 4 fps HDR 7 fps HDR 20 fps HDR
Read Noise (Rolling) 1 e-
Dynamic Range 93.6 dB
Peak QE 90%
Cooling Air (Optional Liquid)
Dark Current 0.002 eps at -20C
Interface USB 3.0; optional QSFP
Data Bit Depth 12 / 16 bit 12 / 16 bit 12 / 14 bit
Optional Mount Nikon F-mount
Subarray Readout Yes
Electromechanical Shutter None
External Trigger In/Out Standard
Software FLI Pilot
SDK Kepler (Open Source)
URL Aurora AR455 Aurora AR571 Aurora AR533
PDF Specifications Aurora AR455 Aurora AR571 Aurora AR533

Aurora Quantum Efficiency

Aurora Dimensions

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