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Canon announces EOS Ra for astrophotographers

Canon has announced the EOS Ra – its first full frame camera for astronomical photography. The EOS Ra stands unique in the market – unlike other full frame astro cameras, it is portable and has no need for external power and connection to a computer, resulting in exceptional image quality of visible reality but also of deep space photography with a wide range of optical devices. The camera shares features with the September 2018-launched EOS R. The EOS Ra inherits the camera’s fast autofocus, the ability to focus in light conditions as low as -6EV, a 35mm full frame CMOS sensor with approximately 30.3 million effective pixels and a DIGIC 8 image processor. While boasting this advanced and cutting-edge optical technology, the EOS Ra is modified, developed in direct response to the specific needs of astrophotographers looking to capture the unique colour of deep space and constellations. Featuring a new infrared blocking filter (IR filter) allowing even higher hydrogen alpha (H...