SBIG ASTRONOMICAL INSTRUMENTS Operating Manual Research Camera Models: STL-1001E, STL-1301E, STL-4020M, STL-6303E and STL-11000M Santa Barbara Instrument Group 147A Castilian Drive Santa Barbara, CA 93117 Phone (805) 571-7244 • Fax (805) 571-1147 Web: • Email:
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Section 1 - Introduction 1. 1.1. 1.2. 2. 2.1. 2.2. Introduction ..................................................................................................................... 4 Getting Started ................................................................................................................. 5 1.1.1. Quick Start Guide – Summary.................................................................... 6 1.1.2. Unpacking the Camera............................................................
Section 1 - Introduction 3.7. 3.8. 3.9. Displaying the Image .................................................................................................... 38 Processing the Image..................................................................................................... 38 Advanced Capabilities .................................................................................................. 38 3.9.1. Crosshairs Mode (Photometry and Astrometry) ................................... 38 3.9.2.
Section 1 - Introduction A.4. SBIG Tracking Interface Cable (TIC-78) ..................................................................... 68 B. B.1. B.2. Appendix B - Maintenance ......................................................................................... 69 Cleaning the CCD and the Window ........................................................................... 69 Regenerating the Desiccant .......................................................................................... 69 C.
Section 1 - Introduction 1. Introduction Congratulations and thank you for buying one of Santa Barbara Instrument Group's Research Model CCD cameras. These large format cameras are SBIG's sixth generation CCD cameras and represent the state of the art in CCD camera systems with their low noise and advanced capabilities, including Kodak's new Blue Enhanced E series of CCDs, high speed USB interface, internal filter wheel and dual self-guiding modes.
Section 1 - Introduction o o o o o o o o o o o o o 1.1. Support for USB cameras Support for Ethernet (Ethernet to Parallel) for our older parallel cameras Read FITS files Save in several formats (including ASCII format that imports to Excel). Multiple images open at once New universal drivers Works with all 32-bit Windows OS (95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP). Version 5 (Gold Icon) can co-exist with Version 4 (Black Icon). Focus Mode Dialog has big numbers for peak brightness to aid focusing.
Section 1 - Introduction 1.1.1. Quick Start Guide – Summary Before First Light: 1. Attach the 2” nosepiece or other adapter to secure the camera to your telescope, or the camera lens adapter if you intend to use a lens rather than a telescope. 2. Attach the handles if desired. 3. Install filters if needed. 4. Install software on the computer(s) that you will use to control the camera. Before each imaging session, with your computer on and software ready: 5.
Section 1 - Introduction Standard Equipment for Research Series Cameras: Main Camera Body Custom 2” Nosepiece Camera Handles Internal 2” Filter Carousel Universal Power Supply Regional AC Cord and Plug 15’ USB Cable Tracking Cable / Adapter Water Tube Connectors Software and Manuals Custom Pelican Case Optional Equipment for Research Series Cameras: Remote Guiding Head 6’ Remote Head Cable Custom Filters 12V Water Pump Extra Filter Carousel Nikon Lens Adapter Relay Adapter Box 12VDC Pow
Section 1 - Introduction Standard Items: Main Camera Body - Research Series Camera Body with imaging CCD and built-in and guiding CCD, two-stage cooling, internal filter carousel and high speed USB interface. An accessory plate is fixed to the front of the camera body for attaching nosepiece, camera lens adapter and custom adapters. Custom 2” Nosepiece – Bolt on nosepiece design for minimum vignetting with the largest 35mm format CCD.
Section 1 - Introduction Custom Filters –50mm LRGBC, UBVRI and narrow band filters are available. SBIG’s LRGBC filter set contains both a Luminance and a Clear filter in addition to the RGB filters. The Luminance filter is both UV and IR blocked. The clear filter is not blocked. The RGB passbands have been specifically designed for use with the CCDs used in the Research Series cameras. All filters in the set are AR coated. Our photometric UBVRI filters are also AR coated.
Section 1 - Introduction shimmed at the factory to provide a flat mounting surface that is parallel to the CCD. Under normal use, it should not be removed. The rear cover has ventilation slots for air circulation and also holds the water inlet and outlet connectors. Two clear plastic tubes connect the water inlet and outlet fittings on the rear cover to the heat exchanger inside the back of the main body.
Section 1 - Introduction POWER from either the universal AC supply or 12VDC cable is plugged into the round 6 pin DIN connector. If you wish to make a custom power cable, the pin outs for the connector may be found in the appendix of this manual. We recommend 16 gauge conductor for 10’ to 15’ of cable or 18 gauge conductor for less than 10’ of cable. Smaller gauge wire will cause a voltage drop across the cable and the camera may not work properly.
Section 1 - Introduction 1.1.5. Attaching the camera to a telescope using the 2” nosepiece There are several ways to attach the camera to a telescope. The easiest and most practical way is to simply use the supplied custom 2” nosepiece. This nosepiece is designed to cause minimum vignetting with the largest (35mm format) CCD. The nosepiece is attached to the accessory plate on the front of the camera with four screws.
Section 1 - Introduction 1.1.7. Attaching the optional camera lens adapter The optional camera lens adapter may be used instead of the 2” nosepiece if you wish to use any Nikon 35mm camera lens to take wide field images with one of the large format cameras. For example, using the popular Nikon 300mm F/2.8 lens on an STL-11000M camera will give a field of view of nearly 5 x 7 degrees.
Section 1 - Introduction 1.1.9. Optional Relay Adapter Box Some older telescope drive correctors require electronic isolation between the camera and the telescope. Other older correctors may require both normally open and normally closed relays. For these and other events, an optional Relay Adapter Box is available that will convert the TTL relay output from the camera to mechanical relays contained in a separate box that is inserted inline between the camera and the telescope.
Section 1 - Introduction camera and power back up again. The Remote Guiding Head contains a shutter and TE cooler. It is therefore capable of taking dark frames without manual intervention by the user. The 1.25” nosepiece is screwed into female t-threads on the face plate of the head. The nosepiece may be removed and the head attached to an optical system using t-threads instead.
Section 1 - Introduction 1.1.13. Opening the Front Cover - Changing Filters The filter wheel is contained inside the front cover plate. To access the filter wheel remove the eight socket head screws located in recessed slots around the perimeter of the front cover. With the camera lying on its back plate (or on the camera handles if attached), remove the front cover by lifting straight up away from the main body.
Section 1 - Introduction 1.1.14. Regenerating the Desiccant Plug The CCD is housed in a sealed chamber located inside the front of the main body. The chamber is separate from the large front and rear cover plates, so that opening the front or rear cover plates to gain access the filter wheel or to attach/remove the camera handles will not expose the CCD chamber to the environment. The CCD chamber has a desiccant plug located on one side to help remove moisture from the air inside the chamber.
Section 1 - Introduction volts or less the camera will shut down the cooling and continue to attempt to operate until the voltage drops to a point (about 7 - 8 volts) where the camera is no longer able to function normally. 1.1.16. Opening the Back Cover - Changing the Fuse Research Series cameras have a built-in regulated 12VDC power supply which lets you run the camera directly from any 12VDC source such as a car battery.
Section 1 - Introduction 1.1.18. Camera Resolution Resolution comes in two flavors these days. In the commercial world of digital devices, the word resolution is often used synonymously with the number of pixels used in a device. You are used to seeing ads for scanners with a "resolution" of 2,000 x 3,000 pixels, etc. Computer monitors have various "resolution" settings which are basically the number of pixels displayed. We use the word here in its literal sense, which is ability to resolve detail.
Section 1 - Introduction 1.1.19. Camera Field of View The field of view that your camera will see through a given telescope is determined by the focal length of the telescope and the physical size of the CCD chip. This also has nothing to do with the number of pixels. Through the same telescope, a CCD that has 512 x 512 pixels at 20 microns square will have exactly the same field of view as a CCD with 1024 x 1024 pixels at 10 microns square even though the latter has four times as many pixels.
Section 1 - Introduction 1.1.20. Focal Length, Resolution and Field of View From the forgoing we see that neither resolution alone, nor field of view alone, are dependent solely on the number of pixels of a sensor. So when are more pixels better? The key word in the first sentence is “alone.” If all other factors are equal, more pixels will yield a larger field of view compared to another camera with fewer pixels of the same size. The STL-6303 and the STL-11000 both have CCDs with 9 micron pixels.
Section 1 - Introduction 1.2. Installing the USB Drivers for the First Time If you are installing an SBIG USB camera for the first time you must install the USB drivers BEFORE attempting to connect the camera to the computer. This is true for each computer you intend to use to control the camera. Please refer to the CCDOPS manual for instructions on installing the USB drivers and camera control software. 1.2.1.
Section 1 - Introduction 1.2.2. Capturing Images with the CCD Camera Unfortunately there really aren't many shortcuts you can take when using the CCD camera to capture images. Refer to your software manual for detailed instructions. However, to begin we suggest: • Find some relatively bright object like M51, the Ring Nebula (M57) or the Dumbbell Nebula • Take a 1 minute exposure using the Grab command with the Dark frame option set to Also • Display the image. • Process the image.
Section 2 - Introduction to CCD Cameras 2. Introduction to CCD Cameras This section introduces new users to CCD (Charge Coupled Device) cameras and their capabilities and to the field of CCD Astronomy and Electronic Imaging. 2.1. Cameras in General The CCD is very good at the most difficult astronomical imaging problem: imaging small, faint objects. For such scenes long film exposures are typically required.
Section 2 - Introduction to CCD Cameras transports the charge packets in a serial manner to an on-chip amplifier. The final operating step, charge detection, is when individual charge packets are converted to an output voltage. The voltage for each pixel can be amplified offchip and digitally encoded and stored in a computer to be reconstructed and displayed on a television monitor."1 Output Readout Register Y=1 Amplifier Y=N X=1 X=M Figure 2.1 - CCD Structure 2.2.1.
Section 2 - Introduction to CCD Cameras Figure 2.2 - CCD System Block Diagram As you can see from Figure 2.2, the cameras are completely self-contained. All the electronics are contained in the optical head. There is no external CPU. At the "front end" of any CCD camera is the CCD sensor itself. As we have already learned, CCDs are a solid-state image sensor organized in a rectangular array of regularly spaced rows and columns.
Section 2 - Introduction to CCD Cameras Table 2.1 below lists some interesting aspects of the CCDs used in the Research models of SBIG cameras. Camera STL-4020M STL-1301E STL-1001E STL-6303E STL-11000M TC237 Tracking CCD CCD KAI-4020M KAF-1301E KAF-1001E KAF-6303E KAI-11000M TC-237H Array Dimensions 15.2 x 15.2 mm 20.5 x 16.4 mm 24.6 x 24.6 mm 27.6 x 18.4 mm 36.1 x 24.7 mm 4.9 x 3.7 mm Number of Pixels 4.2 million 1.3 million 1.0 million 6.
Section 2 - Introduction to CCD Cameras quality. Many man-years and much customer feedback have gone into the SBIG software and it is unmatched in its capabilities. 2.4. CCD Special Requirements This section describes the unique features of CCD cameras and the special requirements that CCD systems impose. 2.4.1. Cooling Random readout noise and noise due to dark current combine to place a lower limit on the ability of the CCD to detect faint light sources.
Section 2 - Introduction to CCD Cameras possible readout noise. At 10e- to 15e- rms per read these cameras are unsurpassed in performance. 2.4.3. Dark Frames No matter how much care is taken to reduce all sources of unwanted noise, some will remain. Fortunately, however, due to the nature of electronic imaging and the use of computers for storing and manipulating data, this remaining noise can be drastically reduced by the subtraction of a dark frame from the raw light image.
Section 2 - Introduction to CCD Cameras Using an STL-11000M or STL-6303E camera with their 9 micron pixels, a telescope of ~75 inches focal length will produce a single pixel angular subtense of 1 arcsecond. A 0.5X focal reducer would shorten the effective focal length to 36 inches and produce images of 2 arcseconds per pixel.
Section 2 - Introduction to CCD Cameras 2.4.6. Guiding Any time you are taking exposures longer than several seconds, whether you are using a film camera or a CCD camera, the telescope needs to be guided to prevent streaking. While modern telescope drives are excellent with PEC or PPEC, they will not produce streak-free images without adjustment every 30 to 60 seconds. The Research Series cameras allow simultaneous guiding and imaging, called self-guiding (US Patent 5,525,793).
Section 2 - Introduction to CCD Cameras observer. In addition to the software provided with the camera, there are a number of commercial programs available which will process and enhance electronic images. Images may be made to look sharper, smoother, darker, lighter, etc. Brightness, contrast, size, and many other aspects of the image may be adjusted in real time while viewing the results on the computer screen.
Section 2 - Introduction to CCD Cameras images electronically to produce a color composite or RGB color image. The Research model cameras contain internal motorized color filter wheel. When filters are installed in the filter wheel, light entering the camera passes through the colored filter before it strikes the CCD. An object is then exposed using a red filter. The wheel is commanded to insert the green filter in place, and another image taken. Finally a blue image is taken.
Section 3 - At the Telescope with a CCD Camera 3. At the Telescope with a CCD Camera This section describes what goes on the first time you take your CCD camera out to the telescope. You should read this section throughout before working at the telescope. It will help familiarize you with the overall procedure that is followed without drowning you in the details. It is recommended you first try operating the camera in comfortable, well lit surroundings to learn its operation. 3.1.
Section 3 - At the Telescope with a CCD Camera up, or the USB port has not yet been properly selected, a message will be displayed indicating that the software failed to establish a link to the camera. If this happens, use the Communications Setup command in the Misc menu to configure the CCDOPS software for the USB. Then use the Establish COM Link command in the Camera Menu to establish communications with the camera.
Section 3 - At the Telescope with a CCD Camera star diameter. This can be tedious. It helps considerably if a pointer or marker is affixed to the focus knob so you can rapidly return to the best focus once you've gone through it. For critical focus, an exposure of about 1 second is recommended to smooth out some of the atmospheric effects. While you can use the Full frame mode to focus, the frame rate or screen update rate can be increased significantly by using Planet mode.
Section 3 - At the Telescope with a CCD Camera Because the Research Series cameras have regulated temperature control, you may prefer to take and save separate dark images, building up a library at different temperatures and exposure times, and reusing them on successive nights. At the start it's probably easiest to just take the dark frames when you are taking the image. Later, as you get a feel for the types of exposures and setpoint temperatures you use, you may wish to build this library of dark frames.
Section 3 - At the Telescope with a CCD Camera 3.9.2. Sub-Frame Readout in Focus The Focus command offers several frame modes for flexibility and increased frame throughput. As previously discussed, the Full frame mode shows the entire field of view of the CCD with the highest resolution, digitizing and displaying all pixels. The "Dim" mode offers the same field of view but offers higher frame rates by reducing the image's resolution prior to downloading.
Section 3 - At the Telescope with a CCD Camera 3.9.4. Autoguiding and Self Guiding The CCDOPS software allows the Research Series cameras to be used as autoguiders and selfguiders through the commands in the Track menu. While these systems are not stand-alone like the old ST-4, but require a host computer, they can accurately guide long duration astrophotographs and CCD images with equal or superior accuracy. Their sensitivity is much greater than an ST-4, and the computer display makes them easier to use.
Section 3 - At the Telescope with a CCD Camera 3.9.5. Auto Grab The Auto Grab command allows you to take a series of images at a periodic interval and log the images to disk. This can be invaluable for monitoring purposes such as asteroid searches or stellar magnitude measurements. You can even take sub-frame images to save disk space if you don't need the full field of view. 3.9.6.
Section 4 – Camera Hardware 4. Camera Hardware This section describes the modular components that make up the CCD Camera System and how they fit into the observatory, with all their connections to power and other equipment. 4.1. System Components The Research Series CCD cameras consist of four major components: the CCD Sensors and Preamplifier, the Readout/Clocking Electronics, the Microcontroller, and the power supply.
Section 4 – Camera Hardware single 10 minute exposure except that no guiding is required. The reason no guiding is required is that with most modern telescope mounts the drift over the relatively short 1 minute interval is small enough to preserve round star images, a feat that even the best telescope mounts will not maintain over the longer ten minute interval.
Section 4 – Camera Hardware If your hand controller is from a relatively recent model telescope it probably has four buttons that have a "push to make" configuration. By "push to make" we mean that the switches have two contacts that are shorted together when the button is pressed. If that's the case then it is a simple matter of soldering the Common and Normally Open leads of the appropriate relay to the corresponding switch, without having to cut any traces, as shown in Figure 4.1 below.
Section 4 – Camera Hardware A + relay wiper - relay c A B nc C c B potentiometer nc no no C A: Unmodified Joystick B: Modified Joystick Figure 4.3 - Joystick Modification A slight variation on the joystick modification is to build a complete joystick eliminator as shown in Figure 4.4 below. The only difference between this and the previous modification is that two fixed resistors per axis are used to simulate the potentiometer at its mid position.
Section 4 – Camera Hardware How these features affect the average user are discussed in the paragraphs below: A/D Resolution - This is a rough indication of the camera's dynamic range. Higher precision A/D Converters are able to more finely resolve differences in light levels, or for larger CCDs with greater full well capacities, they are able to handle larger total charges with the same resolution.
Section 4 – Camera Hardware PC and Macintosh computer graphics resolutions, the CCDs used in the SBIG cameras offer a good trade off between cost and resolution, matching the computer's capabilities well. Pixel Dimensions - The size of the individual pixels themselves really plays into the user's selection of the system focal length. Smaller pixels and smaller CCDs require shorter focal length telescopes to give the same field of view that larger CCDs have with longer focal length telescopes.
Section 4 – Camera Hardware twice the signal to noise you would have to increase the exposure 4 times. An STL-11000M with its full well capacity of 50,000e- could produce an image with a S/N in excess of 200! Antiblooming – Some SBIG CCD cameras have antiblooming protection. The TC-237 autoguider has antiblooming built into the CCDs.
Section 4 – Camera Hardware 4.6. Connecting accessories to the Camera There are two 9 pin accessory ports on the Research Series of cameras. The first is labeled “AO \SCOPE.” This is the port that provides the relay output for direct connection to many popular telescopes’ “CCD” autoguiding port. It also supports the relay adapter box and an adaptive optics device similar to the AO-7 which will be made for this camera in the future.
Section 5 – Advanced Imaging Techniques 5. Advanced Imaging Techniques With practice, you will certainly develop methods of your own to get the most from your CCD camera. In this section we offer some suggestions to save you time getting started in each of the different areas outlined below, but these suggestions are by no means exhaustive. 5.1.
Section 5 – Advanced Imaging Techniques 5.4. Taking a Good Flat Field If you find that flat field corrections are necessary due to vignetting effects, CCD sensitivity variations, or for more accurate measurements of star magnitudes, try either taking an image of the twilight sky near the horizon or take an image of a blank wall or neutral grey card. The Kodak CCDs may have a low contrast grid pattern visible in the sky background. A flat field will eliminate this.
Section 5 – Advanced Imaging Techniques sensational for displaying faint nebulosity with short exposure times. In Auto Resolution Mode, the camera and software will always use High Resolution for all imaging and display functions except when you are in Full Frame Focus Mode. It will then automatically switch to Low Resolution Mode. If you further select Planet Mode for focusing, the camera will switch back to High Resolution on the selected box area. The small pixel size, is best for critical focusing.
Section 5 – Advanced Imaging Techniques 4. Immediately after saving the IMAGE use the Save Track List command on the PC or activate the Track List window on the Mac and use the Save command to save the Track and Accumulate track list. The track list is a file that describes what alignment operations were done to the individual components of IMAGE to achieve the end result. In the following discussions this track list file will be referred to as TRACK. 5.
Section 5 – Advanced Imaging Techniques autoguider like the ST-4, but instead requires using a PC to perform the function. These cameras have considerably better sensitivity than the ST-4. CCD autoguiders alleviate you from having to stare down the eyepiece for hours at a time while guiding astrophotographs. They are not the end-all, cure-all approach to telescope mechanical problems, though.
Section 6 – Accessories for your CCD Camera 6. Accessories for your CCD Camera This section briefly describes the different accessories available for your CCD camera. 6.1. Water Cooling The Research Series cameras are equipped with two-stage cooling and a new heat exchanger design that is ready to accept water circulation for additional cooling efficiency, if needed in warm climates. The camera can be used either with or without flowing water.
Section 6 – Accessories for your CCD Camera 6.3. Camera Lens Adapter A camera lens adapter is available for the Research Series cameras. The camera lens adapter allows you to mount a Nikon 35mm camera lens in place of the telescope for very wide field views of the night sky or for daytime terrestrial imaging 6.4. Focal Reducers Several third party vendors, including Astro-Physics, Takahashi, Optec, Celestron and Meade, make focal reducers that could be used with the Research Series cameras.
Section 6 – Accessories for your CCD Camera PC and photo quality color desktop printers that will product photo like prints of your digital images. 6.7. SBIG Technical Support If you have any unanswered questions about the operation of your CCD camera system or have suggestions on how to improve it please don't fail to contact us. We appreciate all your comments and suggestions.
Section 8 – Glossary 7. Common Problems This section discusses some of the more common problems others have encountered while using our CCD cameras. You should check here if you experience difficulties, and if your problem still persists please contact us to see if we can work it out together. Achieving Good Focus - Achieving a good focus is one of the most difficult areas in working with CCD cameras due to the lack of real time feedback when focusing.
Section 8 – Glossary insert a 12-20mm eyepiece, focusing the eyepiece by sliding it in and out of the eyepiece holder, not by adjusting the telescope's focus mechanism. Center the object carefully (to within 10% of the total field) and then replace the CCD optical head. Since the head was fully seated against the eyepiece holder when you started, fully seating it upon replacement will assure the same focus. If the object is too dim to see visually you will have to rely on your setting circles.
Section 8 – Glossary CCDs with the antiblooming option can be used to help stop or at least reduce blooming when the brighter parts of the image saturate. Astrometry - Astrometry is the study of stellar positions with respect to a given coordinate system. Autoguider - All SBIG CCD cameras have auto guiding or "Star Tracker" functions. This is accomplished by using the telescope drive motors to force a guide star to stay precisely centered on a single pixel of the CCD array.
Section 8 – Glossary Focal Reducer - A Focal Reducer reduces the effective focal length of an optical system. It consists of a lens mounted in a cell and is usually placed in front of an eyepiece or camera. With the relatively small size of CCDs compared to film, focal reducers are often used in CCD imaging. Frame Transfer CCDs - Frame Transfer CCDs are CCDs that have a metal mask over some portion (usually half) of the pixel array. The unmasked portion is used to collect the image.
Section 8 – Glossary the image. Maximum resolution is determined by the size of the individual CCD pixel. The Research Series cameras can run in High, Medium, Low and Auto resolution modes. Response Factor - Response Factor is a multiplier used by CCDOPS to calibrate CCDOPS to a given telescope for photometric calculations. The Response Factor multiplied by 6700 is the number of photoelectrons generated in the CCD for a 0th magnitude star per second per square inch of aperture.
Appendix A - Connector Pinouts A. Appendix A - Connector and Cables A.1. Connector Pinouts for the AO/SCOPE port: Pin Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Shell A.2.
Appendix A - Connector Pinouts A.4. SBIG Tracking Interface Cable (TIC-78) Many of the newer telescopes have a phone-jack connector on the drive corrector for connecting directly to an SBIG camera or autoguider. You can interface these telescopes to the Telescope port with our TIC-78 (Tracking Interface Cable), or you can make your own cable. Figure A1 below shows the pinouts on some of these telescopes.
Appendix B - Maintenance B. Appendix B - Maintenance This appendix describes the maintenance items you should know about with your CCD camera system. B.1. Cleaning the CCD and the Window The design of SBIG cameras allows for cleaning of the CCD. The optical heads are not evacuated and are quite easy to open and clean. When opening the CCD chamber, one should be very careful not to damage the structures contained inside.
Appendix C – Capturing a Good Flat Field C. Appendix C - Capturing a Good Flat Field This appendix describes how to take a good flat field. A good flat field is essential for displaying features little brighter than the sky background. The flat field corrects for pixel non-uniformity, vignetting, dust spots (affectionately called dust doughnuts), and stray light variations. If the flat field is not good it usually shows up as a variation in sky brightness from on side of the frame to the other. C.1.
Appendix E – Third Party Vendors Supporting SBIG Products D. Appendix D – Camera Specifications Model STL-4020M Typical Specificaitons CCD SPECIFICATIONS Imaging CCD Kodak Enhanced KAI-4020M (Class 2) Pixel Array 2048 x 2048 pixels, 15.2 x 15.2 mm Total Pixels 4.2 million Pixel Size Full Well Capacity (NABG) Dark Current Antiblooming 7.4 x 7.
Appendix E – Third Party Vendors Supporting SBIG Products Model STL-11000M Typical Specificaitons CCD SPECIFICATIONS Imaging CCD Kodak Enhanced KAI-11000M Pixel Array 4008 x 2745 pixels, 36 x 24.7 mm Total Pixels 11 million Pixel Size Full Well Capacity (NABG) Dark Current Antiblooming 9 x 9 microns 50,000 e1.
Appendix E – Third Party Vendors Supporting SBIG Products Model STL-6303E Typical Specificaitons CCD SPECIFICATIONS Imaging CCD Kodak Enhanced KAF-6303E Pixel Array 3060 x 2040 pixels, 27.5 x 18.
Appendix E – Third Party Vendors Supporting SBIG Products Model STL-1301E Typical Specificaitons CCD SPECIFICATIONS Imaging CCD Kodak Enhanced KAF-1301E Pixel Array 1280 x 1024 pixels, 20.5 x 16.4 mm Total Pixels 1.3 million Pixel Size Full Well Capacity (NABG) Dark Current Antiblooming 16 x 16 microns 150,000 e5.6 e-/pixel/second @ 0 degrees C.
Appendix E – Third Party Vendors Supporting SBIG Products Model STL-1001E Typical Specificaitons CCD SPECIFICATIONS Imaging CCD Kodak Enhanced KAF-1001E Pixel Array 1024 x 1024 pixels, 24.6 x 24.6 mm Total Pixels 1.
Appendix E – Third Party Vendors Supporting SBIG Products E. Appendix E – Third Party Vendors Supporting SBIG Products Company / Author Software Bisque 912 12th Street Golden, CO 80401-1114 USA Sales: (800) 843-7599 International: (303) 278-4478 Facsimile: (303) 278-0045 E-mail Sales: bisque@bisque.com E-mail Support: support@bisque.com Web site: www.bisque.com Product CCDSoftV5, TheSky, Orchestrate, T-point, Paramount Diffraction Ltd.
Appendix E – Third Party Vendors Supporting SBIG Products Bruce Johnston Computing 7124 Cook Rd. Swartz Creek, MI 48473 U.S.A. Phone: 810-635-9191 Fax: 1-810-750-1761 E-mail: BJohns7764@aol.com Web site: http://members.aol.com/bjohns7764 Phase Space Technology Phone: +61 3 9735 2270 Fax:: +61 3 9739 4996 Web site: http://www.phasespace.com.au E-mail Support: support@phasespace.com.au E-mail General: pst@phasespace.com.au E-mail Orders: orders@phasespace.com.
Index Index A/D converter, 40, 59 accessories, 70 antiblooming, 61, 74 Antiblooming Gate (def), 74 astrometric measurements, 75 Astrometry (def), 75 astrophotography, 44 atmospheric effects, 49 auto contrast, 50 Auto Grab Command, 53 autoguider, 40, 52, 55, 66, 75 Autoguider (def), 75 background parameter, 50 battery operation, 47, 55 binning, 43 Calibrate Track Command, 52, 67 calibration star, 67 camera lens adapter, 63, 70 Camera Setup Commands, 51 CCD, 40, 43 (def), 75 cameras, 37, 38, 41, 47, 55, 58,
Index Focal Reducer (def), 76 focus Dim mode, 49, 51 fine, 48 Full frame mode, 49 Full Frame mode, 51 peak, 49 Planet mode, 49, 51, 76 Focus Command, 48, 51 focus mode, 48, 51 Focusing, 48 Frame Transfer CCDs, 38 Frame Transfer CCDs (def), 76 frost, 40 Full Frame CCDs, 38 full well capacity, 60 Full Well Capacity (def), 76 Grab Command, 49, 50, 63 graphics, 50 guiding, 44 guiding error, 52, 67 hand controller, 49, 52, 55, 56 hermetic chamber, 40 Histogram (def), 76 host computer, 40, 47, 55 hot pixels, 50 I
Index software, 58, 70 spectral range, 37 Status Window, 47 Link field, 47 stellar magnitude, 50 stellar temperature, 50 super pixel, 51 taking images, 49 TE cooler, 40 TE Cooler, 40 TE Cooler (def), 77 Technical Support, 71 telescope, 43, 47, 49, 51 Telescope connector, 79 telescope hand controller, 49, 52, 55, 56 temperature regulation, 50, 59 thermistor, 41 TIC, 80 TIC-78, 56 TIFF format (def), 77 Track and Accumulate (def), 77 Track and Accumulate Command, 51, 63, 67 Track and Accumulate mode, 55, 65 T
