CCD Camera Operating Manual
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. We feel that these cameras will expand your astronomy experience by being able to easily take images like the ones you’ve seen in books and magazines, of structure never seen through the eyepiece. SBIG CCD cameras offer convenience, high sensitivity, and advanced image processing techniques that film just can’t match. And now, with these large format cameras, digital imaging is directly comparable to 35mm film with its wide field of view. In addition, CCDs allow a wide range of scientific measurements and have established a whole new field of amateur astronomy that is growing by leaps and bounds.
The Research Series cameras include several exciting new features: internal self-guiding (US Patent 5,525,793), optional remote self-guiding, internal filter wheel, two-stage cooling, high speed USB interface and more. These cameras have two CCDs inside, one for guiding and a large one for imaging. An optional remote guiding head may be added for guiding through an external optical system or through an off-axis guider placed before the camera. The low noise of the read out electronics virtually guarantees that a usable guide star will be within the field of the guiding CCD for telescopes with F/numbers F/6.3 or faster. The two-stage new cooling design is capable of exceptional performance even in warm climates. The relay output plugs directly into most recent commercial telescope drives and is easily modifiable to virtually any drive system. As a result, you can take hour long guided exposures with ease, using either the built-in guiding CCD or the remote guiding head. The internal guiding CCD eliminates differential deflection of guide scope relative to the main telescope and requires no radial guider setup hassles. The remote guiding head allows for a convenient alternative when imaging through narrow band filters where suitable guide stars may be difficult to find. This dual tracking mode capability, coupled with the phenomenal sensitivity of the CCD, will allow the user to acquire observatory class images of deep sky images with modest apertures! The technology also makes image stabilization possible through our AO-7.
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