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SBIG ST-7XME CCD

SBIG ST-7XME CCD. Presentation by Keith Rickard. And now for something completely different…. What colour is a rainbow? It’s red!. Back to the camera…. Type: Dual CCD Selfguiding Camera Imaging Chip: Kodak KAF-402ME (765x510 pixels) Pixel size: 9x9 microns square

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SBIG ST-7XME CCD

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  1. SBIG ST-7XME CCD Presentation by Keith Rickard

  2. And now for something completely different… What colour is a rainbow? It’s red!

  3. Back to the camera… Type: Dual CCD Selfguiding Camera Imaging Chip: Kodak KAF-402ME (765x510 pixels) Pixel size: 9x9 microns square Chip size: 6.9x4.6 mm Guider chip: Texas Instruments TC-237H (657x495) Pixel size: 7.4x7.4 microns square Chip size: 4.9x3.7 mm Antiblooming gate? No Shutter: Electromechanical Sampling: 16 bits (65000) Connection: USB 1.1 (full frame download <1 second)

  4. More facts… Temperature regulation? Yes. ±0.1ºC Cooling power: -35ºC below ambient Water cooling? Yes. -10ºC Exposure: 0.12 to 3600 seconds Column Defects: None Quantum Efficiency: Very good – almost 85% Defect pixels: Up to 10 (Class 2 chip) Upgradeable? Yes Attachable devices: Yes. (i) Autoguider (e.g. ST-402ME) (ii) Filter wheel (iii) Adaptive optics

  5. UV < 400, Blue 400-500, Green 500-600, Red 600-700, IR >700

  6. UV < 400, Blue 400-500, Green 500-600, Red 600-700, IR >700

  7. Capturing an Image • Capture sofware: CCDOps CCDSoft MaxIm DL • Planetarium Software: The Sky SkyMap Pro 10

  8. Bias Frame (0 seconds). Minimum 200, Maximum 275, Average 206

  9. Dark Frame Dark Frame (60 seconds -18°C) Minimum 192, Maximum 6643, Average 206

  10. Dark Frame – Bias Frame. Minimum 84, Maximum 6468, Average 100

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