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SBIG ST-10XME Operating Manual

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Section 1 - Introduction
Getting Started
Installing the USB Drivers for the First Time
Installing the Ccdops and the Driver Checker
Add New Hardware Wizard for Windows XP Users
Add New Hardware Wizard for Window 95/98/Me Users
Add New Hardware Wizard for Windows 2000 Users
Getting Started with CCDOPS
To Try some Functions with Sample Images
Capturing Images with the CCD Camera
Introduction to CCD Cameras
Cameras in General
How CCD Detectors Work
Full Frame and Frame Transfer / Interline Ccds
Camera Hardware Architecture
CCD Special Requirements
Cooling
Double Correlated Sampling Readout
Dark Frames
Flat Field Images
Pixels Vs. Film Grains
Guiding
Electronic Imaging
Black and White Vs. Color
At the Telescope with a CCD Camera
Step by Step with a CCD Camera
Attaching the Camera to the Telescope
Establishing a Communications Link
Focusing the CCD Camera
Finding and Centering the Object
Taking an Image
Displaying the Image
Processing the Image
Advanced Capabilities
Crosshairs Mode (Photometry and Astrometry)
Sub-Frame Readout in Focus
Track and Accumulate
Autoguiding and Self Guiding
Auto Grab
Color Imaging
Camera Hardware
System Components
Connecting the Power
Connecting to the Computer
Connecting the Relay Port to the Telescope
Using Mechanical Relays
Modular Family of CCD Cameras
Connecting Accessories to the Camera
Battery Operation
Advanced Imaging Techniques
Lunar and Planetary Imaging
Deep Sky Imaging
Terrestrial Imaging
Taking a Good Flat Field
Building a Library of Dark Frames
Changing the Camera Resolution
Flat Fielding Track and Accumulate Images
Tracking Functions
Accessories for Your CCD Camera
Water Cooling
Tri-Color Imaging
Camera Lens Adapters and Eyepiece Projection
Focal Reducers
And Lucy-Richardson Software
SGS - Self-Guided Spectrograph
Third Party Products and Services
Windows Software
Image Processing Software
Getting Hardcopy
SBIG Technical Support
Common Problems
Glossary
Appendix A - Connector and Cables
Connector Pinouts for the AO7/CFW8/SCOPE Port
Connector Pinouts for the Power Jack
Connector Pinouts for the I2C aux Port
SBIG Tracking Interface Cable (TIC-78)
Appendix B - Maintenance
Cleaning the CCD and the Window
Regenerating the Desiccant
Appendix C - Capturing a Good Flat Field
Technique
Appendix D - Use and Maintenance of the Cooling Booster
Appendix E - Third Party Vendors Supporting SBIG Products

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Operating Manual

CCD Camera Models

ST-7XE/XME, ST-8XE, ST-9XE,

ST-10XE/XME and ST-2000XM/XCM

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