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Santa Barbara Instrument Group ST-8E, ST-9E Operating Manual

Santa Barbara Instrument Group ST-8E, ST-9E Operating Manual (63 pages)

Kodak Operating Manual CCD Camera ST-7E, ST-8E and ST-9E

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents
3
1 Introduction

5
- Road Map of the Documentation
  5
- Quick Tour
  5
  - CCDOPS Software
    6
  - CCD Camera
    7
2 Introduction to CCD Cameras

9
- Cameras in General
  9
- How CCD Detectors Work
  9
  - Full Frame and Frame Transfer Ccds
    10
- Camera Hardware Architecture
  10
- CCD Special Requirements
  12
  - Cooling
    12
  - Double Correlated Sampling Readout
    13
  - Dark Frames
    13
  - Flat Field Images
    14
  - Pixels Vs. Film Grains
    14
  - Guiding
    15
- Electronic Imaging
  16
- Black and White Vs. Color
  17
3 At the Telescope with a CCD Camera

19
- Step by Step with a CCD Camera
  19
- Attaching the Camera to the Telescope
  19
- Establishing a Communications Link
  20
- Focusing the CCD Camera
  20
- Finding and Centering the Object
  22
- Taking an Image
  22
- Displaying the Image
  22
- Processing the Image
  22
- Advanced Capabilities
  23
  - Crosshairs Mode (Photometry and Astrometry)
    23
  - Sub-Frame Readout in Focus
    23
  - Track and Accumulate
    24
  - Autoguiding and Self Guiding
    24
  - Auto Grab
    25
  - Color Imaging
    25
4 Camera Hardware

27
5 Advanced Imaging Techniques

37
- Lunar and Planetary Imaging
  37
- Deep Sky Imaging
  37
- Terrestrial Imaging
  37
- Taking a Good Flat Field
  38
- Building a Library of Dark Frames
  38
- Changing the Camera Resolution
  38
- Flat Fielding Track and Accumulate Images
  39
- Tracking Functions
  40
6 Accessories for Your CCD Camera

43
- Cooling Booster
  43
- Tri-Color Imaging
  44
- Camera Lens Adapters and Eyepiece Projection
  44
- Focal Reducers
  44
- And Lucy-Richardson Software
  44
- SGS - Self-Guided Spectrograph
  45
- Third Party Products and Services
  45
  - Windows Software
    45
  - Image Processing Software
    45
  - Getting Hardcopy
    45
- SBIG Technical Support
  46
7 Common Problems

47
8 Glossary

51
Appendix A - Connector Ad Cables

55
Appendix A - Connector Pinouts

55
- SBIG Tracking Interface Cable (TIC-78)
  55
Appendix C - Maintenance

57
- Cleaning the CCD and the Window
  57
- Regenerating the Desiccant
  57
- C.1. Technique
  59
Appendix C - Capturing a Good Flat Field

59
- Technique
  59

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