Operating Manual | Polaroid ST-8E, ST-9E, ST-7E instruction

Operating Manual

CCD Camera Models ST-7E, ST-8E and ST-9E

Santa Barbara Instrument Group

1482 East Valley Road • Suite 33

PO Box 50437

Santa Barbara, CA 93150

Phone (805) 969-1851 ∙ Fax (805) 969-4069

Web:<www.sbig.com> ∙ Email:<sbig@sbig.com>

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Polaroid ST-8E, ST-9E, ST-7E manual Operating Manual

Contents

Operating Manual Page Table of Contents Technique Road Map of the Documentation IntroductionQuick Tour Ccdops for Windows or Macintosh Ccdops Software CCD Camera Page Cameras in General Introduction to CCD CamerasHow CCD Detectors Work Camera Hardware Architecture Full Frame and Frame Transfer CCDs CCD System Block Diagram Cooling CCD Special Requirements Dark Frames Double Correlated Sampling Readout Pixels vs. Film Grains Flat Field Images Guiding Electronic Imaging Black and White vs. Color Page Step by Step with a CCD Camera At the Telescope with a CCD CameraAttaching the Camera to the Telescope Establishing a Communications Link Focusing the CCD Camera Camera Back Focus Taking an Image Finding and Centering the ObjectDisplaying the Image Processing the Image Advanced Capabilities Crosshairs Mode Photometry and AstrometrySub-Frame Readout in Focus Autoguiding and Self Guiding Track and Accumulate Color Imaging Auto Grab At the Telescope with a CCD Camera Connecting to the Computer Connecting the PowerConnecting the Relay Port to the Telescope Camera Hardware Using Mechanical Relays Push to Make Switch Modification Joystick Modification Modular Family of CCD Cameras System Features 20.6x sizeum Focal length cm Camera Hardware Connecting the older model CFW-6 filter wheel to the Camera Battery Operation Page Lunar and Planetary Imaging Advanced Imaging TechniquesDeep Sky Imaging Terrestrial Imaging Taking a Good Flat Field Changing the Camera ResolutionBuilding a Library of Dark Frames Flat Fielding Track and Accumulate Images Tracking Functions Advanced Imaging Techniques Page Cooling Booster Accessories for your CCD Camera Camera Lens Adapters and Eyepiece Projection Tri-color ImagingFocal Reducers AO-7 and Lucy-Richardson Software SGS Self-Guided Spectrograph Third Party Products and ServicesWindows Software Image Processing Software Sbig Technical Support Common Problems Common Problems Common Problems Page Glossary STV Glossary Glossary Appendix a Connector Pinouts Appendix a Connector ad CablesSbig Tracking Interface Cable TIC-78 Figure A1 CCD Connector for TIC Mating Cleaning the CCD and the Window Appendix C MaintenanceRegenerating the Desiccant Page Technique Appendix C Capturing a Good Flat FieldPage Index IBM PC Separations