Polaroid ST-7E, ST-8E, ST-9E specification

Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

•Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

•Increase the separation between the receiver and the equipment.

•Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

•Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Shielded I/O cables must be used when operating this equipment.

You are also warned, that any changes to this certified device will void your legal right to operate it.

CCDOPS Manual for ST-7E/ST-8E/ST-9E

Third Revision

December 1999

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

Contents

Operating Manual Page Table of Contents Technique Quick Tour IntroductionRoad Map of the Documentation Ccdops Software Ccdops for Windows or Macintosh CCD Camera Page How CCD Detectors Work Introduction to CCD CamerasCameras in General Full Frame and Frame Transfer CCDs Camera Hardware Architecture CCD System Block Diagram 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 Page Attaching the Camera to the Telescope At the Telescope with a CCD CameraStep by Step with a CCD Camera Focusing the CCD Camera Establishing a Communications Link Camera Back Focus Displaying the Image Finding and Centering the ObjectTaking an Image Processing the Image Sub-Frame Readout in Focus Crosshairs Mode Photometry and AstrometryAdvanced Capabilities Track and Accumulate Autoguiding and Self Guiding Auto Grab Color Imaging At the Telescope with a CCD Camera Connecting the Relay Port to the Telescope Connecting the PowerConnecting to the Computer Camera Hardware Using Mechanical Relays Push to Make Switch Modification Modular Family of CCD Cameras Joystick Modification System Features 20.6x sizeum Focal length cm Camera Hardware Connecting the older model CFW-6 filter wheel to the Camera Battery Operation Page Deep Sky Imaging Advanced Imaging TechniquesLunar and Planetary Imaging Terrestrial Imaging Building a Library of Dark Frames Changing the Camera ResolutionTaking a Good Flat Field Flat Fielding Track and Accumulate Images Tracking Functions Advanced Imaging Techniques Page Accessories for your CCD Camera Cooling Booster Focal Reducers Tri-color ImagingCamera Lens Adapters and Eyepiece Projection AO-7 and Lucy-Richardson Software Windows Software Third Party Products and ServicesSGS Self-Guided Spectrograph Image Processing Software Sbig Technical Support Common Problems Common Problems Common Problems Page Glossary STV Glossary Glossary Sbig Tracking Interface Cable TIC-78 Appendix a Connector ad CablesAppendix a Connector Pinouts Figure A1 CCD Connector for TIC Mating Regenerating the Desiccant Appendix C MaintenanceCleaning the CCD and the Window Page Appendix C Capturing a Good Flat Field TechniquePage Index IBM PC Separations