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

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

7. 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)

8. 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

9. UV 700

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

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

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

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

52. Flat Frame (0.2 seconds). Minimum 30280, Maximum 33724, Average 31871

62. The End