With the plastic still covering the ccd... and a camera lens, lol!
Im also interested/scared in the price of this chip.. Im sure info
will be forthcoming after the cam checks out mechanicaly(electricaly).
Goodonya mate. Top effort.
Rat.
Land of Oz.
--- In QCUIAG_at_yahoogroups.com, Gene Chimahusky <lynol1000_at_y...> wrote:
<em class="quotelev1">> Hi Greg,
<em class="quotelev1">>
<em class="quotelev1">> Attached is the field you captured overlayed on USNO A2.0 star
field courtesy
<em class="quotelev1">> Cartes Du Ciel (lim mag clipped on A2 for the overlay)
<em class="quotelev1">>
<em class="quotelev1">> Shows NGC 4336/4293/4334/4394 and a bonus M85!
<em class="quotelev1">>
<em class="quotelev1">> Seems to limit around mag 13???
<em class="quotelev1">>
<em class="quotelev1">> Gene
<em class="quotelev1">>
<em class="quotelev1">> http://www.geocities.com/lynol1000
<em class="quotelev1">>
<em class="quotelev1">> --- In QCUIAG_at_yahoogroups.com, "Greg Beeke" <greg.beeke_at_b...> wrote:
<em class="quotelev2">> > Hi,
<em class="quotelev2">> >
<em class="quotelev2">> > It can be revealed that I am the one with the permanent smile on
my
<em class="quotelev1">> face.
<em class="quotelev2">> >
<em class="quotelev2">> > The ICX414AL is the big brother of the ICX424AL CCD. The CCD size
is
<em class="quotelev1">> 0.5", with 9.9 micron square pixels.
<em class="quotelev2">> > It was clear tonight so I decided to quickly hot-melt-glue it
into
<em class="quotelev1">> an old case and give it first light. The attached image is a stack
of
<em class="quotelev1">> 33 x 2 second frames at 100% gain. The mount was a Black & Decker
<em class="quotelev1">> Workmate, so tracking is sub-optimal ;^)). I'm not sure of the
<em class="quotelev1">> target, but I was trying to aim in the region of Coma Berenices, to
<em class="quotelev1">> see if I could pick up any galaxies. I think that I may have
<em class="quotelev1">> succeeded. If any one recognises the area or has any tools to
match
<em class="quotelev1">> it, I'd be grateful as I'd like to determine the limiting
maginitude.
<em class="quotelev1">> North is Up, East is Left, Alt-Az orientation. FOV is 161x121arcmin
<em class="quotelev1">> (135mm telephoto lens at f/2.5).
<em class="quotelev2">> >
<em class="quotelev2">> > The camera appears to be pretty sensitive and dark current is
<em class="quotelev1">> remarkably low. A 60 dark is attached, but this is rather academic
as
<em class="quotelev1">> skyglow washed out everything, when using 10s at 100% gain :^)) at
my
<em class="quotelev1">> rural site.
<em class="quotelev2">> >
<em class="quotelev2">> > Still a long way to go to prove the design, but I'm pleased and
<em class="quotelev1">> relieved that the first images are promising (I haven't even
removed
<em class="quotelev1">> the protective film from the CCD window yet).
<em class="quotelev2">> >
<em class="quotelev2">> > Many, many thanks to Steve Chambers for his advice, and
<em class="quotelev1">> encouragement to give this chip a go, and of course for the
original
<em class="quotelev1">> long exposure mod and the ground-breaking 424 camera.
<em class="quotelev2">> >
<em class="quotelev2">> > Cheers
<em class="quotelev2">> >
<em class="quotelev2">> > Greg
<em class="quotelev2">> > 52N6 1W22
<em class="quotelev2">> > www.greg.beeke.btinternet.co.uk
<em class="quotelev1">>
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