The Dragonfly Array consists of two telescope mounts, each carrying 24 ultra high contrast lenses. These off-the-shelf Canon lenses use new nano-fabricated coatings with sub-wavelength structure on the optical glass, which has unprecedented performance in reducing stray light and reflections. On the back of each of these 48 lenses is an SBIG STT-8300M camera. The […]
Raw CCD images are exceptional but not perfect. Due to the digital nature of the data many of the imperfections can be compensated for or calibrated out of the final image through digital image processing. This page contains some basic definitions used in CCD imaging that you will encounter from time to time: Composition of […]
Extras from Diffraction Limited Note: Some plug-ins listed below currently only work in Version 6 as they are 32-bit components. Scripts will work normally in V7. Camera and Filter Wheel Plug-in API for MaxIm DL Pro V6. This is our proprietary plug-in interface for writing camera and filter wheel drivers. Source code for a simple […]
This is an extension to the FITS Standard, which was originally written by Matt Longmire with input from the vendors of popular CCD imaging software packages. It provides definitions for keywords commonly used for CCD imaging software packages, with a goal of improving compatibility when transferring FITS documents between the packages. The standard document (PDF […]
