Is your STF camera jealous of bigger SBIG cameras like the STX and STXL because they enjoy the benefits of Adaptive Optics (AO)? Do you wish you could get AO for your mid-sized camera to sharpen your stars and get past limitations of your mount and poor seeing? Now you can. Just use an SBIG […]
Why do people trust Diffraction Limited to deliver high-quality SBIG cameras and solutions for astronomical observations, laboratory imaging, and life sciences? Our cameras have a reputation for outstanding reliability and our staff’s attention-to-detail and focus on customer satisfaction are a big part of our culture. There is more to it than this. As our CEO […]
In Part I of this blog, we looked at the reasons why your SBIG CCD camera doesn’t require a super-fast interface that races along the data highway into your computer. As to the reasons why, first we looked at Cable Length, and now we’re going to look at the second reason, the Sensor Readout Rate. […]
There are lots of marketing claims about fast camera download speeds and ever-faster interfaces. It makes you wonder why your SBIG CCD camera doesn’t require a super-fast interface that races along the data highway into your computer. Why is this? It’s really two simple reasons: Cable Length Sensor Readout Rate In Part I of this […]
by Doug George. Some people ask, “Why do we use desiccant plugs?” Simply put, they minimize life cycle cost and downtime. The imaging sensor needs to be below freezing in order to control dark current and noise. If the sensor is exposed to the atmosphere it will quickly be encased in ice. This not only […]
(The Ugly Truth – Its more Complicated than you ever thought!) A lot of users struggle with flat fields that don’t work well, and leave gradients in their images, or hot spots, or other hard-to-process-out artifacts. As a result they have resorted to twilight flats and other techniques to get better results. In this paper […]
