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Diffraction Limited’s line of high performance or “scientific grade” CCD and CMOS cameras are designed to operate under extremely low-light conditions with high sensitivity, low...

I’m often asked how CMOS Active Pixel Sensors differ from CCD sensors in terms of image calibration. For me, as a camera designer and a...

CCD users have suffered for years with high read noise, snail-like digitization, and download speeds. It was like that three-hour movie that dragged on. Although...

The classic KAF-16803 CCD was the leading camera in SBIG cameras for many years. However, since ON Semiconductor discontinued it in 2019, the latest sensors...

You expect quality when you go to the cinema. And likewise, as an astronomer*, you have similarly high expectations for quality regarding your camera. We’ve...

If there is one thing that I can say that I enjoy the most about the astronomy community, it’s the camaraderie. It’s something that we...

Have you heard about Diffraction’s StackPro™ in-camera stacking feature? Before we get to describing all the fantastic things it does, let’s first talk about some...

We did it, with your help. You’ve wanted an affordable imaging package with everything. Not a bargain “hobby camera,” but a best-bang-for-the-buck CMOS camera with...

Stumped by a tough imaging problem? Recently, a medical instrumentation maker contacted us with just such a problem. They created a scintillation technology that needs...

Want to increase your observing efficiency? Diffraction Limited introduces MaxIm DL Maestro, a game-changing new capability for its Cyanogen Imaging® MaxIm DL Pro, the gold...

Which way do my filters go? Shiny side up! We want to reflect or block the light that we don’t want from the telescope and...

What is the top issue SBIG STL owners have? As you know, it is guiding behind the filters. Would you be surprised to learn there...