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Title:
A simple visual Cassegrain CCD camera for the Wyoming Infrared Observatory
Authors:
Gillam, S. D.; Johnson, P. E.; Smith, M.
Affiliation:
AA(Wyoming Infrared Observatory, Laramie; Computer Sciences Corp.; Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, MD), AB(Wyoming Infrared Observatory, Laramie), AC(Washington, University, Seattle)
Publication:
Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Publications (ISSN 0004-6280), vol. 104, no. 674, April 1992, p. 278-284. (PASP Homepage)
Publication Date:
04/1992
Category:
Instrumentation and Photography
Origin:
STI
NASA/STI Keywords:
CASSEGRAIN OPTICS, CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES, IMAGE PROCESSING, IMAGING TECHNIQUES, INFRARED ASTRONOMY, QUANTUM EFFICIENCY, COMPUTER TECHNIQUES, CRYOGENIC EQUIPMENT, DATA ACQUISITION, PERSONAL COMPUTERS, SPECTRAL RESOLUTION, TELEVISION CAMERAS
DOI:
10.1086/132990
Bibliographic Code:
1992PASP..104..278G

Abstract

A visual Cassegrain CCD camera system, called the C3, has been constructed for use at the 2.3-m telescope at the Wyoming Infrared Observatory. It is optically, mechanically, and cryogenically simple. The instrument is based upon a Texas Instruments TI-4849 (584 x 390) virtual-phase CCD and an Hitachi 63701 microprocessor. It is controlled remotely from an IBM PC XT microcomputer. The system will include an Ethernet connection to another computer which will be used as an in situ image reduction facility. The design and photometric performance of the instrument are described, and an image taken using the C3 is presented. Further developments of the system are also discussed.

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