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CCDS Acquisition Camera

User’s Manual

J. Marshall

05 August 2005

Background:

The CCDS acquisition (slitviewer) camera was replaced in August 2005. This modern

CCD camera is much more sensitive than the old system! It should also be easier to use.

The new acquisition camera is a SBIG ST-9 CCD camera. The system specifications are

listed on the next page. This camera is controlled with SBIG’s control software,

CCDOps. This software runs on a pc running Windows XP.

The old camera on the CCDS has been replaced, along with some of its infrastructure, by

the much smaller ST-9 camera. The old video monitor has been replaced with a new pc

monitor, keyboard, and mouse. The control pc lives in the computer room (on the small

red rack) and is clearly marked.

This upgrade should be in all respects an improvement to the functionality of CCDS, and

should not represent much of a change of usage for the observer. In particular, all of the

existing optics were retained in this upgrade, the only hardware that was replaced was in

fact the camera itself.

Please note that one important change with this upgrade is that the field-of-view of the

acquisition camera is no longer centered on the CCDS camera. In particular, to center an

object on the CCDS detector, the object must be placed near the South (right-hand) side

of the acquisition camera field-of-view.

Previously it was a struggle to acquire targets as bright as 17

magnitude; it is now easy

to obtain targets down to 20th magnitude in 5 seconds!

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CCDS Acquisition CameraUser’s ManualJ. Marshall05 August 2005Background:The CCDS acquisition (slitviewer) camera was replaced in August 2005. This mo

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CCDS Acquisition Camera User’s Manual10One exception to this is that on cle

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CCDS Acquisition Camera User’s Manual11Appendix A.Restarting the system fro

Pagina 4 - Figure 1. CCDOps Toolbar

CCDS Acquisition Camera User’s Manual126. The Found New Hardware Wizard wi

Pagina 5 - Figure 2. Setup dialog box

CCDS Acquisition Camera User’s Manual13• The Wizard will allow you to choo

Pagina 6 - Figure 4. Focus Dialog Box

CCDS Acquisition Camera User’s Manual14• A pop-up will appear warning abou

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CCDS Acquisition Camera User’s Manual2System Specifications(Measured)Camera

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CCDS Acquisition Camera User’s Manual3Quick Start Guide1. If the system is

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CCDS Acquisition Camera User’s Manual4Using the Acquisition Camera1. Start

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CCDS Acquisition Camera User’s Manual5Figure 2. Setup dialog boxMake sure T

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CCDS Acquisition Camera User’s Manual63. Normal Acquisition OperationOnce

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CCDS Acquisition Camera User’s Manual7You may also use the “Grab” button on

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CCDS Acquisition Camera User’s Manual8Exposure time guide:For very bright o

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CCDS Acquisition Camera User’s Manual9To place a filter in the beam, find t

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