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Apogee Astronomy
Alta and Ascent Manual
1.4 About Apogee
Apogee Imaging Systems started up in 1993 in
Tucson, Arizona providing imaging solutions to
the astronomy market. The growing company
relocated to Northern California in 2001. Apogee
was acquired by Andor Technology Ltd., in
October 2013 with the Apogee camera range
taking full advantage of Andor’s manufacturing
facilities and quality systems. Apogee cameras
have been used for high-end astronomical
applications like capturing the first images of
optical counterparts of gamma ray bursts, plus
thousands of discoveries of comets, near-Earth
asteroids and extra-solar planets. The Apogee
range of cameras will always be on the brink of
discovery with the latest cutting edge technology.
Front cover image: shows a section of M101 (Pinwheel
Galaxy) courtesy of Greg Morgan.
Above: Solar flare taken by NASA with an Apogee Hi-C Camera
