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4.5.
Modular Family of CCD Cameras............................................................................26
4.6 Connecting the older model CFW-6 filter wheel to the Camera ..................................30
4.7 Battery Operation .............................................................................................................31
5.
Advanced Imaging Techniques ..............................................................................33
5.1.
Lunar and Planetary Imaging...................................................................................33
5.2.
Deep Sky Imaging .....................................................................................................33
5.3.
Terrestrial Imaging ....................................................................................................33
5.4.
Taking a Good Flat Field...........................................................................................34
5.5.
Building a Library of Dark Frames...........................................................................34
5.6.
Changing the Camera Resolution ............................................................................34
5.7.
Flat Fielding Track and Accumulate Images...........................................................35
5.8.
Tracking Functions ....................................................................................................36
6.
Accessories for your CCD Camera..........................................................................39
6.1.
Cooling Booster..........................................................................................................39
6.2.
Tri-color Imaging .......................................................................................................40
6.3.
Camera Lens Adapters and Eyepiece Projection ....................................................40
6.4.
Focal Reducers ...........................................................................................................40
6.5.
AO-7 and Lucy-Richardson Software ......................................................................40
6.6.
SGS - Self-Guided Spectrograph...............................................................................41
6.7.
Third Party Products and Services ...........................................................................41
6.7.1. Windows Software..................................................................................41
6.7.2. Image Processing Software.....................................................................41
6.7.3. Getting Hardcopy ...................................................................................41
6.8.
SBIG Technical Support.............................................................................................42
7.
Common Problems ...................................................................................................43
8.
Glossary......................................................................................................................47
A.
Appendix A - Connector ad Cables ........................................................................51
A.1.
Appendix A - Connector Pinouts .............................................................................51
A.2.
SBIG Tracking Interface Cable (TIC-78) ...................................................................51
B.
Appendix C - Maintenance......................................................................................53
B.1.
Cleaning the CCD and the Window ........................................................................53
B.2.
Regenerating the Desiccant.......................................................................................53
C.
Appendix C - Capturing a Good Flat Field............................................................55
C.1.
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