Leander McCormick Observatory: Instrumentation Summary
Imaging - SBIG ST-1001E 1024x1024 (24 µm pixels) CCD camera:
Optical imaging may be done using an SBIG ST-1001E CCD Camera.
The camera is a class 1 grade detector,
single-amplifier CCD that is theromelectrically cooled.
There are filter slots allowing for 2" square filters.
- LMO filters page
- SBIG ST-1001E Maunal (Local Access Only)
Imaging - SBIG ST-8/8E 1530x1020 (9 µm pixels) CCD camera:
Optical imaging may be done using one of two SBIG ST-8 CCD cameras
The cameras are a single-amplifier CCD that is theromelectrically
cooled. There are filter slots allowing for 2" square filters.
- LMO filters page
- SBIG ST-8 Maunal (Local Access Only)
High-Speed Imaging - Astrovid 2000 video camera:
The Astrovid 2000 CCD video camera was purchased in early 1999 from Adirondack Video Astronomy. Its primary intended purpose is as the detector for
the speckle interferometry system, but its light weight and simple controls also make it ideal for establishing a quick and direct video feed from the telescope. Note, however, that the
video camera should not be thought of as an integrating device since the maximum exposure time is 1/60th of a second. The Astrovid is best applied to the viewing of bright objects
(the moon, planets, bright stars) in real time, and the recording of high frequency phenomena (like speckles and seeing motion).
- Astrovid 2000 Maunal (Local Access Only)
Speckle Interferometry - Custom system with Astrovid 2000 Video Camera:
A speckle interferometer was designed by graduate student Jeff Crane. The system is custom build and used with the 26-inch and the Astrovid 2000 Video Camera.
Spectroscopy - OptoMechanics Model 10C Slit Spectrograph:
The 26-inch has been equipped with an Opto-Mechanics Model 10-C slit spectrograph with a Santa Barbara Instruments ST-8 CCD
as a detector. Both instruments were designed for use with Meade Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes, but we have adapted them
for use with the LMO 26-inch refractor.
- 10C Spectrograph Maunal (Local Access Only)
- SBIG ST-8 Maunal (Local Access Only)
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