Resolved Aluma dark

Discussion in 'Aluma CCD Series' started by mike m benjamin, Nov 19, 2019.

  1. mike m benjamin

    mike m benjamin Cyanogen Customer

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    Could I get an opinion on master dark ( 600s 1x1) that I made with my U694. Seems like a lot of amp glow as compared to what I am used to seeing with a CCD chip, My first Sony chip though. I've owned STT-8300, ST-10xme and the like.
     

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  2. Doug

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    Please upload a FITS frame. I can't tell anything from an 8-bit with no header.
     
  3. mike m benjamin

    mike m benjamin Cyanogen Customer

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  4. mike m benjamin

    mike m benjamin Cyanogen Customer

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    I just wanted to mention that I haven't even attached the filter wheel to the camera itself, I am taking the darks using the supplied baader threaded cap, it has an O ring so it seems to provide a good seal.
     
  5. Doug

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    Can you provide an unprocessed FITS frame?
     
  6. mike m benjamin

    mike m benjamin Cyanogen Customer

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    Doug,

    Another easy fix, it was bugging me today at work that the baader dust cap even with the O ring might not be light proof and it isn't. I did another 5 minuter dark when I got home using a 2" nosepiece and the dark looks normal. The Baader cap is fine for keeping dust out but that's about it.

    Mike
     
  7. Colin Haig

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    Mike, the Sony ICX694 in your Aluma IS a CCD chip; it is built differently than the Kodak/Truesense/ON Semiconductor CCDs, but its still a CCD.
     
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  8. Doug

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    Okay glad to hear you figured it out. These chips are very sensitive! We always put a black cloth over the front of the camera when we're making dark frames in the shop.
     

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