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Cookbook Camera Project-CB245
Updated 10/30/2003
| News 10/30/2003: I ended up selling this camera to finance an SBIG ST7 camera. The user interface including the software, lack of cables, about double the pixel count, smaller pixels and low cost of a used ST7 added up to my desire to upgrade. I hope to have images soon. |
I have a working version of a Cookbook 245 Camera since about January 2002. I have not performed the LDC modification, and the exposures I have been taking have a good bit of dark current in them. I have been subtracting dark masters from my luminance images, of course, but if I can reduce the noise I should be able to go much deeper.
| * Home-built 8" f5.5 Newtonian Reflector |
| * Losmandy G-11 mount |
| * CB245 CCD Camera |
| * Dell Notebook - image aquisition & processing |
| Interface board tested & completed | Testing on this board went with no problems. |
| Preamp board tested & completed | Making this component was fine, but I did manage to blow a capacitor recently while trying my first-light test. It appears I had a short on the j2/j3 connectors. Update 2-15-2001 It turns out I didn't blow any components. I just retested, found a couple of problems and fixed them. I have now integrated numerous images (without a cooling system) in my basement. It works! |
| Camera body complete | I bought the machined University Optics camera head. |
| Power supply | Completed per spec |
| Cooling system | I originally used the windshield pump, but have replaced it with a bilge pump which is much quieter and should run much better. |
| LDC Upgrade | I need to do this upgrade to reduce Dark Current. |
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