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Title: Raspberry Pi PiXi Astrocam
Post by: MarkS on Jan 18, 2013, 06:02:14

For anyone who fancies taking a CCD chip and building your own camera:
http://www.astro-designs.com/page14.php (http://www.astro-designs.com/page14.php)
http://www.astro-designs.com/projects_astrocam.php (http://www.astro-designs.com/projects_astrocam.php)

To quote, one of the uses of the PiXi board is as follows:
"AstroCam – the reason the PiXi board came about... A custom designed astronomical camera using a low-cost CCD and a user configurable readout control system"

Title: Re: Raspberry Pi PiXi Astrocam
Post by: Carole on Jan 18, 2013, 10:37:09

I can see you doing it Mark, getting a sony chip and making your own that is.

Carole

Title: Re: Raspberry Pi PiXi Astrocam
Post by: mickw on Jan 18, 2013, 10:51:26

Might also find this interesting

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21057270 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21057270)

Or not

Orpington Astronomical Society

Astronomy => Technical => Topic started by: MarkS on Jan 18, 2013, 06:02:14