sbig – latest products 1. 2 overview: unlike many of our competitors, sbig remains committed to...

SBIG – Latest Products

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Overview:

Unlike many of our competitors, SBIG remains committed to designing integrated SYSTEMS for imaging: Camera, Filter Wheel, Guider, AO, Software – all designed to work together.


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ST-i Autoguider and Planet Cam

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The ST-i features: • Eyepiece size body (1.25" diameter)• Low cost• Lightweight - only 2.2 oz.• Standard Guider Output Port• Front end threaded for standard 1.25" filters • Powered from USB 2.0 port• 16 bit A/D• Low noise, high sensitivity CCD• Monochrome or Color• Mechanical shutter for automatic dark frames• Electronic shutter for short exposures• Up to 21 frames per second in focus mode• CCDOPS version 5 Software Included• Planet MasterTM Software Included• CCDSoftV5 Software Included• Carrying case, USB and Tracking cables


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Separate Scope as Guider or Planetary Camera

Self-ContainedGuiding Kit

Guider for STF with OAG-8300


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82 sec. Image without dark frame 2 sec. Image with dark subtracted

2 Shutters are better than one!Benefit of a mechanical shutter – no hot pixels to “guide” on

ST-i Guiding Kit

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Kit includes: ST-i, C-mount adapter, Kowa 100mm f/2.8 lens,lens hood, mounting rings and universal base plate

ST-i Guiding Kit

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Kowa 100mm f/2.8 lens has locking aperture and focus rings.The entire guiding system is 6.5” long and weighs only 12 ounces

ST-i Guiding Kit

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When used as an electronic finder scope, the ST-i Guider Kit with automatic dark frame subtraction is capable of detecting stars as faint as 13th magnitude in 10 seconds, and 15th magnitude in 30 seconds!

ST-i and OAG-8300

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ST-i with OAG attached to STF with filter wheel

Converts STF Cameras toEssentially a Self-Guiding system with the guider in

front of the filter wheel

ST-i orientation can be rotated 90 degrees

ST-i Planet Cam

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Planetary Images taken with ST-i

The Products

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ST-i Autoguider and Planetary Camera

The Products

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ST-i Autoguider and Planetary Camera

ST-i Planet Cam

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Imaging CCD KAI-0340

Array: 648 x 486 pixels Read Noise: 8.6e-

CCD Size: 4.8 x 3.6 mm Binning Modes: 1x1, 2x2, 1xN, 2xN

Pixel Size: 7.4u Full Frame Download: 0.13 sec. *

Dark Current: 0.5e- @ 25C Computer Interface: USB 2.0

Antiblooming: Yes Computer Compatibility: Windows, Mac

Shutter: Mechanical and Electronic Dimensions: 1.25" x 3.5“

Exposure: 0.001 to 3600 sec. Weight: 2.2 oz. (62.5g)

A/D Converter: 16-bit Backfocus: 13.36mm

List Price ST-i Camera: $595 List price ST-i Guide Kit: $349 ($300 w/ ST-i)

• The ST-i will download and save to disk approx. 4 high res., full frames per second, and a 20 x 20 pixel box at up to 21 frames per second.

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ST Series: ST-402 / 1603 / 3200

• Compact Body• High QE Full Frame

CCDs• Scientific instrument• Educational instrument• Professional Autoguider• List Price $1495

Optional internal RGB + BVI Filters(ST-402 only)

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ST-402 Internal FWs

Internal RGBC Color Filter Set for ST-402• Custom dichroic filters with high transmission• Designed for the KAF-0402ME CCD response• Interchangeable with BVIC Photometric filters• Excellent system for educational market• List Price $295

Mars image taken with ST-402 + CFW402 through C-14

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ST-402 Internal FWs

Internal BVIC Photometric Filter Set for ST-402• Custom filters based on recommendation AAVSO• Matches standard Bessell photometric filters• High quality with exceptional infrared sensitivity• Interchangeable with RGBC filter wheel• Excellent system for educational market• List Price $379

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ST Series QE

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ST-402ME

ST-1603ME

ST-3200ME

Quantum Efficiency ST-402ME, ST-1603ME, ST-3200ME

Wavelength nm

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ST Series

ST-402ME ST-1603ME ST-3200MECCD KAF-0402ME KAF-1603ME KAF-3200ME

Array / Pixel 768 x 512 pixels @ 9u 1536 x 1024 pixels @ 9u 2184 x 1472 @ 6.8u

CCD Size 6.9 x 4.6 mm 13.8 x 9.2 mm 17.96 x 13.52 mm

Total Pixels 0.4 Million 1.6 Million 3.2 Million

Peak QE 80% 80% 85%

Cooling Delta -30C -30C -30C

Dark Current 0.4e-/p/s at -10C 0.4e-/p/s at -10C 0.2e-/p/s at -10C

Read Noise 13.8e- 18e- 10e-

Full Well 100,000e- 100,000e- 55,000e-

Download < 1 sec. 2.1 sec. 4 sec.

Filter Wheels Internal RGBC and BVIC None None

FW Lens adapters C-mount, Nikon C-mount, Nikon C-mount, Nikon

List Price $1495 $2995 $5895

STF Series

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STF Series

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STF Series

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STF-8300 is an improved version of the original ST-8300 with:

• 10X Faster Processor

• Full Frame, High Res, Low Noise downloads < 1 sec.

• Full Frame Image Buffer

• Better Cooling

• User Rechargeable Desiccant Plug

• Internal Image Processing

• Integrated Filter Wheels, lens adapters and OAG options

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STF-8300

Mfr. Model CCD Read Noise System Noise Samples

SBIG ST-8300 KAF-8300M 8.51 9.66 2

APOGEE U8300 KAF-8300M 8.88 10.00 1

QSI QSI-583 KAF-8300M 9.33 10.26 2

FLI ML8300 KAF-8300M 10.33 10.91 1

ATIK Atik 383+ KAF-8300M 10.41 11.60 4

QHY QHY9 KAF-8300M 10.59 11.80 2

Starlight Ex. SXVR-H18 KAF-8300M 13.25 14.42 2

Independent testing by a third party of the read noise and total system noise of the ST-8300 and several competitor’s cameras published the following:

STF-8300 (Mono and Color)

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STF SeriesCamera System

5 and 8 PositionFilter Wheels and custom OAG

STF Series

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Rugged, high quality construction

Body machined from solid block of aluminum

STF Series

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Proven shutter, reliable operation

Even-illumination, short back-focus

STF Series

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Better cooling than cameras costing much more

STF Series

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STF Series

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STF Series

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HaO-III

STF-8300

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STF-8300CCD KAF-8300

Array / Pixel 3326 x 2504 pixels @ 5.4u

CCD Size 17.96 x 13.52 mm

Total Pixels 8.3 Million

Peak QE 56%

Cooling Delta -40C max. with air

Dark Current 0.01e-/p/s at -20C

Read Noise 9e-

Full Well 25,500e-

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Filter Wheels 5 and 8 Position – 36mm

FW Lens adapters Canon EOS, Nikon

Sale Price (M/C) $1995 / $1795

STF Accessories – Lens Adapters

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Nikon and Canon EOS Lens Adapters designed to work with or without the filter wheel attached to camera

STF Accessories – OAG-8300

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Large Aperture

Large Pick-Off Mirror

Relay Optics with 0.7X Focal reduction effectively doubles the guider’s field of view

List Price $795


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Typical size of pick-off

prism on other high

quality OAGs

Pick-Off Mirror on SBIG OAG-8300


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SBIG STL Threaded Aperture T-Thread Aperture


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Star field image taken with ST-i through OAG-8300

STT and STXL Series Highlights

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• Camera, Autoguider, and Filter Wheel fully integrated with tracking sensor in front of filters. No separate guider required.

• New Micron-Precision filter wheels provide unmatched flat field accuracy for high end imaging and high precision photometry.

• USB 2.0 and Ethernet connectivity for remote observatories.

• Superior Two-stage Cooling -55C to -60C degrees C below ambient with air only.

• Water Cooling Ready.

• Full Frame Image Buffer.

SBIG STT and STXL CAMERA SYSTEMS

STT Series

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STT Series Camera System

Micron-Precision Filter Wheelwith Built-in Self-Guiding CCD

STT Camera Series Highlights

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• Self-Guiding in Front of filters

• Lowest Noise 10Mhz Readout <1 sec

• High Precision 8-position Filter Wheel

• User Selectable Internal Image Processing

• 2-Stage TE Cooling -55C delta T with air

• Built-in Web Server


• Even-illumination (photometric) shutter

• Ethernet and USB 2.0

• Built-in RBI Pre-flash

• Liquid Cooling Capability Standard

• Twin Variable Speed Fans

• Multi-coated Sapphire Chamber Window

• Accepts 1.25", 31mm and 36mm filters


• High Accuracy Temperature Control

• External Triggers In / Out

• Status, Power and Relay Indicators

• Windows 32-bit and 64-bit (and Mac) Software

• Optional Remote Guide Head

• Optional Adaptive Optics (AO-8)

• Power Management System

• 12VDC Operation

STXL Series

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STXL Series Camera System

Micron-Precision Filter Wheelwith Built-in Self-Guiding CCD

STXL Camera Series Highlights

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• Self-Guiding in Front of filters

• Lowest Noise 10Mhz Readout <1 sec

• High Precision 8-position Filter Wheel

• User Selectable Internal Image Processing

• 2-Stage TE Cooling -60C delta T with air

• Built-in Web Server


• Even-illumination (photometric) shutter

• Ethernet and USB 2.0

• Built-in RBI Pre-flash

• Liquid Cooling Capability Standard

• Variable Speed Fan

• Multi-coated Sapphire Chamber Window

• Accepts 2” unmounted filters


• High Accuracy Temperature Control

• External Triggers In / Out

• Status, Power and Relay Indicators

• Windows 32-bit and 64-bit (and Mac) Software

• Optional Remote Guide Head

• Optional Adaptive Optics (AO-8)

• Power Management System

• 12VDC Operation

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The STT and STXL share some common design features:

• Self-Guiding CCD in front of the filters• Micron Precision Filter Wheels• Ethernet and USB 2.0• Pin-fin heat sinks for superior cooling• Even-illumination (photometric)

shutters

• Internal Image Processing• RBI Pre-Flash• Common Remote Guide

Head• Adaptive Optics Compatible• Water cooling ready


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All STT and STXL cameras have water cooling capability if needed

Not an expensive add-on


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STT and STXL Cameras have both Ethernet and USB 2.0connectivity

Built-in web server allows control over a network or internet and wireless control


Self-Guiding in Front of the Filters:

• Self-guiding is the most accurate, particularly with commercial SCTs.

• Can be difficult to find bright stars through dark or narrowband filters.

• The STT filter wheel incorporates the self-guiding CCD that picks off light from the guide stars before passing through the filters.

• Two adjustment knobs on the filter wheel base: one for focus and one for moving the pick-off mirror.

Problem solved.

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Micron-Precision Filter Positioning

• The STT filter wheel is designed to provide a new level of accuracy when taking flats through filters

• When taking flat field frames the flat field frame must show exactly the same optical characteristics to be effective

• The STT and STXL filter wheels reposition filters to within 5 microns every time

• Allows extremely accurate flat field frames even after rotating the filter wheel several times, or even after a loss of power.

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The light frame at top left, taken with an STT andthe new filter wheel, shows a large opaque spot caused by debris intentionally stuck on a clear filter. The filter wheel was rotated several times, then the clear filter was re-positioned, and a flat field image was taken through the same dirty filter.


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The image at bottom left shows the result afterapplying the flat field image to the original light frame. We measured this positional accuracy to be better than 5.4 microns, or better than a single pixel using the STT-8300.

Ron

Can we show the image and chart for an "imprecise" filter wheel, such as our own FW8300? I think Matt provided those files. If we don't show those, users will think (or assume) they're getting the perfect result shown here, and they're not.


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Twilight Flat fromIris / Leaf shutter

Twilight Flat from SBIGEven-Illumination Shutter

• Since its founding, SBIG’s mechanical shutters havebeen designed for highly reliable, even-illumination,of the sensor even at short exposures

• Even-illumination is especially critical when taking flatfields with exposures of less than a second or evenseveral seconds

• Very common when taking sky flats

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SBIG’s new STT-8300, the first high speed 8300 camera with user-selectable automatic image processing! These 30 second dark frames were taken at room temperature to accentuate the number of warm pixels. The first frame is unprocessed, the second frame has a medium filter, and the third frame the most aggressive filter.

Each shows fewer bright pixels and each has correspondingly lower noise in the image.

The user can select from eight levels of filter strength to suit his needs.


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RBI Pre-Flash

STT, STXL and STX Cameras have built-in pre-flash capability to help manage RBI



• The STT and STXL share a common Remote guide Head

• RGH looks like an ST-i except for the connector.

• But … the RGH and ST-i are different – cannot use one in place of the other.

• Same CCD as ST-i:KAI-0340, 648 x 486 pixels @ 7.4u List Price $495

STT Cooling Delta -55 Degrees C !

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The STT uses the same efficient pin fin heat sink design as the STX series cameras to achieve the most efficient use of space and weight while maximizing the cooling capability of the camera.

The STT prototypes achieved an average temperature delta of

approximately -50C in less than five minutes and a max of -57C in less than ten minutes.

STXL Cooling Delta -60 Degrees C !

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The STXL also uses the same efficient pin fin heat sink design as the STX.

The STXL achieves a temperature delta of -50C in less than three minutes and a max of -60C in less than five.

QE STT-8300

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QE STT-3200

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QE STT-1603

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STXL-11002M QE

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STXL-6303E QE

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STT Series

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STT-1603 STT-3200 STT-8300CCD KAF-1603ME KAF-3200ME KAF-8300E

Array / Pixel 1536 x 1024 pixels @ 9u 2184 x 1510 pixels @ 6.8u 3326 x 2504 pixels @ 5.4u

CCD Size 13.8 x 9.2 mm 14.85 x 10.26 mm 17.96 x 13.52 mm

Total Pixels 1.6 Million 3.2 Million 8.3 Million

Peak QE 80% 90% 56%

Cooling Delta -55C with air -55C with air -55C with air

Dark Current 0.1e-/p/s at -20C 0.06e-/p/s at -20C 0.01e-/p/s at -20C

Read Noise 15e- 10e- 9e-

Full Well 100,000e- 55,000e- 25,500e-

Download < 1 sec. < 1 sec. < 1 sec.

Filter Wheels Standard and Self-Guiding Standard and Self-Guiding Standard and Self-Guiding

FW Lens adapters Canon EOS, Nikon Canon EOS, Nikon Canon EOS, Nikon

List Price $3995 $6495 $3695

STXL Series

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STXL-6303E STXL-11002MCCD KAF-6303E KAI-11002M

Array / Pixel 3072 x 2048 pixels @ 9u 4008 x 2672 pixels @ 9u

CCD Size 27.65 x 18.48 mm 36 x 24.7 mm

Total Pixels 6.3 Million 11 Million

Peak QE 68% 50%

Cooling Delta -60C with air -60C with air

Dark Current 0.03e-/p/s at -20C 0.3e-/p/s at -20C

Read Noise 11e- 11e-

Full Well 100,000e- 60,000e-

Download 4 sec. 6.3 sec.

Filter Wheels Standard and Self-Guiding Standard and Self-Guiding

FW Lens adapters Canon EOS, Nikon Canon EOS, Nikon

List Price $7495 $6995

STX-16803

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STX-16803

1989 Today

STX-16803

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STX model pioneered the pin-fin array for more efficient cooling

STX is also water cooling ready

Ethernet and USB 2.0 Interface

Control the STX over a network without installing drivers

Compatible with wireless iPad application

STX-16803

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FW5-STX holds 5 x 65mm square filters – sized to allow full illumination of the built-in guider. Carousel is interchangeable with FW7-STX

FW7-STX holds 7 x 50mm square filters – covers 16803 CCD but not the built-in guide chip. Use remote guide head with this configuration for narrowband and photometry.

STX-16803

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Even-illumination shutter designed specifically for the STX-16803 camera

No problem with iris type uneven pattern when taking twilight flats

STX-16803

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STX Remote Guide Head with KAI-0340

Guide externally through a separate guide scope or

Guide through an Off-Axis guider such as the Monster MOAG

Controls an AO-X

Same CCD as the internal guider and in the ST-i: KAI-0340, 648 x 486 pixels @ 7.4u List Price $795

STX-16803

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Guiding in front of filters with the STX-16803

Add Astrodon Monster MOAG and Remote Guide Head

STX-16803

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STX-16803

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STX-16803CCD KAF-16803

Array / Pixel 4096 x 4096 pixels @ 9u

CCD Size 36.8 x 36.8 mm

Total Pixels 16.8 Million

Peak QE 60%

Cooling Delta -50C max. with air

Dark Current 0.02e-/p/s at -20C

Read Noise 10e-

Full Well 100,000e-

Download < 11.5 sec.

Filter Wheels 5-Position 65mm Square7-Position 50mm Square

FW Lens adapters Canon EOS, Nikon

Sale Price $9995

STT Accessories AO-8T Adaptive Optics

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AO-8T for the STT

Same as the AO-8 with different backplate

List Price $795

AO-X Adaptive Optics for STXL / STX

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New Ultra-Thin Design

Faster moves than previous design

Designed for: STX-16803

STXL-11002STXL-6303

AO-X Adaptive Optics for STXL / STX

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About 1” thick for minimizes backfocus

Large aperture

Target release date:September 2013

List Price TBD

Adaptive Optics

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Actual double star images taken with SBIG AO off (left) and AO on (right)AO produces brighter, better resolved star images

Taken through a 20” RC on a Paramount in New Mexico

Adaptive Optics

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AllSky-340 (Mono or Color)

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• AllSky Camera with 180 degree FOV

• Heavy duty weather resistant housing

• Replaceable acrylic dome

• High quality Fujinon lens

• Based on the SG-4 Electronics – withKAI-0340 CCD

List Price $2195

SG-4 Stand-Alone “Smart Guider”

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No computer or laptop required to autoguide

One-button operation

List Price $995

Seeing Monitor

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Fixed mounting – stares at Polaris

Calculates seeing and continuously outputs data

Based on ST-402ME Electronics and sensor

List Price $2850

Seeing Monitor

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ST-i Spectrograph

• Made specifically for ST-I• 1.25” Nosepiece fits any scope• Measure filters• Sky background measurements• Calibrate monitors• Available August 2013• List Price $795

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ST-i Spectrograph

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iPad - Wireless STT/STXL/STX App.

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Differential Guiding

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DifferentialGuiding


Main Scope

Guide Scope

Imaging Camera

Guide Camera

Typical Set-up For Separate Guiding with an Autoguider


Main Scope

Guide Scope

Artificial StarGenerator (LED)

Imaging Camera

Guide Camera

Retro-Reflector


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Differential guiding, 3 x 30 minute exposures, co-added WITHOUT registration

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New: Tripod mount for STT/STXL/STX

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SBIG - Results of Improvements

We are now shipping the vast majority of all orders within a matter of days of receipt.

STX and STXL cameras as well as some STT cameras are produced every 30 days in Santa Barbara.

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SBIG - Future Products

Due to our relationship with Aplegen, we are taking a very aggressive approach to development in the next 12 months.

We are evaluating more opportunities for new developments than ever before.

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