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World’s largest astronomical CCD camera installed on Palomar Observatory telescope

push the limits of the unknown for years to come. The new camera is known as QUEST (Quasar Equatorial Survey Team).
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Teledyne e2v CCD image sensors successfully capture first light image of JPCam JST/T250 telescope

According to CEFCA, JPCam is the definitive scientific instrument of the OAJ JST/T250 telescope, designed to perform large sky surveys. JPCam is the second largest astronomical camera in the world, ...

Why (And When) Did Digital Cameras Stop Using CCD Sensors?

CCD sensors were once all the rage in digital photography, but they have since been replaced by CMOS technology. Why did the ...
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CCD Image of Beta Pictoris b (IMAGE)

This is an image of the exoplanet Beta Pictoris b taken with the Magellan Adaptive Optics VisAO camera. This image was made using a CCD camera, which is essentially the same technology as a digital ...
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I spent a year with the $550 smart telescope that's shaking up the astrophotography world – and this is what it’s capable of

Astrophotography is famously hard on the wallet and demanding of your free time. Sure, it's easy enough to snap a photo of the moon on your phone, but getting a good shot of a galaxy is an entirely ...