Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
May 2006
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2006sass...25..151k&link_type=abstract
The Society for Astronomical Sciences 25th Annual Symposium on Telescope Science. Held May 23-25, 2006, at Big Bear, CA. Publish
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
With the continuing expansion of amateur astronomy, some work has been done in the near infrared where CCD's are still sensitive in the 1 micron range. In order to advance into the mid-infrared out to 12 microns, expensive CCD arrays are required that use exotic sensor materials such as Mercury-Cadmium- Telluride (MCT). With the advent of eBay, used MCT detectors cooled by liquid nitrogen are now obtainable at reasonable cost. They are functionally limited to a single pixel, which would generally make them unsuitable for imaging. Raster scanning of the image field in conjunction with a single pixel sensor to rapidly assemble an infrared image is described as a solution to this problem. The image presented here is believed to be the first mid-IR telescopic image of Mars taken by a non-professional. The use of MCT sensors in conjunction with products such as the AO-7 and advanced scripting will be discussed as further roads for development.
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