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Orion CCD
All
So far the NexImage seems to be the pick for me over the ToUCam, basically because it is packaged.
However I have been doing some digging on the Orion devices. They have two, one which is CMOS and one which is CCD. The specs for the CCD are listed below:
CCD Color Imager Specifications - CCD SensorSony® ExView HAD™ ICX259AK Color
CCD Sensor size - 1/3"
Pixel array - 752 x 582 (437,664 total)
No. exposures for full-color image - 1
Exposure range - .002 sec to 9.3 hrs
A/D conversion - 16 bit
Thermoelectric cooling (TEC) - Yes
IR filter - Yes
Oversampling (increases S/N) - 2x
Autoguider capability - Yes
USB connection - 2.0 high speed
It has a larger chip than the NexImage, and the TEC. I understand that nobody may have played with this one, but what are people's thoughts re the specs? Is the TEC really all it is hyped to be? Is it worth 2-3 times the cost of the NexImage?
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