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FOR SALE - SBIG ST-8300M/C Colour CCD Camera

I got this unit in a large package of gear that I bought a few months back from a highly experienced astronomy enthusiast who is very experienced and regularly on IIS. All I have done is test it to check it is ok - and it is working fully operational and all Aok.

Supply includes power supply, cable set, original SBIG hard case, instruction manual and of course the CCD itself as well.

I use a Central DS Canon 5D Mark III CCD which is a cooled minus 40 degrees centigrade 23.2 Megapixel astronomy dedicated CCD - so this unit is not being used and will not get used by me. I do not need another Colour CCD. It is time this unit was passed on to someone that will use it.

Price $ 1,300

Pick up from Bentleigh, Melbourne, or plus shipment nationally at cost.

Thanks for looking.

Specifications - from SBIG web data:

Imaging CCD - Truesense KAF-8300
Imaging/Pixel Array - 3326 x 2504 pixels
CCD Size - 17.96 x 13.52 mm
Total Pixels - 8.3 million
Pixel Size - 5.4 x 5.4 microns square
Full Well Capacity - ~25,500 e-
Dark Current e/p/s at 0 C - ~0.02e-/pixel/sec at -15C
Antiblooming - 1000X Antiblooming
Peak QE - 56%
Shutter - Mechanical, Even-illumination
Exposure - 0.1 to 3600 seconds
Correlated Double Sampling - Yes
A/D Converter - 16 bits
A/D Gain - 0.37e-/ADU
Read Noise - ~9.3e- rms
Binning Modes - 1 x 1, 2 x 2, 3 x 3, 9x 9, 1 x n
Pixel Digitization Rate - 10 million pixels per second
Full Frame Download - < 1 second
Focus Mode - ~1 second
Cooling Delta - Single Stage TE, Max delta -40C, -36C at ~80% power
Temperature Regulation - +/- 0.1 deg. C
Power - 12VDC at 3 amps, universal power supply included
Computer Interface - USB 2.0
Computer Compatibility - Windows 32 and 64 bit OS, Mac
Dimensions - 2 x 4 x 5 in. (50x100x127mm)
Mounting - T-Thread, 2" nosepiece
Weight - Approx. 1.8 pounds / 0.8kg
Backfocus - 0.69 inches / 17.5 mm

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