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Originally Posted by Paul Haese
....The STX looks to be a really nice camera. What temp were you running at Peter? I am thinking that it must be around -40C. .....
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The camera was running at -35c and 68% power. But at any temperature the 16803 sensor seems to have less "salt and pepper" than the 11002 series...plus the QE boost toward the red makes 1:1:1 ratio RGB colour exposures very comfortable.
Being able to set the pick-off CCD's focal plane also makes guiding a bit tighter due less bloat in the guide stars. Suffice to say the AO-X is on order..but I suspect still some months off...