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Old 17-04-2012, 09:49 PM
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Sbig ST-2000XM with CFW8a - Price Drop

I have a ST-2000XM with the newer KAI-2020 Sensor + and self-guiding built-in TC-237H CCD and CFW8 Filter wheel with RGB + HA Astrodon Gen 1 filters.

Also comes with SBIG Pelican Case, Power Supply and Software, Guide Cable. Not sure I have manuals any more but these can be downloaded easily from SBIG.

Asking $2000 + shipping

I will also have an Adaptive Optics AO-7 up for sale shortly with Muscle Plate.
I'll include the AO-7 with this for $2200 otherwise AO-7 is not included in this sale.

I have taken heaps of great pictures with this camera as recently as 3 weeks ago. I have attached a few of these to this post.


Some Details from SBIG SIte

Detector specifications are as follows:

Imaging Detector: Kodak KAI-2020M
Pixel Array: 1600 x 1200 pixels.
Pixel Size: 7.4 x 7.4 microns.
Total Pixels: 1,920,000 (1.9 megapixels).
Full Well Capacity: ~45,000e- unbinned; ~90,000e- binned.
Dark Current: <0.1e-/pixel/second at 0 C.
Antiblooming: standard.
Guiding Detector: Texas Instruments TC-237.
Pixel Array: 657 x 495 pixels.
Pixel Size: ~ 7.4 x 7.4 microns.
Total Pixels: 325,215.

Readout specifications are as follows:

Shutter: electromechanical.
Exposure: 0.001 to 3600 seconds,
Correlated Double Sampling: yes.
A/D conversion: 16 bits.
A/D gain: >0.6e-/ADU unbinned; 0.9e-/ADU binned.
Read noise: 7.9e- RMS.
Binning modes: 1x1, 2x2, 3x3.
Pixel digitization rate: ~ 425,000 pixels per second.
Full frame acquisition: ~4.5 seconds.
System specifications are as follows:

Standard cooling: single stage thermoelectric, active fan, water assist ready, -35 C from ambient typical (-45 C from ambient typical with water assist).
Temperature regulation: +/-0.1 C.
Power requirements: 5 VDC at 1.5 amps, +/-12 VDC at 0.5 amp desktop power supply included.
Computer interface: USB 1.1.
Computer compatibility: Windows 98/2000/Me/XP, Mac OS-X.
Guiding: patented dual CCD self-guiding.
Physical specifications are as follows:

Optical head: measures 5 inches diameter x 3 inches deep (12.5 cm diameter x 7.5 cm deep), weighs 2 pounds/0.9 Kg.
CPU: no separate CPU required, all electronics integrated into optical head.
Supplied mounting methods: T-thread, 2" nosepiece.
Back focus needed: 0.92"/2.3 cm.
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Last edited by cventer; 19-07-2012 at 11:07 PM. Reason: Price Drop
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Old 18-04-2012, 11:24 AM
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Big Price drop

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Old 30-04-2012, 08:20 PM
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Price drop again

$2000 for the lot (ST-2000XM, CFW8A, AO7)

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Old 04-05-2012, 09:34 AM
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Another price drop. No point in it gathering dust

$1700 for Camera and Filter Wheel

$200 for AO7
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Old 18-05-2012, 05:36 PM
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Crikey do I have to give this away...

New price $1500 for camera and FW.
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Old 19-05-2012, 01:08 PM
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Old 19-05-2012, 07:47 PM
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This is probably a dumb question as I know nothing about using adaptive optics, how they connected etc. Would it be compatable with a qsi583wsg?

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