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Dennis_S253
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Samsung SCB-2000 specs for CCD Calc?
#5639295 - 01/23/13 05:34 PM
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I was trying to plug some numbers for the SCB-2000 into Ron Wodaski's CCD calculater program. I'm not sure if I'm doing this right though. For Pixel Size I put 12.4 x 17, and Array Size I put 678 x 494. When I did this it came up the chip size was 8.4mm x 8.4mm. Which I guess would be 1/3" chip like the SCB-2000 has. Am I doing this right?
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mclewis1
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Re: Samsung SCB-2000 specs for CCD Calc?
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#5639386 - 01/23/13 06:30 PM
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Dennis,
I believe the correct numbers for the 1/3" sensor used in the SDC-435/SCB2000 cameras should be ...
6.35 x 7.4
768 x 494
The 1/3" chip is about 6mm diagonally.
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Dennis_S253
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Re: Samsung SCB-2000 specs for CCD Calc?
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#5639616 - 01/23/13 09:55 PM
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Thanks Mark, I found another calc program also, so I'll try both and see what happens. It just seems wierd, I plug the numbers in and even with a .5 reducer I wouldn't even be able to get a full moon. My scope is a 6", 1000mm FL F/7. Does that sound right?
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mclewis1
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Re: Samsung SCB-2000 specs for CCD Calc?
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#5639687 - 01/23/13 10:35 PM
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Dennis,
Actually it does sound right.
With my AT80ED (which is a 560mm fl scope) I can just fit a full solar/lunar disk on the slightly larger sensor in a Mallincam (which is a 1/2" or 8mm diagonal sensor). So a 1000mm scope with a .5x reducer (500mm effective) and a 1/3" sensor probably won't fit the entire solar/lunar disk ... but it should be quite close.
A couple of things to watch when trying to figure out actual fov's ...
1) the sensors have a total number of pixels and an effective number ... for example the Sony sensors are built with 811 x 508 pixel arrays (which is what some documentation states) but are actually (or effectively) 768 x 494 arrays.
2) USB frame grabbers impose another restriction to or change the actual fov displayed on a PC. They capture and display at other resolutions compared to the effective layout of the sensor. 720 x 480 or 640 x 480 are popular resolutions. Some frame grabbers/capture software are interpolating between the two (the actual or effective resolution of the sensor and the capture or display resolution) which seems to change the actual fov a bit as well.
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Dennis_S253
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Re: Samsung SCB-2000 specs for CCD Calc?
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#5639884 - 01/24/13 12:58 AM
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Wow, cool...thx for the info. So, it seems I need to look for a scope that has a lower FL. Or a better camera than the SCB-2000. It's getting to late, I need some rest. Thx.
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Re: Samsung SCB-2000 specs for CCD Calc?
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#5640061 - 01/24/13 06:14 AM
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Wow, cool...thx for the info. So, it seems I need to look for a scope that has a lower FL. Or a better camera than the SCB-2000. It's getting to late, I need some rest. Thx.
As a simple rule-of-thumb the diameter of the moon [and sun] on the imaging chip is ~1% of the effective focal length of the telescope. So to get the whole moon ~5mm diameter onto an SCB-2000 chip [noted above]with some clearance around then the scope EFL = ~500mm. Of course part of the moon will appear much more detailed with a longer focal length say 1000mm - 2000mm maybe via a Barlow lens. Good luck 
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mattflastro
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Re: Samsung SCB-2000 specs for CCD Calc?
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#5640356 - 01/24/13 10:29 AM
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Wow, cool...thx for the info. So, it seems I need to look for a scope that has a lower FL. Or a better camera than the SCB-2000. It's getting to late, I need some rest. Thx.
Your options list is missing the easiest one , get a different focal reducer.
A .33 FR instead of your .5 would do the trick without having to buy a new scope or a "better camera" .
The part with the better camera is especially tricky because while you may buy better or more expensive cams, they may or may not have a larger CCD size, so you could find yourself in the same situation with the new cam if the CCD is a similar size .
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Re: Samsung SCB-2000 specs for CCD Calc?
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#5640584 - 01/24/13 12:37 PM
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... a scope that has a lower FL. Or a better camera than the SCB-2000.
Another optionm, is to use a f/6.3 on the scope and a .5x on the cam. I had an f/6.3 reducer for visual use, and wanted a wider FOV for last the transit and eclipse last year. Adding a .5x reducer on the c-mount adapter gave me almost .5 degree. Inserting a filter between the c-mount adapter and the .5x reducer increased the FOV just enough to capture the moon or sun with my C5 and SCB-2000.
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