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Use Micro Manager Photometrics Cascade 512B for astronomy?

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russmgenet

Use Micro Manager Photometrics Cascade 512B for astronomy?

Dear Micro Manager List,

We have a Photometrics Cascade 512B emCCD camera we want to use for high speed photometry of stars. This is a low light level application (faint stars and short integrations) where read noise must be kept low, hence our interest in emCCD cameras. We need to control the camera for RoI, binning, temperature, em gain, etc. It sounds like Micro Manager should work for us. Is anyone on the list using this camera? Also, anyone hear of anyone using Micro Manager with telescopes instead of microscopes--I suppose this would be Macro Manager :-)

I'm not a regular list person, so perhaps replies could be directed to my email.

Thanks in advance for any help. I've pasted in a photo of our camera on a telescope.

Cheers, Russ

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robwallen

Re: Use Micro Manager Photometrics Cascade 512Bfor astronomy?

Hi Russ,

It should work fine. Download it and give it a try. If you have any problems, please let me know.

I have not heard of anyone using uM for Macro work, but it is commonly abbreviated MM, so I guess it could be ether ;) You could also write a device adapter for your telescope mount, that might be interesting.

Clear Skies.

Best,

Rob

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Princeton Instruments

3660 Quakerbridge Rd.

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Dear Micro Manager List,

I'm not a regular list person, so perhaps replies could be directed to my email.

Thanks in advance for any help. I've pasted in a photo of our camera on a telescope.

Cheers, Russ

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