SMARTSCOPE News Flash: Wednesday February 12, 2003

Camera, Focuser and Filter Wheels

No, that black thing on the table is not a bug-eyed monster. That is the actual first assembly of all the components for CCD imaging. From the top, the Apogee AP7 camera, the focuser, and two (that's right TWO!!) DFM 8-filter wheels. In this configuration, the grain of the table top was beautiful (just kidding! it was out of focus.)

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