A huge CCD that enables photography of sun and stars during the day with 112 million pixels

A diameter unit of 8 inches (about 20 cm) length is 12 inches (about 30 cm), and a CCD unit boasting hugeness which is nothing but to supportSpectral InstrumentsIt seems that it was made by an engineer. High-spec huge CCD unit that can shoot the sun and stars throughout the day full of light is from the following.

Cooled CCD camera OEM cryo-cooled low light scientific imaging
http://www.specinst.com/In_Development.html

This is a huge enabling 120 million pixelsCCD unitis. Unit diameter is 12 inches (about 30 cm) and length is 8 inches (about 20 cm).


This unit named Spectral Instruments' 1300 series is 95 mm x 95 mmCCD image sensorIs carried.


By cooling the CCD unit at -100 degreesDark currentHas been removed. This makes it possible to reduce noise caused by heat. So, in the following racks with a chargerCryo-tigerThe cooling system is installed.


Zeke, an engineer at Spectral Instruments, speaks with the charm of the CCD unit with the following movies from below.

Spectral Instruments 1110s.mp4 - YouTube


This huge CCD unit is scheduled to be used mainly in the field of science, such as photography of space.


The CCD unit takes a monochrome image and it is converted into a color image when it is written to the recording medium, but this huge CCD sensor makes it possible to shoot a very sharp monochrome image.


It looks like this from behind.


Compared with ordinary CCD image sensor, you can understand its enormity.


Please note that Spectral Instruments is planning to postpone the production until you are sure that it can get enough. So, if you want a 1300 series you tweet on YouTube's comments section, facebook, twitter and let's appeal the demand of the camera.