Some pictures taken at various stages of construction :
Updated: 8 Feb 2001
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The two PC boards populated (except for the ICs) |
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The diecast aluminium box that I am using with TEC, eyepiece tube, cold finger, Pentium CPU heatsink/fan and watch glass window (internal dimensions of the box 82x82x33mm) |
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The box lid with cutouts for the D-sockets and TEC/cold finger |
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The cold finger is attached through the hole in the lid to the heatsink/fan |
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The tested PCBs attached to box lid (the CPU heatsink/fan can be seen at the bottom) |
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The completed camera just before final testing |
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First light images - single 10 second exposure using a C11 at prime focus (2x2 binning) - Tucanae 47 Globular |
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A single 5 second exposure using a C11 at prime focus (1x1 binning) - Tarantula Nebula |
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In testing, the camera achieved a cold finger temperature of -80C with an ambient temperature of 230C
For parts availability in Australia see
hereThanks to Kenn Lynch for his invaluable assistance with construction
Links:
Official Audine Camera Site (in French and English)
Rick Smith's Genesis Camera - based on the Audine
Blair Batty's Canadian Audine Site (in English)
John Hills - Email :
jhills@tpgi.com.au
