CTK: A new CCD Camera at the University Observatory Jena
Abstract
The Cassegrain-Teleskop-Kamera (CTK) is a new CCD imager which is operated at the University Observatory Jena since begin of 2006. This article describes the main characteristics of the new camera. The properties of the CCD detector, the CTK image quality, as well as its detection limits for all filters are presented.
Based on observations obtained with telescopes of the University Observatory Jena, which is operated by the Astrophysical Institute of the Friedrich-Schiller-University.- Publication:
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Astronomische Nachrichten
- Pub Date:
- May 2009
- DOI:
- 10.1002/asna.200811186
- arXiv:
- arXiv:0903.4116
- Bibcode:
- 2009AN....330..419M
- Keywords:
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- instrumentation: detectors;
- telescopes;
- Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics
- E-Print:
- AN accepted, 6 pages, 15 figures, 2 tables