Title :
Digital processing of CCD images for auto-guiding astrophotography system
Author :
Suszynski, Robert
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Electron. & Inf. Sci., Koszalin Univ. of Technol., Koszalin
Abstract :
The new concept of reprogrammable digital circuit implementation for auto-guiding system is shown in this paper. It is dedicated to astrophotography and operates with popular CCD Webcam and ST4 compatible equatorial mounts. This idea was verified by MATLAB model, which was used to test all procedures and data conversions. Next the circuit prototype was implemented at Altera MAX II CPLD device and tested. The project was design also for amateur-astronomy so costs, user-friendly configuration and maintenance are very important factors which were taken into consideration.
Keywords :
CCD image sensors; astronomy computing; digital circuits; digital photography; image processing; mathematics computing; Altera MAX II CPLD device; CCD Webcam; CCD images; MATLAB model; ST4 compatible equatorial mounts; amateur-astronomy; auto-guiding astrophotography system; digital processing; reprogrammable digital circuit; user-friendly configuration; Astronomy; Brightness; Charge coupled devices; Charge-coupled image sensors; Circuit testing; Digital circuits; Digital signal processing; Information science; Pixel; Telescopes;
Conference_Titel :
Signal Processing, 2008. ICSP 2008. 9th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2178-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2179-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICOSP.2008.4697272
