Month: October 2000

The very first thing I noticed after the first night imaging with my CB245 was how badly I had centered the CCD and the cold finger. Objects I wanted to image were not only completely out of the FOV of my illuminated 9mm reticle, but also almost out of the FOV on my 26mm Plössl! Finding my targets was just a ludicrous waste of time.

After asking around on the CCD list and realizing that nobody had any tips on an easy way to do this, I decided to start rubbing my 2 remaining neurons together to see if I could maybe get a spark.

First of all, my electronics knowledge is little or none. Sure I’ve had to learn a bit in the process of putting this thing together but I still consider myself a complete newbie when it comes to reading a wiring diagram or even figuring out how to wire 2 transformers together. If you fit this description this is not exactly an easy project but if you are patient and are willing to learn, adapt, and implement modifications to suit your needs it is an immensely enjoyable and ‘doable’ project.

Berry, Kanto, and Munger have put together an incredibly simplified, and unbelievably robust project. My list of mistakes in building this have been long and severe, but somehow its kept on ticking, and it is finally ready to take some pics. This thing surviving my building it is an achievement in itself! 😉