Application Of Image Intensifiers In Astronomical Observations

W.Kent Ford

doi:10.1117/12.953876

1 March 1974 Application Of Image Intensifiers In Astronomical Observations

W.Kent Ford

Proceedings Volume 0042, Image Intensifiers: Technology, Performance, Requirements, and Applications; (1974) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.953876
Event: Annual Technical Symposium, 1973, San Diego, United States

Abstract

Over the last ten years, the application of image intensifiers in astronomical observations has become a routine procedure. This year at Kitt Peak National Observatory, 45% of the time on the 2.1-meter telescope is scheduled for image intensifier work. Most of this is work that requires a dark sky for spectroscopic observa-tions of faint stars and galaxies, and so nearly 90% of the available dark time on the telescope is scheduled for observations with some sort of image intensifier being the primary detector. Similar scheduling of intensifiers can be found at many observatories around the world. I would like to review the current application of some of these devices in astronomy and discuss their advantages and limitations.

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W.Kent Ford "Application Of Image Intensifiers In Astronomical Observations", Proc. SPIE 0042, Image Intensifiers: Technology, Performance, Requirements, and Applications, (1 March 1974); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.953876

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