Welcome to the Night Sky Concepts Tools page! We like to plan our observations ahead of time, to get the most out of our unpredictable New England skies. Over time we’ll be adding more of these “quick look” web apps to help us (and you!) decide on equipment choices for the night and settings.
CMOS Signal to Noise Simulator
CMOS Signal to Noise Simulator
CMOS Signal to Noise Simulator
16-bit ADC (0.327 e-/ADU) • Native Resolution (64x64)
10s Exposure
Target: Polaris, Species: Stellar Point Source
Gain: 0.327 e-/ADU | 16-bit
Aperture Photometry (Red = Signal, Blue = Background)
Gain: 0.327 e-/ADU | 16-bit
Aperture Photometry (Red = Signal, Blue = Background)
Binning Method: Summing
Parameters
Incident Signal (-e/px): 10
Read Noise (-e/px): 1.0
Dark Current (-e/px/s): 0.0030
Empirical Metrics (-e)
0Signal
0Noise
0.0S/N Ratio
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