Usage Conditions May Apply Usage Conditions Apply There are restrictions for re-using this media. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page. IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and image viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. More - https://iiif.si.edu View Manifest View in Mirador Viewer Usage Conditions May Apply Usage Conditions Apply There are restrictions for re-using this media. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page. IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and image viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. More - https://iiif.si.edu View Manifest View in Mirador Viewer Usage Conditions May Apply Usage Conditions Apply There are restrictions for re-using this media. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page. IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and image viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. More - https://iiif.si.edu View Manifest View in Mirador Viewer Usage Conditions May Apply Usage Conditions Apply There are restrictions for re-using this media. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page. IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and image viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. More - https://iiif.si.edu View Manifest View in Mirador Viewer Usage Conditions May Apply Usage Conditions Apply There are restrictions for re-using this media. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page. IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and image viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. More - https://iiif.si.edu View Manifest View in Mirador Viewer

This is a charge coupled device (CCD), SITE Model SI 424, representative of the CCDs used in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey camera. It is a 2.5-inch square chip containing a grid-like array of 2,048 x 2,048 silicon diodes, each one acting as a tiny picture element, or pixel, for a total of over 4 million pixels (4 megapixels). Each diode collects light and converts it into an electrical charge. This charge is transferred to a computer, retaining information on position and instensity, and the resulting image is viewed on a monitor or stored in a computer. The size and number of the silicon light detectors or pixels on the CCD determine the clarity or resolution of the final image. The surface of this back-illuminated CCD appears deep blue in color as a result of an antireflective coating. This example was manufactured by Scientific Imaging Technologies Inc. and donated by them to NASM in 2000.

 Display Status

This object is not on display at the National Air and Space Museum. It is either on loan or in storage.
Object Details
Country of Origin United States of America Type INSTRUMENTS-Scientific Manufacturer Scientific Imaging Technologies, Inc.
 Dimensions 3-D: 6.3 × 6.3 × 1.1cm (2 1/2 × 2 1/2 × 7/16 in.)
 Materials Silicon chip in gold frame
 Inventory Number A20000693000 Credit Line Gift of Scientific Imaging Technologies Inc. Data Source National Air and Space Museum Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply
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