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A coma is an optical aberration distinctly recognized by the comet-like or fan-shaped tails that stars take on, especially towards the periphery of the field of view. The name “coma” itself, derived from the Greek word for “hair”, aptly describes the appearance of stars affected by this aberration. They appear stretched out, much like the tail of a comet, with the tails pointing outwards from the center of the field. It’s mostly a problem with lower magnifications and wider fields of view; the further off-axis, the worse the coma, as well as other aberrations.
An amateur astronomer and telescope maker from Connecticut who has been featured on TIME magazine, National Geographic, La Vanguardia, and Clarin, The Guardian, The Arizona Daily Star, and Astronomy Technology Today and had won the Stellafane 1st and 3rd place Junior Awards in the 2018 Convention. Zane has owned over 425 telescopes, of which around 400 he has actually gotten to take out under the stars. These range from the stuff we review on TelescopicWatch to homemade or antique telescopes; the oldest he has owned or worked on so far was an Emil Busch refractor made shortly before the outbreak of World War I. Many of these are telescopes that he repaired or built.
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Coma is most prominent in fast Newtonian reflectors with wide-angle eyepieces or larger camera sensors. Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes also suffer from coma, but it’s masked by the field curvature of these instruments. The faster the telescope’s focal ratio (a smaller f-number), the more pronounced the coma tends to be. For instance, an f/4 telescope will exhibit a more noticeable coma than an f/6. It’s worth noting that coma only affects the outer field of view as a result of miscollimation. Specialized coma correctors can also be used to eliminate the issue in any case, though they are expensive and no 1.25” units are available.
Edge-of-field astigmatism occurs with many cheaper wide-angle eyepieces in faster telescopes. Often, it is confused with coma but remains even after the installation of a coma corrector. This is a flaw in some eyepiece designs that is inherent, unfortunately; the only solution is to buy a more well-corrected eyepiece from a reputable manufacturer, and preferably a product that’s advertised as working well in fast f/ratio telescopes too.
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Chromatic aberration arises because different colors of light have varying wavelengths, and simple lenses as well as achromatic doublets will bend each color slightly differently. This not only affects the image quality in general but can also severely limit the maximum useful magnification. ED glass and triplet objective lenses are designed to reduce chromatic aberration, but it’s a challenge to navigate this market. Many cheaper ED refractors are designed for astrophotography but still have plenty of chromatic aberration at the eyepiece – as well as other optical defects since these telescopes simply aren’t designed for high magnifications. Additionally, “apochromatic” (ED and/or triplet) refractors are often heavy, expensive, and not really designed for beginners. Our apochromats vs. achromats article goes into more detail on this topic.
Detecting and correcting defective pixels (often referred to as "hot pixels") improves image quality and measurement accuracy – especially in demanding applications. Without this feature, overly bright pixels could distort measurements, such as position detection using thresholding, by creating false positives in the surrounding area. Our software offers two correction methods: ✅ Static Correction: Identify and save defective pixels through calibration for reliable, stable results. ✅ Dynamic Correction: Automatically adjusts in every image, requiring no pre-calibration – ideal for dynamic or display applications. Dynamic correction adds flexibility and could be a key advantage in demanding scenarios. #Automation #MachineVision #KnowHow #IDShasVision
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All demo systems have been tested, the last boxes are packed, and checklists have been double-checked. We like to be prepared because next week you will meet us at SPS – Smart Production Solutions in Nuremberg! At the leading trade fair for automation, we will show you the important role cameras can play in connected systems and how applications benefit from image processing. Of course, we will also be showcasing some highly interesting new developments. Managing Director Jan Hartmann lets you in on one of the many highlights – our TOF prototype is sure to draw attention. Stay tuned and discover more at stand 6-360! 😎 Do you already have a day ticket for the fair? If not, feel free to visit our event landing page to get your individual ticket code. We will link the page in the comments. Music: Mystic // Artist: Jeff Kaale #SPS2024 #MachineVision #Automation #Robotics #IDShasVision
Our team sends greetings from the SPS – Smart Production Solutions! The image shows the last quiet minutes before the doors of the trade fair open. We are looking forward to welcoming you to stand 6-360 😊 No doubt about it: cameras are indispensable in automation. We offer an enormously wide range of hardware and software for industry and numerous other areas - to make processes more efficient, machines more intelligent and results even better. For this purpose, we are presenting many new products. From "Deep OCR on the Edge" with DENKnet by DENKweit and our new ToF camera to our upcoming uEye Live cameras for monitoring, streaming and event recording: we will be demonstrating the potential that can be unlocked by using cameras 💪 We are ready - see you at the trade fair and get inspired! #SPS2024 #MachineVision #Automation #Robotics #IDShasVision
It's hard to decide where to look first... but one thing is certain: a closer look at our new products is definitely worthwhile. 😁 Trade fairs such as SPS and VISION are an excellent opportunity to find out more about new cameras and technologies. If you have any questions, our team will be happy to answer them - and furthermore, they can explain the features and benefits with the help of our demo systems. Both today and tomorrow, we will be happy to welcome you at stand 6-360 at SPS – Smart Production Solutions. And if you are currently not staying in Nuremberg? Then we would recommend you to visit our Vision Channel. On our video platform, you will find numerous videos about products and technologies, conveniently available 24/7. 💡 Music: Sour Soup // Artist: Jeff Kaale #MachineVision #Automation #Robotics #IDShasVision
Exposure, positioning, background - if you want reproducible image data, you first have to carefully prepare the scene. This takes time. And there is another challenge: if any variable changes, the results can quickly become inconsistent. If you would like to know how this can be skilfully solved, you definitely should attend our next Vision Channel live session: ✔ Topic: "Reliable AI vision works without environment adjustments!" ✔ Date: Tue, 26 Nov, starting at 3:30 p.m. CET ✔ Duration: about 20 minutes + Q&A Dr. Dominik Lausch will be introducing the advantages and options of DENKnet for your applications. We look forward to welcoming you! #MachineVision #Automation #KnowHow #IDShasVision DENKweit
Most refractors and Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes have subtle field curvature in astrophotos that is usually corrected with a field flattener or a combination reducer-flattener; if you’re seeing field curvature at the eyepiece, you need to shop for a different ocular. The “reducer-flatteners” sold for Schmidt-Cassegrains are also technically coma correctors, so you need not worry about shopping for more than one accessory to fix the inherent optical issues of these telescopes.
3D Vision: Ensenso B now also available as a mono version!* This 3D camera series combines a very short working distance, a large field of view and a high depth of field – perfect for bin picking applications. Its ability to capture multiple objects over a wide area means containers can be emptied more efficiently. 💡 In the colour version of the Ensenso B, the stereo system is equipped with two RGB image sensors. This saves additional sensors and reduces installation space and hardware costs. Now, you can also choose your model to be equipped with two 5 MP mono sensors, achieving impressively high spatial precision. With enhanced sharpness and accuracy, you can tackle applications where absolute precision is essential. Would you like to discuss which Ensenso camera is right for your application? Visit us at SPS – Smart Production Solutions in Nuremberg! From November 12th to 14th, you can explore our different models and get a sneak peek at our upcoming iTOF camera. You will find us at stand 6-360 - our team looks forward to meeting you! (*) The colour version of the Ensenso B utilises two RGB instead of mono sensors and green instead of blue LED projector light #MachineVision #Automation #Robotics #IDShasVision
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Vignetting is another aspect to consider. Manufacturers usually leave this in to hide some sort of optical imperfection, or the telescope simply has a physical design limitation (for instance, using a 56mm Plossl on a scope that can’t illuminate a 2” eyepiece). While it doesn’t necessarily blur the image, the dimming effect vignetting produces at the edges can detract from the overall viewing experience or wreck your astrophotography plans.
Small amounts of chromatic aberration can also be added by your eyepiece or Barlow lens. However, it’s rarely impactful to the view as a whole, rarely prominent, and usually only a single wavelength such as red, orange, yellow, green, or blue. Chromatic aberration of eyepieces, or Barlow, is usually only a problem with low-quality optics or on extremely bright targets where the final image is hardly impacted (namely the Moon and Venus).
Nachhaltigkeit bleibt uns wichtig, auch wenn die IDS-Nachhaltigkeitstage für dieses Jahr vorbei sind 😎 Mit viel Eigeninitiative haben die Azubis und Studierenden unter Federführung unseres Nachhaltigkeitsteams Max Dietz und Sebastian Liepe verschiedene Workshops und Aktionen auf die Beine gestellt. Die Themen reichten von Bekleidung über Nahrungsmittel bis hin zu Ökosystem und Klima. So wurde ein Besprechungsraum kurzerhand zum Second-Hand-Popup-Shop umfunktioniert, ein anderer wurde zum "Labor" für nachhaltige Haushaltsmittel. Und auch draußen ging es rund: "Der Insektenhotel-Bau war sehr entspannt und hat Spaß gemacht, vor allem mit dem Wissen, dass man der Umwelt und den Insekten einen Gefallen tut", berichtet Azubi Noah. Auch bei der Müllsammelaktion können sich die Teilnehmenden sicher sein, etwas Gutes für Flora und Fauna getan zu haben. 🦋 Danke an die Organisatoren und alle, die sich aktiv an den verschiedenen Aktionen beteiligt haben! Die nächsten Nachhaltigkeitstage kommen bestimmt – wir freuen uns darauf! #IDShasVision #IDScares
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𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: The distances between bond wires are often less than 100 micrometres. Any deviation, however small, can lead to connection errors. 🚨 No doubt - wire bonding, which involves creating tiny electrical connections between a semiconductor chip and other components, requires the highest precision. In this case study, we explain how F&S BONDTEC Semiconductor GmbH solves this challenge. The company uses image processing for various tasks in the production process. "Our wire bonds connect previously placed microchips or other components with different contact points on printed circuit boards and breathe life into the chips. However, positional inaccuracies of the components can occur during the upstream processes. Our machines have to determine these positional inaccuracies using the IDS camera image and our own image recognition software and update the wire bond positions accordingly," explains Johann Enthammer, Managing Director and CTO at F&S Bondtec. 𝐖𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞? Read how 2D cameras support the positioning and quality assurance of the finest wires in semiconductor production. We will link it in the comments. #CaseStudy #KnowHow #MachineVision #Automation #IDShasVision
Cameras are indispensable in automation. We offer an enormously wide range of hardware and software for industry and numerous other sectors - to make processes more efficient, machines more intelligent, and results even better. Who we are: IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH was founded in 1997 as a two-man company. Since then, we have developed into a global player with more than 350 employees and branches in Europe, Asia, and the USA. Our cameras are in use worldwide - across all industries, from medicine and agriculture to ITS, the automotive industry, and scientific institutions. What we offer: Our product lines include 2D and 3D cameras with different interfaces and capabilities, as well as an enormously wide selection of image sensors for a wide variety of applications. Additionally, we develop custom cameras and, of course, also offer the appropriate software for our camera models. For even more scope, you can also use artificial intelligence for image processing - talk to us to find out more about the possibilities and benefits! How you benefit: With us, you get quality "Made in Germany". All cameras are developed and produced at our headquarters in Obersulm, Germany. We place great emphasis on sustainability - in production as well as in shipping and packaging. Our team aims to provide you with the best user experience in the vision market. That is why we focus on user-friendliness and demand-oriented features. Where to find out more: At www.ids-imaging.com you will find all the details about our product lines and camera families. In the newsroom, you can discover all important news about IDS. In the Knowledge Base and on our video platform Vision Channel, we offer insights into customer projects and provide tips and tricks on the capabilities of our cameras. And if you would like to join our team? Then simply click on the career page for more information. It's so easy! Imprint: https://en.ids-imaging.com/imprint.html
Die Slush'D schaffte es einmal mehr, das Who-is-Who der deutschen Startup-Szene in Heilbronn zu versammeln - und wir waren als Ökosystem-Partner selbstverständlich mittendrin 😎 „Die Slush'D ist ein wichtiger Impulsgeber mit großer Strahlkraft in der Region und darüber hinaus. Wir haben die Veranstaltung zum wiederholten Male und sehr gerne unterstützt“, erklärt IDS Geschäftsführer Jan Hartmann. Das Startup-Festival ermöglichte einen sehr intensiven Austausch zwischen Gründern, Investoren und Unternehmen – beispielsweise durch Networking, Pitches und Keynotes. Für Sigrid Rögner, Head of Business Innovation and Ecosystem, sind Veranstaltungen wie diese deshalb ein fester Termin im Kalender. Sie fasst zusammen: „Ich habe den Abend mit unserer Startup-Familie sehr genossen. IDS war als Teil der StartupCity Heilbronn vor Ort, um den Austausch zu fördern und die Innovationskraft der Region zu stärken.“ Ganz ohne Zweifel: Die Slush'D 2024 war wieder ein Event der Extraklasse. Wir bedanken uns herzlich bei den Organisatoren und allen Teilnehmenden und sind schon sehr auf die nächste Auflage gespannt! #SlushD #StartupCityHeilbronn #IDShasVision
Field curvature occurs when the focal plane is curved rather than flat. This means that while the center of the image might be in sharp focus, the edges appear blurred, or vice versa. At the eyepiece, this can be caused by a bad or incorrectly assembled eyepiece, certain refractors, some Cassegrain designs, or a particularly ill-suited combination of an eyepiece design with certain refractors or Cassegrains.
Chromatic aberration is a type of optical distortion where colors don’t come to the same focal point, resulting in a rainbow-like halo around objects, especially bright ones like stars or planets. This aberration is common in cheaper refracting telescopes, which often use only two ordinary crown and flint glass lens elements (achromats); larger and/or stubbier refractors generally have it worse due to the steeper angle at which light enters their lenses. This is why we tend to think of refractors as slender little spyglasses; those were easier to make to acceptable standards of viewing quality in the earlier days of telescopes and optical technology.
The trade fair season is far from over for us! Next up is SPS – Smart Production Solutions. Around 1,200 companies will be presenting new products for the automation industry on a total of 125,000 square metres. This is certainly a lot - but if you want to find out more about the latest developments in image processing, make sure to come and see us 😊 Dr. Michael Thomas Berger, Managing Director at IDS, summarises: "The response from our customers at VISION was very positive, and we are looking forward to the projects that will result from the numerous consultations. Now we are focussing on the SPS. I expect that our new 3D products in particular - the recently released Ensenso B and the prototype of our iTOF camera - will be received with great interest." 💡 We will be welcoming you at stand 6-360 from 12 to 14 November. Our hands-on demo systems will show you, for example, how OCR can be used "out of the box" as an embedded system. See you soon in Nuremberg! #SPS2024 #MachineVision #Automation #IDShasVision