Dartmouth Balloon Observatory

Engineering Projects. UCBEngProjects1.pdf Thoughts on possible engineering projects for Chris Koehler's students at UC Boulder.

Sky Brightness Notes. SkyBrightStubbs1.pdf Chris Stubbs' analysis of the sky brightness measurement question.

Photometer Reference Design A discussion of a prototype photometer to demonstrate the principles of photometer design.

BigLens An experiment in putting a large aperture lens on a very inexpensive CCD camera module. The result is a sky imager capable of seeing stars.

Links and Resources

Colorado Space Grant Consortium

Space Grant Course Documents

Edge of Space Sciences

Pacific Silicon Sensor is a supplier of low-cost, high-quality silicon photodiodes. We are particularly interested in their Series 6 low dark current, low noise devices.

Sunex supplies a variety of optical components at good prices.

All Electronics is a supplier of new and surplus electronic, electromechanical, and optical components at low cost.

Digi-Key is a comprehensive supplier of electronic components.

Mouser is a comprehensive supplier of electronic components.

Newark is a comprehensive supplier of electronic components.

Sony EXView CCD Brochure

Sony ICX254AL Datasheet. This is the complete datasheet for the Sony 1/3-inch EXView CCD.

Designing Photodiode Amplifier Circuits with OPA128

Hamamatsu manufactures high-quality optoelectronic components. Their website has much useful information about photodiodes.

OPA129 Low Bias Current Op Amp Spec Sheet

OPA27 Low Noise Precision Op Amp Spec Sheet

SFH229 Low Cost Photodiode Spec Sheet