(meteorobs) Cloudbait camera project???

Bernd Brinkmann bernd.brinkmann at hs-bochum.de
Wed Oct 5 04:56:18 EDT 2011


Hello,

> This affects all the cameras using Sony HAD sensors. They are very 
> sensitive to cosmic ray damage (I've heard that Sony only ships them by 
> land and sea, not air, to reduce damage before they are sold).

I can confirm this behaviour. I had a Mintron with me by air from Germany to 
California for the Aurigid outburst in 2007 and after returning it had several 
more hot pixels.

Clear skies
Bernd

Bernd Brinkmann

Sternwarte Herne, MPC code A18
Herne, Germany

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