Imaging Observation System USing CMOS Image Sensor

A prototype CMOS (complementary metal oxide semiconductor) imaging system has been built and the possibility of applying to the application to astronomical observations has been investigated. The CCD (charge coupled device) image sensor has been the mainstay of image capture and astronomical imaging for the last 30 years, but CMOS devices have shown rapidly increasing success and have been adapted to many commercial imaging systems. Although the photometric performances and system noise of CMOS sensors are lower than that of CCD image sensors, CMOS imaging system can be used to obtain general image capture for astronomical applications.