Gaia astrometric field CCDs
Date: 05 March 2009
Satellite: Gaia
Depicts: Four astrometric field (AF) CCDs
Copyright: e2v technologies
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Four astrometric field (AF) CCDs mounted on their test jigs. The CCD is 45 x 59 mm with 8.8 megapixels. The associated field-of-view is 4.4 x 5.8arcminutes. A star will take 4.42 seconds to cross the CCD.
Last Update: 1 September 2019