CCDOPS5

CCDOPS5 is Santa Barbara Instrument Group’s dedicated control and image‑acquisition software for SBIG CCD cameras. Designed to deliver a straightforward, reliable workflow at the telescope, it provides direct control over camera operations including exposure settings, subframing, binning, cooling and temperature regulation, and shutter control. CCDOPS5 also integrates utilities for focus and guiding, with support for SBIG self‑guiding sensors, filter wheels, and SBIG adaptive optics modules to help improve tracking and image sharpness.

For calibration and image quality, the software streamlines the capture and application of dark, bias, and flat frames, and offers basic processing and analysis tools such as histogram stretch, image statistics, and frame combine/align functions. Its “track and accumulate” style workflows enable stacking of multiple short exposures to mitigate tracking errors and improve signal‑to‑noise on faint targets. Images can be saved in standard astronomical formats for use in other processing applications.

Whether you are capturing deep‑sky objects, performing time‑series observations, or conducting educational demonstrations, CCDOPS5 focuses on dependable camera control and core imaging tasks without unnecessary complexity. It’s an ideal companion for SBIG camera owners who want a solid, purpose‑built capture and guiding solution.

CCDOPS5 is developed by Santa Barbara Instrument Group. The most popular version of this product among our users is 5.5. The name of the program executable file is Ccdops.exe.