In astronomical observation, it is difficult to obtain the image of faint o
bjects in the peripheral area around a bright celestial body. In order to s
olve the problem, a new method is designed and experimented, which is calle
d the separation readout technique (SRT). SRT is different from either the
traditional coronagraphy or the newly-developed anti-blooming CCD technique
, and allows an enough-long exposure to the faint objects in the area aroun
d a bright celestial body with the well-preserved bright body's image in on
e frame. This paper describes in detail the principle of SRT, the computer
simulation, the experimental devising and result of SRT observation on a te
lescope.