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Originally Posted by DavidTrap
Megapixels arent everything. Arcsec/pixel vs local seeing springs to mind.
You can only fit so many 9micron pixels in a chip of "x" dimensions.
DT
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Very true David.
I only have a 52mm flat field so 36mm x 36mm, 9micron pixels will have to do.
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Originally Posted by SkyViking
Before you spend that kind of money on a first CCD camera just make sure you ask yourself what you intend to do with it and if it's the right one for your needs. Cheaper cameras are not necessarily bad cameras, they are just different. It very much depends on what you are going to use it for, how does it fit with your focal length, pixel size etc. You may discover that the chip doesn't fit your needs, unless you have of course checked all that.
Just mentioning it because none of these aspects (which are the most important) are included in the reasons you listed.
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Thanks Rolf
Yes all of those aspects have been thought about.
I am trying to decide between other camera makes. The list was things that appealed to me that differ slightly between them.
IF you use a KAF 16803 chip in an SBIG, FLI, Apogee ect it still has 9 micron pixels it still has the same QE, well depth, ABG ect.
I want to know what other people think of the STX and the pros and cons that go with it.
Cheers