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Old 05-03-2013, 07:57 PM
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Originally Posted by RobF View Post
Imagine the potential resolution gains if deep sky frames could be captured in fractions of a 2nd, as we currently can for planetary objects. Will it be physically possible with sensors in 20 years?
Shot noise is a fundamental physical limitation unless we think of a clever way to make significantly bigger apertures practical, Rob. You can't make a sensor with better than 100% QE.
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