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Old 10-10-2009, 11:52 AM
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I think the purpose of imaging asteroids is not to take colour images of the brightest asteroids but to detect very faint asteroids that haven't been found before. This requires a very sensitive camera and lots of light gathering ability ie a big scope.
A video type camera would be a poor contender for this as they are not able to take long enough exposures.
I mono CCD is really the best option.
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