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Old 31-10-2011, 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by gregbradley View Post
I have imaged with a FLI ML8300 2x2 and it does increase sensitivity. In fact the IC4901 image is binned all 2x2. It worked quite well. The cost is a slight drop in resolution and stars are larger. The gain is more sensitivity.

I would not describe it as 4X but it may be 1.5X or perhap 2X.
Yep, you will still collect more photons per "pixel" and get lower effective read noise. Just need to be careful about exposure length and saturation.

That's a stunning image of M27!

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