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A field trial (say over a full lunar cycle) would certainly clarify things for my imaging location, however at this stage its still a theoretical consideration as I dont currently have all the equipment (in particularly the CCD).
I guess its my process engineering background coming through here - build a (mathematical) process model where possible and the use it to optimise prior to actually committing capital.
I already have a 200mm f4 newtonian, and have been contemplating pairing this with an ICX674 based camera (eg Atik 428EX mono). This would give a peak QE of 77% and an image scale of 1.17 arcsec per pixel. The short focal length and light-weight payload would be well within the capability of a NEQ6. What I would like to be able to do is work out the limits of this equipment combo to evaluate whether it is a project that is worth pursuing.
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