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Old 28-03-2010, 05:38 PM
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strongmanmike (Michael)
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Originally Posted by AlexN View Post
Holy Begeezus!! That CFW is epic... Heres me thinking my 2-7 is a chunky unit! haha

Looks awesome mate..... Hows the sky looking at your neck of the woods at the moment? I bet its cloudy as all!!

Anti-Climax? ooookkkkaaayy.... 15% more QE in Ha, what? about 30% bigger FOV, better resolution.... All sounds the goods to me

Get it on the back end of that light tube of yours and show us how good that 4" field flattener really is big man!

Im elated for your Mike, you've waited so very patiently, and now it's finally here!
Cheers Big A

Yes been waiting to have this chip and camera, the FLI PL11002 was just so good Jase may have a point actually...so here's hoping

None the less, as you say, it's more sesitive overall and importantly at Ha wavelengths too and has significantly larger imaging area (490mm2 more active chip area which is actually 57% more imaging area than the 11002 chip ) which, as you suggest, the Starfire and 4" FF can eat up in field correction and illumination

Here's some photos of it on the Starfire

http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/proline16803

Mike
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