Ok, more questions,
I looked up Celestron Nightscape 8300 which uses the KAF 8300 sensor and here is what I lifted from their website
"Full Well Capacity 25,500 e-
Imaging Sensor Kodak KAF-8300 Color Sensor
Mounting 2" barrel and t-thread
Operating Environment 40C° to -40C° (104F to -40F)
Optical Window High transmission Schott B270 glass
Quantum Efficiency 33%@630 nm; 40%@550 nm; 33%@470 nm
Read Noise (RMS) 8 e-"
Am I missing something here
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