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Old 22-12-2014, 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by LewisM View Post
Using an FLI KAF 8300 chipped cam, so 5.4 µm pixels. Adequate?
1.31 arcsec/pixel at f/7.5 and 1.4 arcsec/pixel at f/8. Would be a decent FOV for showing galaxies in context but not in close up detail. The KAF-8300 is a bit noisy so you'd need to go for longer exposures assuming your skies are dark enough to support that.
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