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Old 24-09-2014, 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Amaranthus View Post
I suspect sky background would also be important (overriding?).
Good point Barry. I agree that sky background (light pollution, moon etc) would also factor in.


My original question is in the context of supernova searching. Given a fixed scope/ccd combo, how would I determine the limiting magnitude for say a 1min exposure? I have changed the thread title now to reflect this
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