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Originally Posted by Brycepj
You are correct, planetary imaging is what I wish to do as DSO's from where I am are difficult once you get passed a visual magnitude of +6 just to much light pollution.
For example no matter how hard I try I am yet to see the sculptor Galaxy which has a visual mag of +7
I will have another go at my DSLR set up.
Another quick question how do you convert mega pixels to microns? My DSLR is 16 mp when I look at the CcD etc they state the specs in microns so it just adds more confusion.
Thanks for you advice
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You can Calculate the Micron Pixel size by dividing the sensor size by the resolution. Not quite 100% Accurate for CMOS but close.
Eg.
The D5100 has a sensor size of 23.6 x 15.6 mm with a resolution of 4928 x 3264 pixels.
23.6/4928 = 4.78 Microns.
15.6/3264 = 4.78 Microns.
Charles