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Old 01-11-2015, 11:43 PM
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Originally Posted by LucasB View Post
You have hit the nail on the head there. It's exactly what I have been thinking about. If I bin 2x2 to get 9 micron pixels at 2000mm focal length with my conditions, I don't lose any resolution but I gain sensitivity. Very important at a slow F8. Great for really small targets. Just gotta make sure guiding is still up to scratch though at the longer FL as you say.
Lucas
Ok, assuming the use of the same mount and hence identical tracking/guiding error capabilities, how is this going to affect either of the two systems I described any differently...?

Mike
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