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Old 16-03-2017, 10:51 AM
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[Ray beat me to it with a more comprehensive answer, but we said similar things ]

Hi Paul,

Your system is approx one third the speed of Mike's based on the small difference in image scale, a little more obstruction and the larger difference in QE (for Ha the QE of the KAI-11002m is down around 30%.)

I'd agree with Colin that with 20 min NB subs you're going to be taking a big hit from read noise, which is up around 12e- for that sensor.

Longer subs would help, but you're at a big disadvantage based on QE and read noise. It is definitely the sensor that is the weak link in the chain.

Cheers,
Rick.
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