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Old 20-03-2017, 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by pmrid View Post
Wouldn't it be nice if you could take the whole imaging train off the back of the scope and house it beside your PC/Laptop - connecting the scope to CCD by fibre optics. They do amazing things with multi-channel spectroscopy using fibre-optics. It seems plausible to consider taking it a step further to CCD imaging. How crazy is that?
Peter
Perhaps you need to talk to Fred Watson at the AAO. What you have described seems to be right up his alley!

I am currently reading his book, "Star-Craving Mad," which is why it came so quickly to mind.
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