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Old 04-06-2025, 03:18 PM
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strongmanmike (Michael)
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If you haven't checked out the optical/camera specs...this thing is effectively an 8.4m (6.7m unobstructed) aperture, F1.2 Schmidt camera, with a 640mm diameter corrected image circle that covers a 3.5deg wide field ....the camera has a roughly circular chip, with adaptive optics built in, which is the size of the wheel on a large family sedan (including the tyre! see attached photo) and a limiting resolution on the chip of 0.2 arc sec, farrrrrrrk, awesome

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