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Telescope, Model, Standard, Configuration, Table 3-3

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Fastar L ens Assem bly CCD Camera Figure 3-5 Figure 3-6 The key factors for good CCD imaging are; exposure time, field-of-view, image size, and pixel resolution. As the F-number goes down (or gets faster), the exposure times needed decreases, the field-of-view-increases, but the image scale of the object gets smaller. What is the difference between f/2 and f/10? F/2 has 1/5 the focal length of f/10. That makes the exposure time needed about 25 times shorter than at f/10, the field of view 5 times larger and the object size 1/5 compared to that of f/10. (see Table below) Focal Length & Speed Telescope Model 8" 9.25" 11" 14" Standard f/10 Configuration 80" (2032mm) 93" (2350mm) 110" (2800mm) 154" (3910mm) Table 3-3 f/2 Configuration 16" (406.4mm) 18.5" (470mm) 23.1" (587mm) 28" (711mm) 14

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Fastar Lens Assembl
The key factors for good CCD imaging are; exposure time, field-of-view, image size, and pixel resolution.
As
the F-number goes down (or gets faster), the exposure times needed decreases, the field-of-view-increases, but
the image scale of the object gets smaller. What is the difference between f/2 and f/10?
F/2 has 1/5 the focal
length of f/10.
That makes the exposure time needed about 25 times shorter than at f/10, the field of view 5
times larger and the object size
1/5 compared to that of f/10. (see Table below)
Telescope
Model
Standard
f/10
Configuration
f/2
Configuration
Focal
Length &
Speed
8"
80" (2032mm)
16" (406.4mm)
9.25"
93" (2350mm)
18.5" (470mm)
11"
110" (2800mm)
23.1" (587mm)
14"
154" (3910mm)
28" (711mm)
CCD Camera
Figure 3-5
Figure 3-6
Table 3-3