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How far from the camera should the STAR ANALYSER be mounted?

April 26, 2017analyser camera mounted star

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How far from the camera should the STAR ANALYSER be mounted?

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(See also “What are the optional spacers for and will I need any?” The further away from the camera sensor the STAR ANALYSER is placed, the more spread out the spectrum becomes. If you mount it too close, you will lose resolution. Too far away and you will not be able to fit the whole spectrum in the camera frame. In practise the minimum recommended distance in mm is 4x the pixel size in microns (eg for a ToUcam webcam 4×5.6=22.