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What is the limiting magnitude of a concam?

April 26, 2017concam Limiting magnitude

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What is the limiting magnitude of a concam?

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A. This depends on the duration of the exposure. On a canonical exposure of 3 minutes with a concam2, a star of visual magnitude 6 should be visible near the image center. A star of visual magnitude 4.5 should be visible 20 degrees above the horizon.