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CCD Imaging

Earth’s Atmosphere

While creating some beautiful effects, the Earth’s Atmosphere is severely limiting from an Astronomical perspective. This lesson will outline some of those problem areas that must be considered.

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Image Reduction – Overview

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Airmass

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