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PISCO
PISCO
Plate scale on Magellan at f/10 is 0.108" per unbinned 10 micron pixel. That's for a focal length of 6.5*11=71.526 meters.
telescope | diameter (m) | f-number | focal length | plate scale. |
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Magellan, Nasmyth | 6.5 | 11 | 71.526m | 0.108"/pix |
Keck, Nasmyth | 10 | 15 | 149.6 | 0.05 |
SOAR, 14' field Nasmyth | 4.3 | 16.6 | 68.17 | 0.11 |
VLT Nasmyth | 8 | 15 | 120 | 0.06 |
Gemini, bent cass | 8.1 | 16 | 129 | 0.06 |
Apache Point, Nasmyth | 3.5 | 10 | 35 | 0.22 |
Wm Herschel Telescope, Nasmyth | 4.2 | 11 | 46.2 | 0.17 |
CTIO Cass focus | 4.0 | 7.8 | 31.2 | 0.25 |
ESO NTT, Nasmyth | 3.6 | 11 | 39.6 | 0.20 |
ESO 3.6 m, Cass X | 3.6 | 8 | 28.8 | 0.27 |
ESO 2.2 m Cass X | 2.2 | - | - | |
ANU 2.3 meter, Nasmyth | 2.3 | 18 | 41.4 | 0.19 |
Nordic 2.6m, Cass focus OK? | 2.5 | 11 | 27.5 | 0.28 |
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