California nebula

Taken by Dennis DiCicco with AP130GTX and TCC at F4.5 with 16803 chip. Posted image is half size, Jpeg compressed.
This was a test image to see if our new 130 with dedicated telecompressor would cover the larger 16803 chip size. Indeed it does splendidly. Dennis notes that star sizes in the center measure 1.2 pixels FWHM and corners measure 1.4 FWHM.

Rolando

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Looks nice. There is a little sign of field curvature though along each side. You can see the elongation of stars pointing inward to the center. Still, this is a nice shot and the field is pretty flat.

Spectacular! I am able to see it at 1x with my 12nm Ha Night Vision. I LOVE the 16803 chip. We used them in FLI cameras at work for optical metrology. Tom