Astrophotography rig simulator

Rig A
Perfect · space telescope

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130 mm
f/5.0
0 %
3.76 µm

Sky & framing

2.5″
550 nm
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Results

How to read it. Seeing dominates beyond ~1 m of focal length; below that, the pixels are what count. The total FWHM is the real diameter of the stars; the scale tells you whether the pixels are enough to record it.

by Paolo Sirtoli