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Nearby guide star

Set the integration per frame to the value showed in the figures 3.3 to 3.5 and check for saturation effects (Linearity range is 21800 ADU). Use the ON/OFF mirror for switching between object, reference star and sky. If the reference star is not within the object frame, record only few frames (about 10) per ON/OFF setting, because the shape of the point spread function can vary rapidly. Remember, that at least one frame is lost when moving the ON/OFF mirror. To avoid memory effects, increase number of wait frames when moving the ON/OFF mirror, or throw away the bad frames afterwards (recommended).



Frank Eisenhauer
Wed Apr 23 16:00:15 MDT 1997