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Exposure Nomographs

Volume 24 number 1 (1996)

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Ronald E. Zissell
Department of Astronomy

Abstract

Correct exposure times may be determined from nomographs relating signal-to-noise ratio, exposure time, color, seeing, and magnitude. The equations needed to construct the nomographs are developed. Calibration techniques are discussed.