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August 2009

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New CCD - QSI 516ws

Submitted by Michael J. Cook on Sat, 2009-08-15 10:00

I ordered a QSI 516ws camera today. I selected the microlense chip, AstroDon Generation 2 LRGB filters, an extra filter wheel, BVRI photometric filters, and a copy of MaxIm DL.

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