On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 8:37 AM, Darren Addy <[email protected]> wrote:

> I've long wondered what would prevent camera manufacturers from using
> sensor arrays instead of single larger sensors.

For one thing, there's gaps between sensors due to the sensor
packaging. It's not a big deal for most astronomical applications,
because you typically combine multiple exposures, and offset the
telescope slightly between exposures to fill in the gaps.

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