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What is the sky range of each detector?

Detector Range
ACIS 8192 x 8192
HRC-I 32768 x 32768
HRC-S 65536 x 65536

Technical details on the detector coordinate systems are available in the Chandra Coordinate Systems: Imaging memo.

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Last modified: 10 December 2012
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