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Location of the
Kepler Mission FOV on the Sky
The squares show
the FOV of each of the 21 CCD modules. Each is 5 sq deg. Note
that the gaps between the CCD modules are aligned so that about
half of the 15 stars in the FOV brighter than mv=6 fall in these gaps.
Download a pdf copy of this map.
Also, see the Guest Observer page for a CCD Pixel Calculator for the FOV
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