Jeff Kuhn
Michigan State University

Dynmic Range (and how to get it): What do Galaxy Clusters, Planets, 
and the Solar Corona Have in Common?

Several interesting astrophysical problems are not currently limited by 
telescope aperture.  Generally, observational questions which require high 
photometric dynamic range are not more easily solved by bigger telescopes. 
Furthermore, the dynamic range inherent in modern optical CCD and IR array 
detectors may be squandered on poorly designed telescopes. Here we will 
briefly discuss a few problems where a well designed 4m-class telescope can 
outperform a conventional 8-m aperture telescope.