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Astronomical measurements are useful only when detector response is calibrated and uncertainties are quantified.
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Photon counting follows statistical fluctuations, detector readout adds electronic uncertainty, thermal current accumulates with time, and sky emission contributes background photons.
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Repeated observations show predictable noise scaling, while observations of calibrated standards reveal sensitivity changes and detector nonuniformity.
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