Anyone here good at Maths or Raytracing??
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18 years 3 months ago #32214
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Ah yes, I see now, cunning it is 
Dave L. on facebook , See my images in flickr
Chairman. Shannonside Astronomy Club (Limerick)
Carrying around my 20" obsession is going to kill me,
but what a way to go.
+ 12"LX200, MK67, Meade2045, 4"refractor
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18 years 3 months ago #32219
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I'm still lost!
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Ah yes, I see now, cunning it is
I'm still lost!
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18 years 3 months ago #32325
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Even more cunninger....if that's actually a word!
Seriously, the idea came about wrt to the possibility of adapting the PST to a larger scope i.e. 4" f/10 refractor, to create a 4" h-alpha scope with a 0.7A bandpass. However, after researching the idea a bit more, I'm a bit reluctant to be honest. Not totally given up on the idea though.
Cheers,
Replied by michaeloconnell on topic Re: Anyone here good at Maths or Raytracing??
Very cunning Micahel - as cunning as a cunning fox.
Even more cunninger....if that's actually a word!
Seriously, the idea came about wrt to the possibility of adapting the PST to a larger scope i.e. 4" f/10 refractor, to create a 4" h-alpha scope with a 0.7A bandpass. However, after researching the idea a bit more, I'm a bit reluctant to be honest. Not totally given up on the idea though.
Cheers,
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18 years 3 months ago #32387
by dave_lillis
Dave L. on facebook , See my images in flickr
Chairman. Shannonside Astronomy Club (Limerick)
Carrying around my 20" obsession is going to kill me,
but what a way to go.
+ 12"LX200, MK67, Meade2045, 4"refractor
Replied by dave_lillis on topic Re: Anyone here good at Maths or Raytracing??
The real unknown is the accuracy the focal length, is the scope exactlyF10, what kind of tolerance is needed there??
For instance, my F10 SCT is not actually F10 and you see other reports on the web where the focal length of a given scope is slightly out, which wouldn't matter for routine asto observing.
For instance, my F10 SCT is not actually F10 and you see other reports on the web where the focal length of a given scope is slightly out, which wouldn't matter for routine asto observing.
Dave L. on facebook , See my images in flickr
Chairman. Shannonside Astronomy Club (Limerick)
Carrying around my 20" obsession is going to kill me,
but what a way to go.
+ 12"LX200, MK67, Meade2045, 4"refractor
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