Sunday, October 13, 2013

Sizing The Secondary Mirror

Gary Seronik:
… In fact, the most effective means of keeping the secondary small is to use a low-profile focuser. For a given telescope, no other design parameter will have as great an influence on secondary size as focuser height.
[Update] Of course a low-profile focuser makes baffling the focuser tube impossible. (via)

Trade-offs, trade-offs…

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