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APPENDIX 1 2 3 4: Telescope system specifications

                 D=diameter   f=f.l./D   K=conic   R=surface radius   S=separation   M=medium   A=air   RI=best image curvature   A4/A6=aspheric coefficients  T=tilt (deg.)

 NEWTONIAN  

D

f/

R1

K1

S1 

M1 

R2  

K2

T2

S2 

M2  

RI

1. Sphere  

6"

8.15

97.8

0

42

A

0

~45

6.9

A

-48.9

2. Paraboloid  

6"

8.15

97.8

-1

42

A

0

~45

6.9

A

-48.9

TWO-MIRROR

Dmm  

f/  

R1

 K1  

S1

M1

R2

K2

S2

M2

R3

K3

S3

M3

RI

1. Classical Cassegrain 

400

15

-2400

-1

-960

A

-600

-2.25

1200

A

-

-

-

-

-256

2. Classical Gregory  

400

15

-2400

-1

-1600

A

666.7

-0.444

2000.6

A

-

-

-

-

390

3. Aplanatic Cassegrain       

400

8

-2400

-1.135

-807.3

A

-1256.7

 -6.55  

1047.23

A

-

-

-

-

-412

4. Aplanatic Gregorian  

400

8

-1200

 -0.9828

-800

A

337

-0.5

1069.84

A

-

-

-

-

182

5. Aplanatic Gregorian  

400

8

-2400

-0.8825

-2060

A

1251

-0.27 

2293.95

A

-

-

-

-

780

6. Dall-Kirkham  

400

8

-2400

-0.5972

-791

A

-1309

0

1090.9

A

-

-

-

-

-690

7. Schwarzschild aplanat

200

3

-2666

-8.63

-756

A

951

2.5

261.7

A

-

-

-

-

 ∞

8. Couder anastigmatic aplanat

200

3

-4000

-15.8

-1200

A

694

-0.53

243

A

-

-

-

-

296

7. 3R Gregorian  

400

3

-1474

-0.428

-1069

A

1044

-6.55

1069

A

-1474

-0.428

1069

A

 -215

w/flattener: primary-to-1st-lens-surface -1166mm, R1=55, S1=-6(BK7),  R2=55, S2=-0.5(air), R3=0, S3=-2.5(BK7),  R4=77
#7 is 2-mirror 3-reflection system

THREE-MIRROR

Dmm

f/

R1

K1  

S1

M1 

R2

K2

S2

M2

R3 

K3

S3  

M3

RI

1. Paul-Baker  (curved field)

300

3

-1800

-1

-625

A

-550

0

550

A

-550

-275

A

-900

2. Paul-Baker  (flat field)

300

3

-1250

-1

-434

A

-381.94

-0.6651

550 

A

-550 

0

-275

A

3. FAA1  

300 

3

-2000  

-0.95  

-1088.2

A

-284

0

223.8

A

-331

0

-408.52

A

4. FA   

300

3.9

-2520  

-1

-1370.9

A

-362.9

0

284.8

A

-423.9

0

-529

A

5. FAA2  

304

3

-1189  

-0.806

-519.5

A

-206.5

0

700

A

-250

-0.4631

176.93

A

6. Cassegrain-Gregorian, 3A*   

300 

4.25

-1800

0  

-825

A

380

0

340

A

-380

-0.396

-565.16

A

333

7. Cassegrain-Gregorian, 3AA*

400

10.6

-2400

-0.727

-900

A

-2400

0

720

A

-465

-0.576

-850.29

A

-237

*folded; uses small flat in the focal zone of the primary  

TILTED

D 

f/

R1

K1

T1

S1

M1

R2

K2

T2

S2

M2

R3

K3

T3

S3

M3

RI

TI

1. Kutter  

110mm

24.7

-3240

0

-2.65

-965 

A

-3240

0

6.65

1116.6

A

-

-

--

-

-

11

1. Stevick

8" 

11.85

188.1

-1 

-3.1

-55.6  

A

-76.89

0

5.35

76.89

A

-76.89

0

2.26

-30.71

A

-88.6

8.97

NOTE: Tilt angles are for OSLO set to DT/BEN for all four mirrors and DT for the image; flat mirror in the Stevick-Paul is not included

REFRACTOR

Dmm

f/

R1

S1

M1

R2

S2

M2

R3

S3

M3

R4

S4

M4

RI

1. Fraunhofer doublet*  

100

15

911.25

13.7

BK7

-532

0

A

-538.9

10

F2

-2214

1487.9

A

-558

1. Apo doublet*  

100

10

478.75

18.52

S-FPL52

 -209.9

3.44

A

-209.6

10

 ZKN7

-1838.7

 972.34

A

-343

*source: ATMOS

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