Andy Taylor
(twistin' by the pool)
07/01/09 03:21 PM
Compact refractor

Hi all...

I'm considering building a lightweight compact refractor for travelling.

At the moment I'm thinking of using a 100mm F4 objective and then further down near the focuser using a negative achromat to bring it to around F8...basically a full time barlow lens. What is the best placement?

Can anyone point out the pitfalls of doing this...?



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