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Crayfordjon
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Re: A new refractor concept
      07/01/09 03:03 AM

Hi Gary, by the depth, or should I have said 'range of focus' I meant that the telescope could be focused on an object at infinity or on an object stuck to the front surface of the objective lens, a ball of blue tack in this case,but the OG aperture will be cut down to around 18mm if the scope is focused on an object at 1meter distance, and zero for the ball of blue tack; the focal shift of the eyepiece is around 50mm or so.

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* A new refractor concept Crayfordjon 06/23/09 03:34 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Charl   06/27/09 04:56 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Gene Baraff   06/27/09 08:58 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept tim53   06/27/09 09:12 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept DAVIDG   06/27/09 12:12 PM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Gene Baraff   06/27/09 01:52 PM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Gary Fuchs   06/27/09 02:32 PM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   06/27/09 02:58 PM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   06/27/09 03:05 PM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   06/28/09 01:29 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Andy Taylor   06/28/09 04:44 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   06/28/09 05:04 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   06/28/09 05:06 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   06/28/09 05:14 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   06/28/09 05:45 AM
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. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   06/28/09 05:50 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   06/29/09 04:51 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   06/29/09 05:01 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   06/30/09 02:23 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Ed Jones   06/30/09 11:35 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   06/30/09 01:36 PM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   06/30/09 01:44 PM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Gary Fuchs   06/30/09 02:03 PM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   06/30/09 01:53 PM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   06/30/09 02:07 PM
. * Re: A new refractor concept starquake   07/01/09 01:29 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   07/01/09 03:03 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   07/01/09 03:06 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Gary Fuchs   07/01/09 11:24 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept George Kiger   07/01/09 11:32 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Gary Fuchs   07/01/09 12:17 PM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   07/02/09 04:37 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   07/02/09 04:58 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   07/03/09 03:03 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   07/03/09 03:05 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   07/03/09 03:06 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   07/03/09 03:10 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   07/03/09 03:40 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept nytecam   07/05/09 04:19 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept arpruss   07/05/09 02:28 PM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   07/06/09 04:48 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept arpruss   07/06/09 12:22 PM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   07/07/09 02:39 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   07/07/09 02:55 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept arpruss   07/07/09 09:57 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   07/07/09 11:09 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   07/07/09 11:34 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   07/08/09 10:50 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept nytecam   07/13/09 10:16 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   07/13/09 01:18 PM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   08/07/09 10:45 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   08/07/09 10:49 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   08/07/09 10:50 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   09/30/09 03:39 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   07/01/09 03:21 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   07/01/09 03:59 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   06/30/09 02:03 PM
. * Re: A new refractor concept starquake   06/30/09 03:26 AM
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. * Re: A new refractor concept omnivorr   06/30/09 08:43 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept tim53   06/30/09 10:18 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   06/28/09 01:31 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   06/28/09 01:55 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept DAVIDG   06/27/09 12:15 PM
. * Re: A new refractor concept DAVIDG   06/27/09 12:22 PM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   06/27/09 01:37 PM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   06/27/09 01:49 PM
. * Re: A new refractor concept GJJim   06/27/09 01:32 PM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Gene Baraff   06/25/09 02:17 PM
. * Re: A new refractor concept nytecam   06/24/09 06:13 PM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   06/25/09 02:43 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   06/25/09 02:50 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept GJJim   06/25/09 09:11 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept John Carruthers   06/25/09 03:00 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   06/26/09 08:44 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   06/26/09 09:03 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   06/26/09 09:13 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   06/26/09 09:20 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   06/26/09 09:23 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   06/26/09 10:49 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   06/26/09 10:52 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   06/26/09 11:07 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   06/26/09 11:09 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Andy Taylor   06/26/09 12:41 PM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Gene Baraff   06/26/09 01:32 PM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Andy Taylor   06/26/09 01:56 PM
. * Re: A new refractor concept nytecam   06/26/09 01:50 PM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   06/26/09 11:09 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   06/25/09 03:35 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept rwiederrich   06/25/09 12:44 PM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Ed Jones   06/25/09 09:21 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   06/25/09 03:19 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   06/25/09 02:53 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   06/25/09 03:06 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept robboski2004   06/23/09 06:01 PM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   06/24/09 03:32 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   06/24/09 04:26 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   06/24/09 10:57 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept rwiederrich   06/24/09 05:58 PM
. * Re: A new refractor concept George Kiger   06/24/09 01:28 PM
. * Re: A new refractor concept DAVIDG   06/24/09 04:24 PM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Gene Baraff   06/25/09 09:40 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept DAVIDG   06/25/09 10:44 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   06/25/09 12:20 PM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   06/25/09 01:19 PM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   06/25/09 01:32 PM
. * Re: A new refractor concept rwiederrich   06/25/09 02:45 PM
. * Re: A new refractor concept DAVIDG   06/25/09 03:32 PM
. * Re: A new refractor concept rwiederrich   06/25/09 05:36 PM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   06/26/09 02:51 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept KI4YUN   06/26/09 07:51 PM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   06/27/09 03:48 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept grendel   06/27/09 04:13 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   06/26/09 03:10 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   06/26/09 03:21 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   06/26/09 03:25 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Dick Parker   06/25/09 04:42 PM
. * Re: A new refractor concept DAVIDG   06/25/09 02:13 PM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   06/25/09 01:47 PM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   06/25/09 01:52 PM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Gary Fuchs   06/25/09 02:04 PM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   06/25/09 01:56 PM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Gary Fuchs   06/25/09 02:19 PM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   06/25/09 10:22 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Gary Fuchs   06/25/09 10:19 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Gene Baraff   06/25/09 10:40 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept DAVIDG   06/24/09 04:26 PM
. * Re: A new refractor concept GJJim   06/24/09 11:27 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept tim53   06/24/09 01:26 PM
. * Re: A new refractor concept John Kemp   06/23/09 05:15 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   06/23/09 11:11 AM
. * Re: A new refractor concept *DELETED* Crayfordjon   06/23/09 01:23 PM
. * Re: A new refractor concept Crayfordjon   06/23/09 01:27 PM

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