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Originally Posted by Shiraz
yes, I guess that a square aperture is not strictly an apodis(z)er, since it does not suppress the Airy pattern in all directions, but it does modify it in a way that could be useful in this application. Might even be worth Bojan's time to look at a simple graded mask ( http://www.astronomyhints.com/apodize.html), but a square aperture might help as a first step.
Cheers Ray |
I take it that since the airy disk requires point sources, this little trick wouldn't tease out any more detail in planetary observations?
[Edit; I just read that it does! Interesting. I'll have to give it a try!]
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Markus