Please don’t laugh.
I just want to know if my idea breaks any rules of physics!
There's no such think as a silly question...
They say if you want to know how something works, take it apart.
I’m trying the other way, putting some bits together to see if they work as a unit.
Plan is to make a folded refractor for moon and planetary viewing, as per the attached pic.
I have various bits sitting around, and I feel like tinkering!
1. An 83mm 900mm F/10.8 achromat objective*
2. A ZWO ASI224MC camera
3. A Baader Hyperion Mark IV 8-24mm zoom eyepiece
4. A couple of first surface mirrors*
5. A wooden box, 350mm x 250mm x 170mm
* = quality to be determined!
The eyepiece/camera will be fixed.
Focus will be achieved by moving the objective on a linear guide rail.
Using Astronomy Tools (
https://astronomy.tools/calculators/field_of_view/)
suggests that it will give me a reasonable view, especially with Barlow lens.
Total weight about 5kg, which should be OK on my AZ-GTi mount running Synscan Pro.