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Originally Posted by Cosmic
Has anyone made or even purchase something along the lines of adaptive optics  . What kind of price tag would we be looking at I wonder .....but then again I mite be dreaming!!
Cheers,
Dan |
Around the $1.5-2K mark. Orion, Starlight Xpress. Otherwise proprietary stuff from SBIG AO7/8. They use a flip mirror though I believe which is way more efficient as it's lighter and 'vibrates'. The conventional glass plate on the other models is approx 10-15mm thick but will give you good results still.
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Originally Posted by mswhin63
I intend to make an apodising (apodizing if you live in the US) mask which is supposed to reduce the affects of atmospheric disturbance. I have the gear so I hope to make one for my 12" soon. Actually I am thinking of making it today.
http://www.astronomyhints.com/apodize.html |
That's a really interesting concept. Will keep watching to see what you come up with on first light.
