Thread: F-ratio myth
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Old 22-02-2018, 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by skysurfer View Post
That depends on the physical aperture and FL has nothing to do with this.
From the Sun we get 1000W/m2 so a lens of given aperture will concentrate the same amount of energy, regardless of its diameter. So smoke will appear.

My 40cm Dob instantly ignites a newspaper when pointed at the Sun and no eyepiece in it.
I'd expect a 40cm dob to just that!

Try forming a solar image with a 50mm aperture F50 lens and then a 50mm F1.0 lens and let me know how is goes
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