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- From: edb@hpgrla.gr.hp.com (Ed Beshore)
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 15:42:20 GMT
- Subject: Re: Prism Diagonals vs. Mirror Diagonals
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- References: <1992Nov17.202457.10444@organpipe.uug.arizona.edu>
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- In sci.astro, dave@canopus.as.arizona.edu (David A. Harvey) writes:
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- >All you opticians out there -
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- >I'm confused. Reading some of the ads in Orion Mail Order Catalog, I get
- >the impression that Coated prism diagonals for telescopes are "better" than
- >First Surface diagonals.
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- I'm going to go out ona limb here, but I'm guessing that with true binoculars
- you must have two diagonals per "telescope" to bring the views together. Maintaining
- alignment of the diagonals would be tough, especially with the closed optics.
- Prisms, while more expensive, can be solidly mounted and would require less complicated
- adjustment.
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- In most cases, you would probably loose less light with first surface diagonals.
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- BTW - Is Ray White still at Steward? A favorite teacher from
- undergrad days....
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