Re: [APML] 48 Inch Schmidt Telescopes

[Jerry Lodriguss <jml@astropix.com>]

Hi Loke,

Thanks,

Jerry



At 09:07 PM 8/1/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>Jerry,
>
>  I am getting the impression that many professional Schmidts have been
>outfitted with a CCD detectors. This is just a guess as I have not
>looked at all the Schmidts. The Schmidt camera in Cerro Tololo had this
>modification where a mirror was placed near the film plane which
>reflects light out of the tube, sort of like a newtonian. The CCD camera
>is placed outside the tube. See:
>
>http://www.starryscapes.com/tmp/cerro_tololo_schmidt.jpg
>
>The black shroud encases the CCD portion of the scope.
>
>The astronomer who was using the camera as was giving me a tour of this
>setup.
>
>Loke
>
>
>
>
>Jerry Lodriguss wrote:
> >
> > Hi Chris,
> >
> > Thanks, but I'm not interested in it that much if it's shooting CCD, there
> > is nothing unique about that anymore. <G>  I'm interested in the one that's
> > still shooting film.
> >
> > Thanks though,
> >
>
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