Re: [APML] 48 Inch Schmidt Telescopes

["mstecker" <mstecker@dslextreme.com>]

A friend of mine (a retired professional astronomer now an amateur) has been
using a similar technique with his Celestron 8-inch Schmidt camera for
years.


Michael Stecker
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----- Original Message -----
From: "lkt" <tan@cox.net>
To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 9:07 PM
Subject: Re: [APML] 48 Inch Schmidt Telescopes


> 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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