Re: [APML] Mr.Zangs comment

["Alson Wong" <alsonwong@earthlink.net>]

Covington's program gives the following FOV on 35mm film:

8" SCT @ f/6.3: 1.07* x 1.61*
8" SCT @ f/10: 0.68* x 1.02*

Alson

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Spencer" <ecdon@cox.net>
To: "Discussion of Film Astrophotography" <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 8:14 PM
Subject: Re: [APML] Mr.Zangs comment


> Mr. Zang.....hmmm. Has anyone  in our group shot M31 through an SCT? I've
> looked at it through my 12" and a 31 Nagler and it still didn't fit into the
> FOV. Can anyone here caculate the exact FOV on 35mm and medium format films,
> using an 8" LX200 at f/10 and F/6.3? I would really love to respond to him,
> but I want to get my "sceintific" facts down first. I already proved it out
> visually.
> Don Spencer



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