Re: [ATM newt]

[Doug B <dougbr@usa.net>]

Ron Forrester <rjf@zero-ping.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> 5 days and counting to the Oregon Star Party -- My mount is finished,
> the mirror is mounted in the cell, and I have but to install the
> focuser and spider w/diagonal.
> 
> When last I asked how to calculate where to put the focuser (and thus
> the spider), people pointed me at Newt.
> 
> Okay, well, it seems like Newt expects that I _already_ know where the
> focuser is.
> 
> Can someone give me a strategy for using Newt to figure out where to
> put the focuser?
> 
> Thanks.
> Clear Skies...
> rjf&
> 

I think you're misunderstanding the "focuser to end of tube" distance, how
much extra length from the focuser to the front of the tube you want. the
program will calculate the distance from the mirror face to the focuser. Click
view | disolay dimensions after you have entered all hte other measurements. 

doug

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