Re: ATM Adaptive Optics Glasses

["B. Pepin" <atmjedit@conceptsnet.com>]

And then there are the liquid-filled-lens spectacles developed by a British
doctor team for use in developing countries without optometric facilities
... you look at the little letter chart, pump the lens to the curve you
want, and set the valve. Cost estimated at about $20 a pair, and they are
distributing them free.


----- Original Message -----
From: Bob May <bobmay@nethere.com>
To: ATM <atm@shore.net>
Sent: Friday, December 01, 2000 10:19 AM
Subject: Re: ATM Adaptive Optics Glasses


>
> Binocular glasses are probably what you are talking about with the better
> than 20/20 glasses.
> As to "Adaptive Optics" binocs, all that you have to do is to gyro
stabilize
> the binocs and you get a lot better view of the FOV and you have to
remember
> that this stabilization can be either by a mirror flopping about inside or
> by brute force of the gyro in keeping the motion of the image down.  This
> could be a passive form of adaptive optics vs. the active form of adaptive
> optics that we are more familiar with in the production of a "reference
> star" in the upper atmosphere which gets tracked by the telescope.
> Bob May
> My new web space address is http://webu.wigloo.com/bobmay/ or
> http://nav.to/bobmay
> and my new email address is bobmay@nethere.com
> Bob May
>
>