Re: [ATM] Rough 360 linear resolution or 300lp/mm

["Bob May" <bobmay@nethere.com>]

Miguel, you have to remember that magnification is a function of
focal length so if you have the same focal length as another
scope, the magnification will be the same for a particular EP
with both scopes.  Resolution, on the other hand, indicates how
fine a detail can be seen with any particular scope and this is
limited by the diameter of the scope (provided that it is a
perfect scope) so your 13" scope won't have the resolution that
his 18" scope will have and thus the larger scope can go to a
higher magnification to see that finer detail available to him.
Bob May
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