Re: [ATM] Why and how theMersenne-Schmidt-Paul-Baker-Willstrop-Stevick telescope works

[Michael Peck <mpeck1@ix.netcom.com>]

At 02:13 17-06-04, Hugues.Laroche@ses-astra.com wrote:


>The general "look" of the scope would be that of a newtonian with
>a long, lean external "socks" parallel to its main axis,
>all that could even be mounted as a dobsonian. When
>do we start?
>
>Hugues

Heh. Good luck! The likelihood I'll ever try something this elaborate is 
pretty slim.

If you're interested in Gregorian variants of this basic idea I think Baker 
proposed some, including some cross axis designs. You might find it 
worthwhile to try to track down a copy of the book "Telescopes and 
Accessories" by Dimitroff and Baker. It's long out of print but I think 
used copies are fairly readily available.

Mike Peck


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