Re: ASCII art again: ATM Filter between eyepiece and eye?

[Brian Nestel <blast@aloha.net>]

Timothy Donovan wrote:
> 
> 
>          A            AA
>      ===****===||====****===
>        |    |  ||
>        | B  |  ||  --D
>        |    |  ||
>        |#########  --C
>        |    |
> 
>   A & AA are filters on the wheel (5or 6 filters)
>   B is the eyepiece
>   C is a spring clip that easily clips to the eyepiece
>   D is the shaft that wheel spins on,attached to clip.
> 
>   Line of sight would look down thrufilter "A" THEN
> eyepiece.
Novel idea, but you have to take eye relief into consideration,
particularly on medium to short focal length eyepieces. 
Also eyeglasses, and of course nose relief would have to be
figured in.   ;-)
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