Achromat Vs Semi-APO Vs APO - What's The Difference?
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Re: Achromat Vs Semi-APO Vs APO - What's The Difference?
JT,
Thanks for the links, good reference material to read up with not just one beverage but a couple. My only experience in optics at the amateur level is I only made a dozen parabolic mirrors for Dobs and Newts, largest was an 18".
BTW, I see your in HI, I used to do projects for HECO so I made several flights to HI from ATL back in 2006 - 2012.
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Thanks for the links, good reference material to read up with not just one beverage but a couple. My only experience in optics at the amateur level is I only made a dozen parabolic mirrors for Dobs and Newts, largest was an 18".
BTW, I see your in HI, I used to do projects for HECO so I made several flights to HI from ATL back in 2006 - 2012.
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Re: Achromat Vs Semi-APO Vs APO - What's The Difference?
A triplet, or doublet plus singlet, allows to make a well corrected light gathering lens system with a higher speed, than the ED doublets.
The doublet plus singlet became a widespread design for the fast (F/ 4) objectives in the premium binoculars.
With the increasingaperture , it is the 4 wide spaced lenses design, 2 of them ED, like in the Leica 82mm APO Televid.
Otherwise, even an achromatic doublet can offer an "apochromatic performance" in the eye relief space behind the eyepiece, when the eyepiece is overcorrected to flip the focus deviations on the short wavelengths, and in the way like the yellow curve in the graphic I have posted before.
But even then, outside the range of the three crossings, the deviations will be much larger if compared with a trueAPO .
Best,
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The doublet plus singlet became a widespread design for the fast (
With the increasing
Otherwise, even an achromatic doublet can offer an "apochromatic performance" in the eye relief space behind the eyepiece, when the eyepiece is overcorrected to flip the focus deviations on the short wavelengths, and in the way like the yellow curve in the graphic I have posted before.
But even then, outside the range of the three crossings, the deviations will be much larger if compared with a true
Best,
JG
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Re: Achromat Vs Semi-APO Vs APO - What's The Difference?
Although coming very late to the table, three fine courses already consumed and the wine bottles empty, I have found this thread a pleasure to consume.
I have nothing to add but my thanks to the chef, Mr JT, who set the table for this conversation.
Clear skies to all !
I have nothing to add but my thanks to the chef, Mr JT, who set the table for this conversation.
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Re: Achromat Vs Semi-APO Vs APO - What's The Difference?
I asked about this topic or similar before and got so many answers, and still can't understand it, only that triplet is better as long it has quality design of the scope first, and with a better optics it will be even better, so it is like 3 things in 1, you can be good with two minimum, but not only 1, so for that it is like saying a doublet with two requirements is better than a triplet with 1 requirement.
That made me lost, as i rushed buying firstAPO , and now i keep searching for the second not sure if it should be a triplet or doublet and dunno how quality design it is and even not sure if the optics must be this or that, all within a budget, and within a must focal length i am looking for.
That made me lost, as i rushed buying first
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Surely, you can just look at what it says it is, on the box that it came in, right??notFritzArgelander wrote: ↑Sat Aug 17, 2019 10:15 pm Thanks for posting this. It's sane. It also shows that the "double versus triplet" distinction is not meaningful. It's an oversimplification of a more complex problem. You need to look at the aberrations to see if your instrument is or is not an apochromat. It's not as simple as counting the number of elements in the objective!
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Yes! Everyone knows that "triplets are better than doublets" so lets ditch the trips and get sextuplets! As long as I have fingers and toes to count elements, that's all that matters, right?AntennaGuy wrote: ↑Sat Jan 30, 2021 4:57 pmSurely, you can just look at what it says it is, on the box that it came in, right??notFritzArgelander wrote: ↑Sat Aug 17, 2019 10:15 pm Thanks for posting this. It's sane. It also shows that the "double versus triplet" distinction is not meaningful. It's an oversimplification of a more complex problem. You need to look at the aberrations to see if your instrument is or is not an apochromat. It's not as simple as counting the number of elements in the objective!
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Maybe i won't go to that much elements, so eliminate one element, how about a quintuplet then?notFritzArgelander wrote: ↑Sat Jan 30, 2021 5:56 pmYes! Everyone knows that "triplets are better than doublets" so lets ditch the trips and get sextuplets! As long as I have fingers and toes to count elements, that's all that matters, right?AntennaGuy wrote: ↑Sat Jan 30, 2021 4:57 pmSurely, you can just look at what it says it is, on the box that it came in, right??notFritzArgelander wrote: ↑Sat Aug 17, 2019 10:15 pm Thanks for posting this. It's sane. It also shows that the "double versus triplet" distinction is not meaningful. It's an oversimplification of a more complex problem. You need to look at the aberrations to see if your instrument is or is not an apochromat. It's not as simple as counting the number of elements in the objective!
:eek: :twitch:
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Well, maybe not, in every case, for telescope objectives. But for eyepieces, more lenses is always better! On that, we all surely agree....notFritzArgelander wrote: ↑Sat Jan 30, 2021 5:56 pmYes! Everyone knows that "triplets are better than doublets" so lets ditch the trips and get sextuplets! As long as I have fingers and toes to count elements, that's all that matters, right?AntennaGuy wrote: ↑Sat Jan 30, 2021 4:57 pmSurely, you can just look at what it says it is, on the box that it came in, right??notFritzArgelander wrote: ↑Sat Aug 17, 2019 10:15 pm Thanks for posting this. It's sane. It also shows that the "double versus triplet" distinction is not meaningful. It's an oversimplification of a more complex problem. You need to look at the aberrations to see if your instrument is or is not an apochromat. It's not as simple as counting the number of elements in the objective!
:eek: :twitch:
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Re: Achromat Vs Semi-APO Vs APO - What's The Difference?
Oh my goodness. Quintuplet refractors exist.
https://agenaastro.com/sharpstar-121mm- ... 21sdq.html
And... sextuplets? Seriously?
https://telescopes.net/store/stellarvue ... graph.html
(Ok, so that isn't intended for visual astronomy. But still...)
https://agenaastro.com/sharpstar-121mm- ... 21sdq.html
And... sextuplets? Seriously?
https://telescopes.net/store/stellarvue ... graph.html
(Ok, so that isn't intended for visual astronomy. But still...)
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Yes, I know that I must be hallucinating when I am sure that my 1+3 element Abbe Orthoscopic eyepieces dive better contrast and definition than a gazillion element wide field.AntennaGuy wrote: ↑Sat Jan 30, 2021 8:23 pmWell, maybe not, in every case, for telescope objectives. But for eyepieces, more lenses is always better! On that, we all surely agree....notFritzArgelander wrote: ↑Sat Jan 30, 2021 5:56 pmYes! Everyone knows that "triplets are better than doublets" so lets ditch the trips and get sextuplets! As long as I have fingers and toes to count elements, that's all that matters, right?AntennaGuy wrote: ↑Sat Jan 30, 2021 4:57 pm
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A quintuplet is a good solution.TareqPhoto wrote: ↑Sat Jan 30, 2021 7:50 pmMaybe i won't go to that much elements, so eliminate one element, how about a quintuplet then?notFritzArgelander wrote: ↑Sat Jan 30, 2021 5:56 pmYes! Everyone knows that "triplets are better than doublets" so lets ditch the trips and get sextuplets! As long as I have fingers and toes to count elements, that's all that matters, right?AntennaGuy wrote: ↑Sat Jan 30, 2021 4:57 pm
Surely, you can just look at what it says it is, on the box that it came in, right??
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A sort of is my leica
So any fast good
In plain langueage: Any good refractor should be *tuplet, and not just *let
Best,
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A quintuplet is a good solution.TareqPhoto wrote: ↑Sat Jan 30, 2021 7:50 pmMaybe i won't go to that much elements, so eliminate one element, how about a quintuplet then?notFritzArgelander wrote: ↑Sat Jan 30, 2021 5:56 pmYes! Everyone knows that "triplets are better than doublets" so lets ditch the trips and get sextuplets! As long as I have fingers and toes to count elements, that's all that matters, right?AntennaGuy wrote: ↑Sat Jan 30, 2021 4:57 pm
Surely, you can just look at what it says it is, on the box that it came in, right??
:eek: :twitch:
A sort of is my Leica
So any fast good
In plain langueage: Any good refractor should be *tuplet, and not just *let.
Best,
JG
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Re: Achromat Vs Semi-APO Vs APO - What's The Difference
I just talked to my wallet. He grinned and told me to go to the wife.j.gardavsky wrote: ↑Sun Jan 31, 2021 8:23 pm In plain langueage: Any good refractor should be *tuplet, and not just *let.
Best,
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Don't know which post of this double post i should quote, but it doesn't matter.j.gardavsky wrote: ↑Sun Jan 31, 2021 8:23 pmA quintuplet is a good solution.TareqPhoto wrote: ↑Sat Jan 30, 2021 7:50 pmMaybe i won't go to that much elements, so eliminate one element, how about a quintuplet then?notFritzArgelander wrote: ↑Sat Jan 30, 2021 5:56 pm
Yes! Everyone knows that "triplets are better than doublets" so lets ditch the trips and get sextuplets! As long as I have fingers and toes to count elements, that's all that matters, right?
A sort of is my LeicaAPO Televid 82mm: 4 lenses in the light gathering groups, and the fifth lens is the field flattener for the ultrawide 80° aspheric zoom.
So any fast goodAPO refractor should have 4 lenses plus a field flattener, when the intended use is with the ultrawide eyepieces.
In plain langueage: Any good refractor should be *tuplet, and not just *let.
Best,
JG
PS : I forgive the 6th lens in the Leica, as it is just the internal focuser.
Well, there is that scope of quintuplet, i don't know if those two elements or 1 is the flattener actually, because this scope also has a reducer to be used, so now how many glasses it will be there? won't that affect the quality with more glasses and then filters?
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O', I bought a refractor quintuplet,
And a Barlow in order to dub' lit.
But it didn't do well,
in regard to the Strehl,
so I traded it for a sextuplet!
:Clap:
(Yes, I plan to keep my day job. For now.)
And a Barlow in order to dub' lit.
But it didn't do well,
in regard to the Strehl,
so I traded it for a sextuplet!
:Clap:
(Yes, I plan to keep my day job. For now.)
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Not bad though!AntennaGuy wrote: ↑Thu Feb 25, 2021 12:35 am O', I bought a refractor quintuplet,
And a Barlow in order to dub' lit.
But it didn't do well,
in regard to the Strehl,
so I traded it for a sextuplet!
:Clap:
(Yes, I plan to keep my day job. For now.)
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well lets see I have an Astro Tech AT152EDT and I have an Astro Tech AT 72EDII on the way. This is going to be a nice fun little experiment. Will see the differences between the two rather quickly I have to believe.
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Celestron C11 Carbon Fiber CGEM II Mount AKA Cloudzilla
Sky Watcher Mak Cas 180 Ioptron IEQ 30 AKA MoonZilla
AT 92 on IEQ 30 Pro AKA ClusterZilla
Home Made 8 inch Newtonian Reflector on Rocker Box AKA Scopezilla
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Re: Achromat Vs Semi-APO Vs APO - What's The Difference?
The AT 72EDII will be arriving late next week so I will be setting up a test to see how well the scopes compare.
Astro-Tech AT 152EDT Ioptron GEM 45 Mount AKA FracZilla
Celestron C11 Carbon Fiber CGEM II Mount AKA Cloudzilla
Sky Watcher Mak Cas 180 Ioptron IEQ 30 AKA MoonZilla
AT 92 on IEQ 30 Pro AKA ClusterZilla
Home Made 8 inch Newtonian Reflector on Rocker Box AKA Scopezilla
Celestron 4 1/2 114 mm Newtonian Telescope 910 F/L GT Mount AKA Frankenscope.
David
Celestron C11 Carbon Fiber CGEM II Mount AKA Cloudzilla
Sky Watcher Mak Cas 180 Ioptron IEQ 30 AKA MoonZilla
AT 92 on IEQ 30 Pro AKA ClusterZilla
Home Made 8 inch Newtonian Reflector on Rocker Box AKA Scopezilla
Celestron 4 1/2 114 mm Newtonian Telescope 910 F/L GT Mount AKA Frankenscope.
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Re: Achromat Vs Semi-APO Vs APO - What's The Difference?
Other than scientific "APO ", in practicality there are other definitions. Like "Marketing APO " - which brands just abused the term "Apo " for selling scopes which isn't..and there's also "Practically APO " which an experience of CA -free in non-APO scopes. I mean I use my classic scopes a lot and tbh I don't see CA (because of long focal length). There's also "Lens APO " where people start to define "apo " based on lens numbers..that doublets can't be APO , or the opposite. This is muddled up further by types of glass. FPL 51,53, 55, BK71, FCD 100, etc..
As a person who has used mirrors, achromats, EDs, fluorites..and eventually long achros, I'd say the term is rather flexible in the field. Personally, I'd just stick to Roland Christen's definition: "bringing 3 wavelengths to a common focus and be corrected for spherical aberration at two wavelengths."
As a person who has used mirrors, achromats, EDs, fluorites..and eventually long achros, I'd say the term is rather flexible in the field. Personally, I'd just stick to Roland Christen's definition: "bringing 3 wavelengths to a common focus and be corrected for spherical aberration at two wavelengths."
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Refractors: Tak FC60NZ, Vixen custom 60/910, Vixen FL102s, Vixen Ozuma, Zeiss Telementor II, , Goto Kogaku 65mm, Nippon Kogaku 65mm, etc
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