Re: The "It supports 100x per inch" argument

From: Yuri (yp35_at_attbi.com)
Date: 11/25/04 

Date: 24 Nov 2004 17:26:13 -0800

chris1011@aol.com (Chris1011) wrote in message news:<20041124122930.21925.00001084@mb-m06.aol.com>...
> >>With my favorite little 130mm F5 Newtonian I have had it up over
> 1200X on occasion checking out obvious splits like the double-double. The airy
> disks are still nice and round..>>
>
> There's no reason why they should not be round at any power, even 10,000x. The
> Airy disc will simply be bigger, but will have exactly the same shape is it
> does at 100x.
>
> Roland Christen

- when it comes to 1000X the Airy disc getting darker and on its edge
you can read the opticalmanufacturer name!
(-:
Yuri

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