Re: Stupid question about magnification

On 19 Jan 2006 21:04:40 -0800, "nick" <svla@xxxxxxx> wrote:

>No? I'll give one. It tells you that any image you make at this f.l.
>will appear,
>in its original size, from 250mm distance, 10.8 times larger
>than the object itself.

Useless, since nobody seriously uses their OTA in this fashion. The
formula for the magnification of the virtual image is a curiosity only
to astronomers.


>> The correct answer remains the same for the OP: there is no such thing
>> as magnification with only an objective. The term is only meaningful in
>> a practical sense with a telescope.
>
>If you prefer ignorance, be my guest...

If you prefer to go around specifying a parameter for objectives that
almost nobody has any use for, be _my_ guest.

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