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Lecture 4 Telescopes - Coggle Diagram
Lecture 4 Telescopes
Quantify the performance
Plate scale
Limiting magnitude
Focal ratio
Field of view
Point spread function
Diffraction
Rayleigh criterion
Angular resoluton
Light gathering power
Signal to noise ratio
Optics
Optical principles
Refraction and reflection
Point targets and extended targets
Aberrations
Spherical aberration
Coma
Astigmatism
Distortion
Field curvature
Vignetting
Focus
Telescope types
Focus types
Telescope mounts
Alt-az mount
Equatorial mount