Telescope
Basic
Assumptions and basic setup
Optics and mounts
Aberrations
Performance
PSF, angular resolution
Light gathering power, plate scale, focal ratio, etc.
SNR
Composition of Detection
SNR and exposure time
Longer ,more photons
parallel rays of light
Point source
Optics
refraction and reflection
Focus(foci)
S=Ftan(θ)≈Fθ
Lens
Prime focus
and R-C (Ritchey-Chrétien)Cassegrain
Newtonian
Gregorian
Schmidt-Cassegrain
Schmidt Camera
Focus
Primary
Cassegrain
Nasmyth
Coude
Mount
Equatorial
alt-az
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Diameter
Chromatic
Spherical
Coma & Astigmatism (off axes)
Field curvature
Vignetting
Target
More photons/Fine details
Plate Sclae
$$ P_s=\frac{\theta}{S} = \frac{1}{F}$$
Limiting Magnitude
$$m_v = m_v'+5lg\frac{D}{d_{eye}}+2.3lgk$$
$$m_v'=2.1mag+5lgD (D@mm)$$
$$m_{film}=-2.5log_{10}D+2.5log_{10}t+C$$
Focal Ratio
$$E~~D^2$$$$Perarea~~S^2~~F^2$$
$$R=\frac{F}{D}$$written as f/[R] e.g f/2.8
f/R small f/R = fast exposure and smaller plate scale
FOV
$$FOV=2tan^{-1}(\frac{\omega}{2f})$$
Vera Rubin
Point Spread Function
FWHM
Diffraction(衍射)
Airy Disk $$\theta_{min}\approx1.22\frac{\lambda}{d}$$
Rayleigh Criterion and Angular Resolution
Gaussian PSF
$$ 2.35\times\sigma$$
Adaptive Optics
seeing
Signal & Noise
Poisson Distribution
$$Longer~~ \rightarrow greater~~ SNR$$