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Astronomy => Technical => Topic started by: MarkS on Jun 02, 2010, 07:38:23

Title: Roddier Testing
Post by: MarkS on Jun 02, 2010, 07:38:23

I don't know if I've mentioned this before - a piece of software on a French website for performing Roddier testing:
http://www.astrosurf.com/tests/roddier/projet.html (http://www.astrosurf.com/tests/roddier/projet.html)

By taking extremely intra and extra defocused images and processing them in this software it will show inaccuracies in the optical system and other distortions such as pinching, astigmatism etc.

I used it very successfully on the C11 to prove just how good the optics were.  I intend to use it on the Tak for finely adjusting the "mirror pressure screws".

If you don't understand the French then I'm sure Google translator will come to your aid.