Meade LX200 Calculations

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The focal length of the f/10 10" Meade LX200 = 0.25 meters

The size of the diffraction-limited spot produced in the focal plane is given by:

 

Resolution = 0.45 arc sec

 

Image Scale = 0.57o/inch

 

The Field-of-View (FOV)

 

 

Numerical Aperture

 

Typical "good seeing" =

Typical "bad seeing" =

 

 

 

 

 


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