First the stars appear suppressed and extended objects like nebula appear enhanced. ![]() Images from fast systems have a number of attractive qualities. With a few successful telescope systems under your belt you are ready to take on the greater challenges, how about a larger telescope, how about a faster telescope, why not a faster larger telescope. Amateur and professional opticians apply the same tools, the same effort and care using traditional methods that are antique by any standard but fundamental to an industry that’s changed our world. There is something primal about the transformation of a rough piece of glass using grit, pitch, and polishing compound into a pristine exceptionally precise optical surface. ![]() Anyone who has gone to the effort knows the answer and has experienced the deep satisfaction of viewing and sharing the mysteries of the universe with an instrument of their making. With so many very fine commercial optical systems available why would anyone make their own? There are as many answers to this question as there are home made telescopes. ![]() Fast Astrograph Considerations by Dave Erickson Fast Astrograph Considerations
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