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RFT telescopes

Started by mcdoogla, 02/21/2003 02:44PM
Posted 02/21/2003 02:44PM Opening Post
Would an Orion xt4.5 qualify as a rich field telescope? What exactly determines if a scope is an RFT? Is there a technical definition, or it simply a family of scopes that excell better at showing wider fields?
Posted 02/21/2003 11:37PM #1
The age-old definition is a telescope that has an exit pupil of ~7mm, or a magnification of about 1.43x per centimeter of aperture or 3.62x per inch. A wide AFOV eyepiece is mandatory. So at 36x, 3mm exit pupil, your xt4.5 does not qualify. Ron Oehlert