NOVA Session 4 - Optics and Telescope Fundamentals

[Roger Hill]

At the Observatory starting at 7:30pm EDT

Basic optics, refraction, reflection, aperture, focal length, aberrations
Telescope designs and limitations
Eyepieces
Mounts

This is being completely re-written, and will now include topics like how lenses and curved mirrors work (elementary ray tracing), focal length, equivalent focal length, catadioptrics, cassegrains, Newtonians, achromats, APO's, coma, spherical and chromatic aberration.

Mounts will include different types of alt-az and equatorial designs.