Lens Plate




Lens Plate
An astronomer wants to determine whether or not he or she can photograph Castor and Pollux at the same time?

An astronomer wants to determine whether or not he or she can photograph Castor and Pollux at the same time on at 5 X 8-inch plate using a lens system with a 1200 mm focal lenth. If the two stars are approximately 5 degrees apart, will it be possible to make the photograph?

Tell your teacher that glass photographic plates are no longer used (haven’t been for decades). The current method is to use CCD cameras. Time to overhaul the question

And here’s the current way of figuring out how a given camera will work for a given telescope -

http://www.astromart.com/articles/article.asp?article_id=73

Multi-Protocol Universal PTZ Camera Lens Decoder Board YJS-6013


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Cordless ThermaCELL® 1″ ceramic-coated straightener
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Quick ultra-hot heat-up
Igniter switch
Push on/off switch
Built-in counter rest
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1 standard size replaceable The…