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A couple of months ago I got interested in Suiter star testing. I ran
across a site demonstrating the use of telephone pole insulators for this purpose. Then I misplaced the link. Does such a site ring a bell with anyone? A link would be appreciated. - Canopus56 P.S. - I have and have read Suiter's book. |
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If you have Suiter's book, there is a table showing the distance versus
aperture where the glint of light from an insulator has less than 1/4 wave or 1/8 wave of spherical aberation. In any event, a glint several miles away almost always suffices. |
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Thanks for the tip, Mitch. I was aware of the above and was looking
for a more detailed construction on estimating the glint size in the insulator, which does not have a perfect spherical shape. - Canopus56 |
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The nice thing about using a glint is that if the surface of glint does
not produce a spherical wavefront, it is easy to see in the optics! IT looks, well, oddly shaped. In any event, a couple of miles works unless you have a 0.5 meter sized scope. |
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