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Centro de Observação Astronómica no Algarve has a little program to make
diffraction gratings with a home printer. But it has some limitations. First the resolution is maxed at 720 dpi and second the pattern is round wasting a large amount of the transparency. I have access to a HP 2200 laser jet printer that has a dpi of 1200. I assume that is horizontal and not necessarily vertical but that should not matter since you can make lines up and down just as easily as back and forth, or for that matter set the printer to landscape. The idea appeals to me because it is cheap, 50 cents for an 8 by 10 inch sheet of grating, and I don't have to wait or pay for shipping. (Kind of along the lines of the person who posted about frugal astronomy.) So I have several question for the group. 1. Is the idea feasible? 2. Is 1200 dpi achievable or even desirable? 3. Would I be better off use 600 etching per inch in both quality and defraction of starlight? 4. Are you better of putting the grating at the eyepiece or the objective? 5. Is there a simple way or producing this pattern in PhotoShop? Thanks in advance and clear skies, James King |
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