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Public domain mirror cell design program for 9, 18, and 27 point flotation cells.
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Floatation Mirror Cell Design Software Cell is a public domain program written originally as part of the design of the 24 equatorially mounted telescope Byron Melland and I built for the Pomona Valley Amateur Astronomers. An early form of the program in BASIC (for 9...Freeware, Version 3.0, that generates star-testing images to show the effects of distortions influencing the quality of a telescope's performance.
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Based on telescope design program MODAS, can design and analyze one mirror and classical two or three mirror telescopes, one mirror catadioptric systems, two mirror catadioptric systems, doublets and triplets, and includes applets.
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Java for Amateur Astronomers and Telescope Makers ...Powerful optical design library, and showing features, slide show, download, and register areas.
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MODAS Optical Design Program software overview ...Version 2.0 Windows 95/98/NT program that simulates the appearance of a mirror while undergoing the Ronchi Test.
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Ronchi for Windows v2.0 Home Page It simulates the appearance of a mirror while undergoing the Ronchi Test. Ronchi for Windows is designed to be very easy to use and understand. Most operations will seem very natural and intuitive to the average user who already has...Freeware, Version 7.2, program for designing and analyzing telescope configurations.
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S is a powerful lens design program with a user-friendly interface that allows the user to Design ,Analyze and OPTIMIZE both Centered/Uncentered optical systems and it is avalaible at a very affordable price. Atmos is appreciated by amateurs and professional...