RE: [TAC] Dialated pupil size (was Exit Pupil size?)

From: Joe Huber ^lt;joe_at_huberfamily.org>
Date: Sat Jul 31 2004 - 10:54:01 MST

How do I use this information to select which eyepieces to use?

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From: sf-bay-tac-bounces@seds.org [mailto:sf-bay-tac-bounces@seds.org] On
Behalf Of Albert Highe
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 10:14 AM
To: TAC
Subject: [TAC] Dialated pupil size (was Exit Pupil size?)

<SNIP>

The size of someone's fully dilated pupil is an interesting number, but also
isn't relevant to how well you see dim objects through a telescope. It is a
number for selecting eyepieces.

<SNIP>

Albert
Received on Sat Jul 31 10:54:24 2004


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