
Focal Reducers
Where:
a = Distance of CCD from focal reducer
b = Focal length of FR
c = Focal ratio of scope
The Meade/Celestron focal reducers have the following focal lengths.
[note: Around 2006 Meade manufactured some 0.63 focal reducers with
a focal length of around half what they should be making them unsuitable
for use with SLR cameras or filter wheels, any marked "Japan" are OK, as
are later "China" ones.]:
FR 0.33x focal length = 85mm
FR 0.63x focal length = 285mm
William Optics 0.8x FR focal length = 260mm
ATIK 0.5x FR focal length = 80mm
* Note that the in-focus figure assumes that the FR-CCD spacing is
added to your physical imaging train length (as when using the
Meade/Celestron FR's with spacing tubes). If you are using a FR like the
ATIK that is fitted internally, then you have to add the FR-CCD spacing
to this figure (to make it smaller). If you are using a FR like the
Meade/Celestron then you will have to subtract the depth of the FR
itself to this figure (to make it a larger negative number).