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Finding the focal length of an objective lens

Started by jahmanson, 12/17/2002 10:32AM
Posted 12/17/2002 10:32AM Opening Post
I have acquired a cemented 80mm achro objective lens in a mount - it came from an old spotting scope.

I would like to use the lens to make a rich-field astro scope but I'd like to know it's focal length as accurately as possible - is there any straightforward way of working this out ?. I would guess it to be somewhere between f5 / f6 but I guess I'll need to know more accurately than that.

Thanks.

John,
England