maths

Introduction

This page provides some assistance in selecting your eyepieces.

Basics

• For a "complete" set of formulas and definitions, check the ATM telescope formulas page on this site.
• Definitions
• Aperture: opening of the telescope (diameter of the objective). SYMBOL: D
• Focal length of the primary: SYMBOL F
• f-number: SYMBOL: f/ = F / D

Introduction

This page is an attempt to gather most of the formulas used with telescopes. I do not grant that all formulas here are correct, but I've been using most of them when building my own scope. Please always use the same units. I prefer working with millimeters. Some formulas are only applicable when one parameter is given in a certain unit that is then written next to the dimension, between square brackets, as in : D[mm].

General formulas

• Definitions