Why do we produce Oil Spaced Lenses? - IntroductionGyulai PalOptical Designer GPU Optical Hungary This article is divided into two sections: in the first section, we will consult in deep details why we decided to produce lenses instead of mirror telescopes. In the second section we will compare air spaced and oil spaced lenses and consult the reasons why we have chosen the oil spaced design for our optics. | |
| Who Should Read this Article?This article will consult in (rather extensive, technical details) the reasons why we believe oil spaced lenses are the final answer to the requirements of planetary telescopes, that can deliver the most perfect high resolution images under the starry sky.We recommend reading this article for those advanced amateur astronomers who are interested in the details of the theoretical aspects of the differences between different telescope types, and also the optical design principles of our triplet APO lenses. |
So, why do we produce oil-spaced lenses?The reason is simple: when we realized that none of the products on the marked could fullfill all our requirements (though there were some that were very near, in these cases either the price or the waiting time to receive the scope was unacceptable), so when we realized that we have to build our own scopes, we started to systematically search for the design of the "Ultimate Telescope".Soon we had to realize, that there was no perfect design. All currently existing designs have some advantages and disadvantages, so we checked all of them and chose the one we believe has most advantages and very few disadvantages. We believe this is (at this moment) the oil spaced triplet apochromatic refractor. Possibly in the future new design methods and new materials can change the validity of this decision, in this case we will revise it, but at the moment we believe we are right. And now, dear Reader, please, allow us to guide you through the chain of decision that did lead us to choose the refractors with oil immersion lenses! | |
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