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Akira

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...seems to be in production now:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWfiQys4NMs

It all started from this interesting experiment by a YouTuber:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxwhCmO90UQ

The website of "Tiny Telescope" company:

https://www.tinytelescope.com/
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Re: A tiny Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope made of one piece of glass...
« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2025, 01:15:29 »
thanks for sharing Akira, its an impressive video about the production
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Birna Rørslett

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Re: A tiny Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope made of one piece of glass...
« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2025, 08:15:46 »
Like the old Vivitar 'Solid Cat', but much much smaller.

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Re: A tiny Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope made of one piece of glass...
« Reply #3 on: October 13, 2025, 12:03:18 »
very interesting Akira
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Re: A tiny Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope made of one piece of glass...
« Reply #4 on: October 13, 2025, 14:23:12 »
Very interesting Akira, thank you :)

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Re: A tiny Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope made of one piece of glass...
« Reply #5 on: October 13, 2025, 15:00:48 »
Thank you Akira. Very interesting  We hope for follow up
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Re: A tiny Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope made of one piece of glass...
« Reply #6 on: October 13, 2025, 23:56:18 »
Thank you all, for kind comments.  I'm glad you enjoy them.

Like the old Vivitar 'Solid Cat', but much much smaller.

Thank you, Birna, for the info.  I didn't know this lens.  Apparently, there is no glass part between the second mirror and the film plane (or sensor).  The sturdy design should suit the military use.
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