Breaking Taps @breakingtaps.com · Dec 23

Well this is cool! An "electronographic telescope" on Apollo 16. Schmidt cassegrain telescope, except the secondary is coated in photocathode. UV photons hit secondary, emit electrons and are focused onto a film plane (From DOI:10.1364/AO.12.002501)

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Ville · Dec 23

Why🤔? More resolution?