6 Feb
2008
6 Feb
'08
9:23 p.m.
The Baker-Nunn cameras had a curved film plane to compensate for the short FL and large aperture. I heard of one that was adapted for CCD use and had a curve detector. Our site on Haleakala is know as Baker-Nunn Observatory and was the home of one of the cameras. The space that once housed the camera is now occupied by Peter McCollough and his XO planet search. http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/users/steiger/haleakala_period.htm and http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/users/steiger/images/b-ncam.jpg aloha Rob