org.minetti.astrodevice.common.object
Interface TelescopeOpticalFeatures

public interface TelescopeOpticalFeatures

Object representing the optical features of a telescope.

Author:

Jean-Philippe MINETTI

Method Summary

double	getApertureArea() Returns the area of the telescope's aperture, taking into account any obstructions.
double	getApertureDiameter() Returns the telescope's effective aperture diameter.
double	getFocalLength() Returns the telescope's focal length.

Method Detail

getApertureDiameter

double getApertureDiameter()

Returns the telescope's effective aperture diameter.

Returns:

Telescope's effective aperture diameter in meters (m).

getApertureArea

double getApertureArea()

Returns the area of the telescope's aperture, taking into account any obstructions.

Returns:

Area of telescope's aperture in square meters (m²).

getFocalLength

double getFocalLength()

Returns the telescope's focal length.

This focal length may be used by clients to calculate telescope field of view and plate scale when combined with detector pixel size and geometry.

Returns:

Telescope's focal length in meters (m).