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Test drive your telescope. Simple tests to determine how well your telescope's optics are performing.
ASTRONOMY May 1990 (v.18#5) pg. 56
Added Info ASTRONOMY Aug 1990 (v.18#8) pg. 9

Performing the star test to determine the optical quality of your telescope.
ASTRONOMY Mar 2003 (v.31#3) pg. 88

Technique for measuring a telescope's angular resolution indoors using a pair of lamps and a small ball of polished steel.
SKY & TELESCOPE Sep 1991 (v.82#3) pg. 311

Using double stars to test the resolution limits of a telescope.
SKY & TELESCOPE Feb 1992 (v.83#2) pg. 187

How to build a portable artificial star. When viewed from several hundred feet away, it offers a point of light that is much better than a real star for evaluating telescope optics.
SKY & TELESCOPE Nov 1992 (v.84#5) pg. 572

Stray light in telescopes. A look at the problem of scattered light, performing the veiling-glare index test, and fabricating and positioning light traps.
SKY & TELESCOPE Jan 2001 (v.101#1) pg. 141

Computer simulation of the Airy disk for central obstruction ratios from 0.0 to 0.8. Pictures show the results of using a computer program which is available from the author.
TELESCOPE MAKING #40 Spring 1990 pg. 8

The nuances of optical testing. A thorough overview of the various testing methods employed on telescopes and how to understand and compare the results.
TELESCOPE MAKING #41 Summer 1990 pg. 12
Correction TELESCOPE MAKING #42 Fall 1990 pg. 3

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