FLIP MIRRORS AND OTHER OPTICAL
IMAGE SWITCHING SYSTEMS

by Jeffrey R. Charles

Based on an introduction of the
"VersAgonal"
Presented at the 1984 Riverside Telescope Makers Conference
and on the paper
"Image Switching for Fun & Profit"
Presented at the 1991 Electronic Oriented Astronomy Conference
(EOA No. 4)

by Jeffrey R. Charles
Owner and Chief Engineer of
VERSACORP
http://www.versacorp.com
jcharles@versacorp.com


© Copyright 1991, 1997 by Jeffrey R. Charles, All Rights Reserved.



Most of this document is Under Construction.
A partial list of contents and an outline are shown below:

Contents:



Introduction: The Ubiquitous Flip Mirror


Questar - The First Commercial Telescope With Two Image Planes


O.T.I. Quantum and Other Flip Mirrors with "Bucket" Housings


Conception of what later became the VersaGuider and DiaGuider


Conception of the VersAgonal Multi-Function Flip Mirror Attachment


More New Optical Image Switching Systems


New Companies Jump on the Flip Mirror Bandwagon

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Sorting Through the Plethora of Available Accessory Systems
(An Amateur Astronomer's "Plumbing Manual")


Flip Mirrors & Electronic Imaging: Easy Ways to Locate Your Subject


Optimum Utilization of a Flip Mirror


References & Additional Information


Future Images:

* Presented at the 1984 RTMC
** Presented at the 1984 RTMC and the 1991 EOA Conference
*** Presented Only at the 1991 EOA Conference


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