My training and background as a physicist is largely in the field of so-called classical optics: the study of the wave properties of light. Lately, however, I’ve been planning more investigat…| Skulls in the Stars
Mobile-optimized web tools for amateur telescope makers - spherometer calculators, sine table generator, and hyperbolic mirror conic calculations| Lucas Sifoni
My second foucault tester, unneededly bulky| Lucas Sifoni
Run DFTFringe on Mac ARM via a VM| Lucas Sifoni
Polishing technique| Lucas Sifoni
Major upgrades to my telescope's upper assembly - adding a Strock-style spider, filter slide system, crayford focuser, and 3D-printed 1:10 reducer| Lucas Sifoni
Field testing my hyperbolized 200mm f/3.52 mirror with an MPCC corrector - achieving well-corrected large field of view with a fast mirror without a Paracorr| Lucas Sifoni
A talk on the Astro-FR discord.| Lucas Sifoni
Reflections in hindsight of this mirror.| Lucas Sifoni
Second entry of my build log| Lucas Sifoni
Third entry of my build log| Lucas Sifoni
Fourth entry of my build log| Lucas Sifoni
Fifth entry of my build log| Lucas Sifoni
Sixth entry of my build log| Lucas Sifoni
First entry of my build log| Lucas Sifoni
ATM-Buddy gets a spray-silvering calculator.| Lucas Sifoni
After some unsuccessful attempts, a first successful mirror spray silvering.| Lucas Sifoni
A better outcome with spray silvering.| Lucas Sifoni
Browser-based tool to generate SVG zone plates and megapinholes for experimental photography - tested with Canon EOS 550D and ready for imagesetting| Lucas Sifoni
3D printable XYZ platform with 40mm+ travel using only M4 hardware - tested design for Bath interferometers with coarse/fine motion capabilities| Lucas Sifoni
I’ve been brushing up on my quantum physics and quantum information science lately, and thought it would be good practice for me to give a little introduction to the idea of quantum cryptogra…| Skulls in the Stars
Every once in a while I come across an off-hand comment that immediately makes me need to know more. Recently, I’ve been researching the history of light polarizers, and turned to a paper1 by…| Skulls in the Stars
Many people assume you need extreme magnification to hit targets at 1,000+ yards—but what if that’s not what the pros are actually using? I surveyed 200 of the best long range shooters in the world to find out their preferred scope magnifications, and the results might change the way you think about scope zoom. If you want to optimize your long-range shooting, you need to see this. The post Best Scope Magnification for Long Range Shooting – What The Pros Use first appeared on PrecisionR...| PrecisionRifleBlog.com
One of the most poorly-defined yet critical things in configuring a VR avatar is where exactly to place the viewpoint. It can have a lot of impact on your viewing experience, especially with how the viewpoint ends up relating to the rest of the body. This becomes especially critical in systems like VRChat and Resonite where the physics of the body are directly impacted by this placement, and especially now that VRChat has built-in functionality for allowing a first-person view of your facial ...| beesbuzz.biz
Learn 10 tips for progressing a medical device optical-breadboard system from roughly assembled components to an optical subsystem prototype.| StarFish Medical
Check out my list of the 7 BEST bird feeder cameras. It's time to get up-close and personal with your backyard birds. :) I use option #6!| Bird Watching HQ
Ellipsoids are spheres that have been stretched about one or more axes.| Sublucid Geometry
A refractor telescope relies on mirror reflections to generate magnified images. Here's how to clean a refractor telescope without damaging its components.| Optics Mag
A dirty eyepiece is going to change your experience entirely. Avoid it by checking out our guide on how to clean a telescope eyepiece.| Optics Mag
Don't ruin hours of prep work and miss your shot because of a poorly maintained scope. Check out our tips on how to clean a rifle scope.| Optics Mag
Two of the most frequently used magnification devices include the telescope, and the monocular. Let's take a look at their differences.| Optics Mag
Engineers have set a new speed record for data transmission through a standard diameter optical fiber. By beaming 55 “modes” of signals down a single-core optical fiber, the team was able to transmit at a data rate of 1.53 petabits per second (Pbit/s).| New Atlas
Researchers in Japan have clocked a new speed record for data transmission – a blistering 1.02 petabits per second (Pb/s). Better yet, the breakthrough was achieved using optical fiber cables that should be compatible with existing infrastructure.| New Atlas