The NGC 316 corrector is the first in our series of 3" telecompressors.
We designed this corrector specifically for the classic Meade 16" Schmidt Cassegrain
Telescope. With custom designed, well-corrected optics compensating for the
inherent aberrations in the original large SCT design, this new four-element
system can provide ACF-like performance at a fraction of the cost. With plenty
of back focus for filter wheels, off-axis guiders or deep chip cameras, the
NGC 316 can fully illuminate CCD cameras having chips up to 35mm diagonal and
beyond. A typical f/10 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope becomes an f/7.5 highly
corrected optical system optimized for CCD imaging.
