filter size and impact on vignetting

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Nick Grundy avatar
Hi all, I've been using my 160ed for some time now with an EFW and 50mm filters. (directly attached, asi2600+EFW) That puts the filters about 20mm away from the sensor. (i think)

in calculating the angle of incidence at the edges, at F3.3, even a 50mm filter can cause vignetting? Is my math correct? (530mm Focal length, F3.3, full frame sensor) A diameter of ~53mm would steer clear of causing vignetting (if that was a size)

Maybe this is obvious to everyone else? i'm sure flats could help correct it, but just wondering if i'm missing something in the math here

CS!
andrea tasselli avatar
Nick Grundy avatar
sorry, I should have noted that I was looking at this in favor of shifting to a asi6200mm/mc

I used the same calculator and it resulted in a recommendation of 48mm, I just did the math manually though and it seemed larger. 

Here's where I was coming from. This is wrong?
andrea tasselli avatar
Are you using AI (tan(arctan(theta)) = theta = 1/(2*F/#))? The (mine) manual calculation gives 49 mm. I guess the difference is in what is that is assumed to be be the light cone angle. This is however purely academic as a standard 2" filter is significantly smaller than that, usually between 44 and 45 mm, mounted. You want 50mm unmounted filters for that sensor and scope combination.
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