Addendum: 
Optical Configurations

Optical Configurations

updated: 2026-02-06


Based on a modified configuration model introduced by the StarlustDB database, the previously used configuration names have changed. The new names are listed in the first column, the obsolete configuration names in the last column. Please note that the name change has not yet been fully applied to the entire document and that old configuration names could may still be used in some places. Also the table (with included hyperlinks) is not complete as yet.

StarlustDB based Optical Configuration Name Composition Schema


Examples: 

Label         TS600AS294 

Specifier        TS600AS294T252

           |    |    +----> L: Lens: manufacturer abbreviation + focal length in mm    

           |    +---------> C: Camera: short name (for ZWO ASI 194 MC Pro)

           +--------------> T: Telescope tail length including tube extensions


Label        TS1624AS294rtWOR         standard config with William Optics manual rotator 

           TS1624AS294rtCAA        standard config with ZWO CAA rotator

Specifier        TS1624cAS294rtWORT228

           TS1624cAS294rtCAAT240

           |     ||    |||  +---> T: Telescope tail length including tube extension

           |     ||    ||+------> R: Rotator: ZWO CAA or WOR=William Optics Rotator

           |     ||    |+-------> t: tilt flange

           |     ||    +--------> r: M90 2.5" Rack and Pinion focuser

           |     |+-------------> C: Camera: short name (for ZWO ASI 194 MC Pro)

           |     +--------------> m: tube material: c=carbon, s=steel

           +--------------------> L: Lens or telescope: 
                                               manufacturer abbreviation + focal length in mm

                        


For more information on the optical configurations used, please refer to the following chapters:


For more information about the optical components, please see the following chapters:










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