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The ratio of the focal length divided by the diameter of the primary mirror or lens.

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The effective focal length of an optical system divided by the diameter of the primary optical component.

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The ratio of the focal length (F) of a mirror or lens to its diameter (D) expressed as a number; f/# = F/D. Also defines the cone angle of the beam. Small focal ratios e.g. f/# = F/D = 1 are said to be “fast” and represent a very large cone angle. Large focal ratios e.g. f/# = 35 are said to be “slow” and indicate a very small cone angle.

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focal length of a lens or mirror divided by its aperture. The smaller the focal ratio, the greater the speed of the optical system.

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the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system

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The ratio of the focal length to the aperture.

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A ratio of the focal length and diameter of a mirror or lens.

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the number produced when the focal length is divided by the lens diameter and is the ' F' number familiar to photographers. The smaller the ' F' number is, the brighter the image.

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This is the ratio between the focal length of a telescope and the aperture. A telescope with an 8" aperture and 80" (2000mm) focal length has a focal ratio of f/10. Smaller focal ratios equate to shorter exposure times. An f/4 system is faster than an f/6 system, for example.

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The relationship of a telescope's focal length to its aperture. An 80-mm refractor with a 900-mm focal length has a focal ratio of 11. This is written as f/11. Fast telescopes typically have focal ratios in the f/4 to f/6 range. Sometimes referred to as a richest field telescope (RFT), a fast telescope provides the widest possible field of view for a given aperture. Slow focal ratio telescopes usually fall in the f/8 to f/15 range and are sometimes called normal field telescopes (NFT).

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This is found by dividing a telescope's focal length by its aperture. Any telescope with a focal ratio larger than f/12 would probably be said to be "slow", and any telescope with a focal ratio smaller than f/6, is said to be "fast".

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The focal length of a telescope divided by the aperture.

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