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If you have purchased ATMOS, you will need to register it to receive software updates.
Please
click here for the registration form
(ATMOS89)
Now supporting Tolerance Analysis
ATMOS Optical Design and Analysis Software is the creation of Massimo Riccardi, an Italian advanced Amateur Telescope Maker and designer. Mr. Riccardi has considerable experience with telescope designing and glassworking: Doublets, Triplets, Catadioptrics, etc. Several years ago, after mastering his optical knowledge, he felt the need for a program capable of producing SpotDiagrams for many wavelengths at the same time. So, just for fun, he tried to write a routine capable of producing such polychromatic Spotdiagrams using the only programming language he knew: QBASIC.
He succeeded and, as often happens, he felt the need to improve it again by adding several analysis routines. Thus, the first version of "ATMOS" (Amateur Telescope Maker Optical design and analysis Software) was born. At that time it was for personal use only.
Then, dissatisfied with DOS & QBASIC capabilities, he chose a programming language that ran under MS-WINDOWS. In this way he could get not only a better looking program, but most of all, a user-friendly interface with many windows, buttons and textboxes where the user could type the data or display the results. He rewrote ATMOS in Visual Basic and added many more analysis routines and useful telescope design tools.
ATMOS now is a powerful program with a user-friendly interface that allows the user to Analyze, Design and OPTIMIZE Centered/Uncentered optical systems and it is avalaible at a very affordable price. ATMOS is appreciated by amateurs and professional users and is under continuous development.
The current ATMOS version supports up to 100 surfaces and Obscuration Screens. It includes a powerful routine for Optimization, adjustable Aperture Stop position and supports both Finite / Infinte Object Distance. It also displays improved 2D, 3D-Layouts .
Systems |
. . Centered and Uncentered . . up to 100 + focal plane . . Spheres,Conics ,High-Orders, Obscuration Screens . . up to 6 . . up to 30000 . . Finite/Infinity . . Adjustable position |
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One of the most useful and pleasant tool for the ATM is the "Telescope
Design" Menu.
You can easily and quickly design and then analyze about 30
optical configurations:
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The following are some screen shots taken from ATMOS.
- LENS DATA EDITOR
- MULTI-ANALYSIS Plot
- MATRIX Spot-Diagam
- Polychromatic MULTI-SPOTDIAGRAM (through
Focus/Field)
- GHOST Analysis
- STREHL Ratio versus Wavelength
- Diffraction POINT SPREAD FUNCTION (FFT method)
- Simulated Color Diffraction Image
- WAVE FRONT (3D rotation)
- INTERFEROGRAM
- RONCHIGRAM
- Through focus MTF (Modulation Transfer
Function)
- Longitudinal,Transversal SPHERICAL ABERRATION and COMA
(Offense against the Sine Condition)
- OPTIMIZATION window
- 2D and 3D LAYOUTS
- Element DRAWINGS
Download the following file:
- ATMOS FreeWare
- (about 4 MB)
After downloading "Atmos
Freeware.zip" , unzip it then double-click on "setup.exe" for ATMOS
self-installation.
Upgrade policy within one year after purchase: Original purchasers of ATMOS v8.x will be entitled to free minor upgrades (for example 8.7 to 8.8), that are released within one year from their original date of purchase, assuming that the price is the same. If the price has increased, the original purchaser will pay the difference in the price to obtain the upgrade. Major version changes (for example: 8.x to 9.x) will be sold at a reduced price to original, registered customers, regardless of when ATMOS was purchased. Please refer to the part number descriptions below and contact Astro-Physics to order. Upgrade for all other ATMOS customers: Original,
registered purchaser of ATMOS may purchase the current version for a
reduced price. Please refer to the part number descriptions below and
contact Astro-Physics to order. If you have purchased ATMOS, you will need to register it to receive software updates. Massimo Riccardi's contact information is available on his ATMOS website: Copyright © 2004 - 2019,
Astro-Physics, Inc. - All Rights Reserved Astro-Physics, Inc.
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ATMOS TELESCOPE DESIGN
SLIDES
Here are some screen shots from the "Telescope
Design" Menu:
- MAKSUTOV-CASSEGRAIN DESIGN WINDOW
- TRIPLET DESIGN WINDOW
- SCHMIDT-CASSEGRAIN DESIGN WINDOW
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Download ATMOS Demo
This is the full function program, but has been limited to just 3
optical surfaces (except for the sample files). You can design and analyze Newtonian and classical two mirror telescopes with
this version. This demo will
introduce you to the ATMOS interface and give you a feel for the features of the
program. Obviously,it cannot do everything the real program can.
ATMOS
FREEWARE comes with 36 sample files, and you can load up and analyze any of
them.
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ORDER
PLEASE NOTE: All customers who are residents of the European Union must order this software directly from the author. Astro-Physics will NOT accept orders from anyone in an EU country. Likewise, all customers outside of the European Union must order this software through Astro-Physics. Mr. Riccardi will not accept orders from customers outside of the EU. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
EU Customers: http://www.atmos-software.it
ATMOS89UPFREE -
ATMOS Optical Design Program, Version 8.9 upgrade. Will send via e-mail. Free
upgrade to original, registered owners who purchased the previous version v8.7
(we did not offer a v8.6 release) between November 1, 2015 and October 31,
2016.
ATMOS89UP - ATMOS
Optical Design Program, Version 8.9 upgrade. Includes CD-ROM. This is special
pricing for original, registered owners of any prior ATMOS version purchased
prior to November 1, 2015. If purchased on or after this date, refer
to ATMOS89UPFREE.
Please click here to enter the ATMOS Registration System
Neither Astro-Physics, Inc. nor Massimo Riccardi is responsible for any damages during or after the use of ATMOS or AtmosFringe software.
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September 22, 2021
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