Re: Have refractors hurt the hobby?
From: Joe Bergeron (jabergeron_at_earthlink.nettled)
Date: 11/07/04
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Date: Sun, 07 Nov 2004 06:12:21 GMT
In article <20041105092904.09690.00000066@mb-m20.aol.com>, Jon Isaacs
<jonisaacs@aol.com> wrote:
> I am one who believes that it is not about the telescope, it is about the
> observer. If such as scope cannot excite you, make you wonder, pleasure in
> the
> view of a colorful double, gasp at the hint of nebulosity in Orion, wonder at
> the moons of Jupiter, if such a scope cannot do this, then one is probably not
> long for this hobby anyway.
Well said.
I remember the wondrous nights I had with a 3" refractor when I was
starting out. My recollections of that leave me shaking my head when
somebody claims that a 10" is the smallest scope worth starting out
with and similar nonsense.
-- Joe Bergeron http://www.joebergeron.com
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