Re: the refractor craze??

From: Howard Lester (hlester_at_mmto.org)
Date: 11/23/04


Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 15:04:23 -0700


"Mark Rosengarten" wrote

> > Bigger may be better for
> >seeing more stars in a cluster and more structure in a nebula or galaxy,
> >but.. how ridiculously big do you want to get?
>
> You know, this thread is ridiculous. What people who bash certain kinds
of
> telescopes don't understand is that the scope that gets used is the one
that
> people keep. If it's a refractor or reflector, who cares? Some people
like
> motorcycles, others like trucks. Depends on your personal need. No one
is
> right or wrong here.

Thank you, Mark. You said it better than I. It's the arrogance of some that
offends me.



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