Re: New 10" Newtonian Telescope Being Created

From: Jon Isaacs (jonisaacs_at_aol.com)
Date: 01/12/05 

Date: 12 Jan 2005 12:17:06 GMT

>The problem is that disclosure of any inventive concepts or trade secrets
>via the S.A.A newsgroup would mean the abandonment of any intellectual
>property rights.

>That would be something akin to giving the PRC the deed to
>the driveway to one's home and also the local public school. Private
>discourse after the signing of a non-disclosure agreement is possible, and
>that's the way that is done in industry in the USA.

Sounds like your first step ought to be to hire a consultant. It might save
you some grief as well as give you a better understanding of the market place.

Telescope design is always a compromise, portability, optics, aperture, mount
type, cost. One of the reasons for the success of the Asian 10 inch F5 DOBs
was that Orion had the good sense when they designed it to realize how
important it was that the OTA could fit easily in a small car.

Jon