Re: Minutes from Meade RCX meetings

From: RichA (none_at_none.com)
Date: 02/03/05


Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2005 18:48:40 -0500

On Thu, 3 Feb 2005 13:48:08 -0600, "Rockett Crawford"
<capella@airmail.net> wrote:

>
>For the prices they are going to be charging
>for these scopes, I'm wondering if Meade is
>going to have a hard time selling them if they
>turn out to only be so-so optically?
>
>Who knows? Maybe they will come up with
>another winner like their 7 inch Mak?
>
>Rockett Crawford
>
>

If the scopes are used for imaging, how good do they
have to be? WF deepsky work only requires that they
correct off-axis aberrations. The scope's true resolution
could be limited to 1" and you wouldn't even notice it
with widefield shots.
-Rich



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