Re: The Dumbing Down of Astronomers

David Knisely wrote:
However, I do know of one amateur astronomer who kept an old 3.5 inch Questar on his mantle. The reason? He found that it wasn't all that good and it made a better conversation piece than a useful telescope for deep-sky work. He has two ten inch Newtonians and a six inch RFT, and they get used both for his own personal work as well as for public viewing. The Questar just gathers dust.

I do hope he dusts it occasionally :)

It is the perfect mantle scope, to be sure.

Phil
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