Re: Refractors vs. Bino optics redux

rat ~( );> wrote:
Also depending on the use, one has much more versatility than the
other. The binoculars will excel at low power, wide field views using
both eyes (a real treat). The telescope can utilize high power, showing
individual smaller objects in much greater detail.

Well, for what it's worth, the telescope can utilize low power, just
as the binoculars can. The only difference is that the binoculars
allow two-eyed observing, without any dimming, to boot.

But I was a little too veiled in my comment, I think. I was really
alluding to marketing practices, in which telescope manufacturers devote
a lot of space (too much space, in my opinion) to color correction.
Probably because many amateurs probably devote too much attention to
color correction. :) Apochromats have benefits besides color
correction.

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