Re: ATM "more normal" scope pix

[Dominic-Luc Webb molmed <Dominic.Luc-Webb@molmed.ki.se>]

On Tue, 3 Aug 1999, Clive Milne wrote:

> 
> Mark wrote...
> >> I really wish more people would
> >>publish pictures of "more normal" scopes

"Normal" is a misnomer in and of itself. If we 
were normal, we would not be building telescopes 
in the first place. Ask yourself, how many other
people do you know who have built telescopes. 
And of those who have, how many have built a 
telescope that is actually like a non-ATM (the 
overwhelming majority of the world) would 
think of as normal. The non-ATM would likely 
call the Hubble or Hale telescopes normal, 
because that's what they see on the news and 
in the daily papers. Anything you might conceive 
of in your garage would be considered abnormal, 
and quite possibly unproductive by comparison to 
what is current norm.

If however, you want to see a picture of a simple 
newtonian reflector, I can send you some pics of 
my first 8" F8, which was made mostly with scrap 
materials. There is nothing flashy about it, and 
no engineering marvels to boast of. I suppose some 
ATMs might call it "normal" since it is typical of a 
first attempt.

Cheers,



Dominic

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East  17 48' 10"

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