Re: Unbelievable

["Doink"]

$150 refractor with a $1500 filter.

Doink


"Starlord" <starlord@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message 
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> and just where in R.China is it made? same factory that pours out all the 
> rest of them that are sold worldwide?
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> "Tom" <Tom@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message 
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>> "Ed T" <reply@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message 
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>>> "Tom" <Tom@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message 
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>>>> http://www.spaceweather.com/swpod2005/14jul05/favre1.jpg
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>>>> This was taken with a 'lowly" SW 80/400 achromat.  It rivals some of 
>>>> the best AP and TV shots I have seen.
>>>> The OTA sells for a measly 150 US!!
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>>>> http://www.islandeyepiece.com/telescopes/sw804.htm
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>>> Thats a great shot!  Chromatic abberation is a non-issue when the 
>>> "input" is such a narrow band of the visible spectrum.
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>> well sure but you have to consider the optical quality overall and not 
>> just color correction.
>> It would seem that the achromat doublet is of good quality for a cheap 
>> price!!
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