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- From: richg@hatch.socal.com (Rich Greenberg)
- Subject: Re: Telescopes?
- Message-ID: <BzBx5D.1xG@hatch.socal.com>
- Organization: Hatch Usenet and E-mail. Playa del Rey, CA
- References: <28562@oasys.dt.navy.mil>
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- Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 01:51:11 GMT
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- In article <28562@oasys.dt.navy.mil> odell@oasys.dt.navy.mil (Bernard O'Dell) writes:
- >Son who just moved to San Fran overlooking the Bay has
- >asked about a telescope for Christmas-I guess I should
-
- Before buying, determine if he wants a terrestrial or an astronomical
- type of scope. The optics are arranged differently, and using an
- astronomical scope to look at things on land will result in everything
- being upside down.
-
- Other considerations: reflecting vs refracting. Power. objective size.
- etc etc etc.....
-
- Suggest to him that he purchase it locally, and you will reimburse him.
- Telescopes are kind of delicate to be shipped cross country casually.
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- Rich Greenberg Work: rmg50@juts.ccc.amdahl.com 310-417-8999
- N6LRT Play: richg@hatch.socal.com 310-649-0238
- What? Me speak for Amdahl? Surely you jest....
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