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Old 04-12-2016, 06:20 PM
bratislav (Bratislav)
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Originally Posted by Stefan Buda View Post
Bratislav,
It would be nice to actually see some proof as I don't think that Harrie has actually seen any of those instruments. Why would professional astronomers waste money on such a large and expensive instrument?
Remember that the Companar is huge relative to its focal length. And if those were amateur instruments then we should have seen some results.
Well, for what is worth, this is what Harrie said to me in his email:

"There are made more Companars. The biggest is 12”. I got pictures of it, but they are at an older computer and not accessable anymore ;-( "
This was enough of a proof for me.

There are plenty of instruments whose results never made it to www and Google, but that doesn't mean they don't exist. Can anyone outside of ASV find any proof that you have made a Schmidt camera for example? Or a Wright? Or that Barry made a Coelostat?

When I said "not amateur made" I didn't mean it was meant for professionals. Just that it was professionally made, meaning made and sold for profit. Just as any Celestron, Meade and what have you are today.

Now, back to B-R-H

Last edited by bratislav; 04-12-2016 at 07:31 PM. Reason: typo
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