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Originally Posted by Mark Suchting
Omaroo, I notice you don't own a Dobsonian telescope..perhaps you should spend some time with one and you'd understand better the `reverence' people hold for this wonderful man who realised elegant simplicty can sometimes be far more productive than complexity  |
Mark - please don't get me wrong. I absolutely subscribe to "simple is best". I also understand and acknowledge that he was the "spark" that changed amateur astronomy for so many people.
The only reason that I don't have a Dobsonian is that I haven't managed to get around to getting one yet. I'm very keen to build a 12-16 incher soon.
I think that the Chinese have done more than anybody else to bring large aperture astronomy to the masses. It is they who have developed cheap mirror, tube and accessory production that allows so many to participate.
The thing that I admire Dobson for is his dedication to his hobby, and attempting to bring it to the masses.