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Old 31-12-2007, 04:45 PM
ausastronomer (John Bambury)
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Originally Posted by Peter Ward View Post
Agreed there are many producers of excellent optics out there, with well deserved reputations....and, Strehl ratios aside, perhaps that is how a novice might best find his or her dream telescope.

Have a good one!
Funnily enough I was led to believe that the people that cared enough about the quality of their optics to order large thin parabolic mirrors from people like Mark Suchting, Steve Kennedy and Carl Zambuto without strehl certification, had progressed past the novice stage. Each to their own.

John B
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