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Old 14-03-2012, 01:27 PM
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He certainly made a difference. The orange tube C8 is perhaps the most iconic scope ever made. The mass-produced SCT was one of the three revolutions I've seen in making observational astronomy accessible (the others being Dobsonians and GoTo/PushTo technology) - CCDs have also revolutionised imaging. It's sad he is gone but 89 is a pretty good innings.
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