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Re: Poll: Which type of telescope you prefer?

Dark Neptune — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 23:04:52 GMT

xtopher wrote:

Akyra wrote:
A Dobsonian Reflector, the most aperture for your with an easy to use mount! Shimple!!!

Although I voted for reflector for the same reasons as those given by Akyra, refractors can be awfully nice, too, for crisp, sharp, clear images, portability and for terrestrial observing. Celestial images are one thing - who cares which way 'round the image of a star, galaxy, cluster, nebula, planet or comet is oriented? - but I have never been able to get used to looking at upside down images of birds and wildlife!
(Photo:Oklahoma Dept. of Wildlife Conservation)

I should have voted for a Refractor as well,hehe.

Re: Poll: Which type of telescope you prefer?

xtopher — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 18:40:45 GMT

Akyra wrote:
A Dobsonian Reflector, the most aperture for your with an easy to use mount! Shimple!!!

Although I voted for reflector for the same reasons as those given by Akyra, refractors can be awfully nice, too, for crisp, sharp, clear images, portability and for terrestrial observing. Celestial images are one thing - who cares which way 'round the image of a star, galaxy, cluster, nebula, planet or comet is oriented? - but I have never been able to get used to looking at upside down images of birds and wildlife!

(Photo:Oklahoma Dept. of Wildlife Conservation)

Re: Poll: Which type of telescope you prefer?

Tuugii — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 16:30:10 GMT

narrow mind

Re: Poll: Which type of telescope you prefer?

Dark Neptune — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 12:59:31 GMT

...Ok.But Galileo will be disappointed now that his telescope is competited by other types of telescopes.

Re: Poll: Which type of telescope you prefer?

Akyra — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 20:09:42 GMT

A Dobsonian Reflector, the most aperture for your with an easy to use mount! Shimple!!!

Re: Poll: Which type of telescope you prefer?

gimor — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 19:22:14 GMT

Hard to answer. I have 3 compound telescopes. The early stargazers didn't have as much to use as we do. I wonder what Galalio would think if he could see how his telescope turned out.

Re: Poll: Which type of telescope you prefer?

tkerr — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 18:10:44 GMT

How about compound telescopes?

Some people don't prefer neither reflectors or refractors, they prefer both in one package. Then on the other hand some people prefer one of each.

Nonetheless, I would have to agree with the above reply. It's a matter of using the right tool for the right job. This is why it is not uncommon for many amateur astronomer/stargazers to have multiple telescopes.

Have A Nice _________

Re: Poll: Which type of telescope you prefer?

GaryB — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 16:10:38 GMT

For me, it is not a matter of preference but using the right tool for the right job.

Poll: Which type of telescope you prefer?

Dark Neptune — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 14:34:52 GMT

A Refractor(The one Galileo used)A Reflector(The one Herschel used)