The question is; Less compared to what?
An unobstructed 3" will have better contrast than an obstructed 3". But the
obstruction would have to be REALLY BIG for a 6" to be worse than even a
perfect 3".
-Leonard
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Jensen" <bpnjensen@No-Spam>
To: "The Astronomy Connection" <sf-bay-tac@No-Spam>
Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 1:27 PM
Subject: p: Re: [TAC] Scope of confusion
> Any hint why the contrast would be less?
>
> Bruce Jensen
> ************
> --- Leonard Tramiel <leonard@No-Spam> wrote:
>
>> Right,
>>
>> It will give better performance than a normal newt at much less cost
>> then
>> the CORRESPONDING apo. (my emphasis)
>>
>> So you get a 3" scope that performs better than a 3" newt and costs less
>>
>> than a 3" apo. But it cost more than a 6" newt, is no more portable and
>> performs worse.
>>
>> -Leonard
Received on Mon Mar 7 15:19:38 2005