You're right - It must be an April fools joke!
Alsing, Paul wrote:
> Just what is today's date????
>
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> *From:* sf-bay-tac-bounces@No-Spam
> [mailto:sf-bay-tac-bounces@No-Spam] *On Behalf Of *Philip Terzian
> *Sent:* Friday, April 01, 2005 1:45 PM
> *To:* TAC site
> *Subject:* [TAC] Am I dreaming?
>
> Saw this announcement today:
>
> Breaking News: Verilax, a small company out of Woodinville, Washington
> has just announced the flagship model in their new line of "planet
> killer" telescopes - an F/7 150mm (6") triplet Apochromat, capable of
> an amazing 120x per inch of crystal clear resolution and all for the
> astounding price of just $699.95.
>
> This is just what amateur astronomers have been hoping for - American
> made, hand figured optics, CNC machining, "surgeon's touch" focuser,
> 11 baffles, and sliding dew shield, harboring a perfectly matched
> triplet lens system of exotic elements that have been hard coated to
> eliminate virtually all spurious reflections. Jimmy Considine, CEO of
> Verilax, Inc, has stated, "The Strehl numbers on this baby are so
> extraordinary, we are not even going to publish them for fear of media
> reprisals by disbelieving competitors and stunned amateurs."
>
> At this point, the company is already at the field testing stage but,
> apparently, early results are already deep in th e WOWIE ZOWIE category.
>
> Team AstroMart has been promised a "first-look" in the coming weeks
> and we will definitely keep you posted.
Received on Fri Apr 1 14:59:31 2005