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- From: billn@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com (bill nelson)
- Subject: Re: Help please (info on reflectors)
- Message-ID: <1992Dec25.102312.15051@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com>
- Organization: Hewlett-Packard Company, Corvallis, Oregon USA
- References: <1992Dec23.224242.18053@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com>
- Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1992 10:23:12 GMT
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- I wrote:
-
- : : Firstly I am using a secondhand home built 6" Newtonian telescope
- : : but have little understanding of how to set up and maintain the
- : : instrument.
- :
- : : Are there any recommended books on this subject ?
- :
- : A pretty good all around book is the book by Sam Brown - available
- : from Edmund Scientific. I seem recall that the title is "Building
- : Your Own Telescope". I can look it up - if you need the exact title.
-
- The title is "All About Telescopes". Library of Congress Number is
- 67-31540 for the 1967 edition.
-
- Bill
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