Re: Getting a bigger telescope (was: Lunatic in Palo Alto ...)

Well maybe I missed it in the first message. But whole thread boils down to

A) Yes, observing whole new *classes* of objects may require a permanently mounted OWL amateur scope. That's a tough requirement to satisfy. I mean that's a game ender. Once you've observed a few QSO's or lensed thingy or two, you need a different class of telescope (and maybe different wavelengths to boot).

B) Portability while an 'opinion' is not 'generally' defined as 'Can I sit at it?'. If it were, no one would be observing with a dob over 12.5 inches (give or take an few inches).

C) A big scope with a Naysmth (sp?) focus that was portable would be cool, but probably not a great business plan.

D) Never argue with Jay :D ;)

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