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Wow! A generalized telescope buying article that isn't complete crap

From Rich@rander3128@gmail.com to sci.astro.amateur on Wed Jan 3 00:24:25 2024

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Pretty concise, covers everything logically without getting bogged down in history or hyperbolic speech.

https://phys.org/news/2024-01-buy-home-telescope-professional-astronomer.html

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From wsnell01@wsnell01@hotmail.com to sci.astro.amateur on Wed Jan 3 06:27:17 2024

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On Wednesday, January 3, 2024 at 3:24:27rC>AM UTC-5, Rich wrote:

Pretty concise, covers everything logically without getting bogged down in history or hyperbolic speech.

https://phys.org/news/2024-01-buy-home-telescope-professional-astronomer.html

The only useful recommendation is the six-inch f8 Newtonian Dobsonsian, in this context.
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