[AZ-Observing] Re: Refractor Comparison


Jeff Hopkins wrote:

>There will be a star party in Prescott a week from this coming 
>Saturday (25 Sept) and the Thunderdbird  party the end of October. 
>There may be some of the scopes you mentioned and you could get a 
>chance to check them out.
>
>  
>

Yes, there are star parties, like the one on Prescott this weekend 
(which likely will be cloudy), but I have found from experience there 
are usually not many refractors, if at all, during such events. One is 
really taking a chance, and even if there were some, it might take 
another month or more of attending star parties to look through other 
refractors. One cannot make good comparisons this way, images based on 
memories a month or more old, as well as the effects of different seeing 
conditions and various degrees of light pollutioin which can affect 
image contrast.

I think a special observing session of refractor owners would be 
valuable to not only the refractor owners themselves, but to others 
thinking of getting a refractor but not knowing how the different ones 
perform. Hey, maybe a club could even be formed - how about "The 
Refractorists Club of Arizona", RCA.

With this I feel I am beating a dead horse and will say no more.
Stan

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