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Sent: Sunday, 8 November, 2015 4:58 PM
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Subject: [SAS] Re: portable telescope
This is what Whitworth replaced their SCT 8 inventory with. Easy portable
and effective.
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On Nov 8, 2015, at 1:29 PM, Paul Yost <pyost@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:http://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/three-great-small-reflectors/
Edmund's 105mm (4") Astroscan is the device I think he was talking about.
one club member. Here is a link:
I have seen one--I know someone in the club has one. Probably more than
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/three-great-small-reflectors/
probably inspired by "2001: A Space Odyssey."
The Astroscan is the little round red one.
It was apparently introduced back in 1976, and called the "Astroscan 2001"
neighborhood of 100,000 units:
Here is another article on the history and development--total sales in the
http://everythingintheuniverse.com/node/69
Elen sila lumenn' omentielvo
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