17 Feb
2012
17 Feb
'12
4:45 p.m.
On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 9:32 AM, <erikhansen@thebluezone.net> wrote:
but there is no cure for aperture fever and you need to regularly recoat mirrors and collimate.
Collimation is like riding a bicycle, really, and recoating one to three times during a lifetime isn't a deal-breaker. You are right about aperture fever, no known cure. The refractor is a fun type of scope, especially at star parties. But many folks who come down with "refractor envy" soon go back to the light-bucket after the disappointingly dim deep-sky views. Those who like doubles and planets more than the faint fuzzies can stick with it longer. Siegmund Freud once said "Sometimes, a refractor is just a refractor." ;-)