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This is getting toward OT, but my brother had one of those "astronomy"
scopes about 4 decades ago, a 3 or 4 inch reflector in a cardboard
mailing tube, IIRC. We looked at a solar eclipse by using it to project
an image on a piece of white Bristol board. WOrked fine, and no danger
to anyone.

I wouldn't have known how to hold a sextant at the time, never mind use
it.

On Wed, 12 May 2004 20:28:50 -0400, Jared Sherman wrote:

>look at the sun, with objective lenses commonly ranging from 30mm (sextants)
>to 50mm (binoculars) and 80+mm (common spotting scopes and birding scopes)
>and none of these even touch the range of "telescopes" for general
>astronomical purposes. I think I've seen hundred dollar "astronomy" scopes
>at the WalMart with larger objectives, and they don't ask for any skill
>levels before selling them to the public.
>
>I'll


Rodney Myrvaagnes                                                                J36 Gjo/a


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