Parks telescopes

How good Parks telescopes are opticly(P-V, etc...), like the 8" f/6 Newts?
Thx, Julius

szaki wrote:
How good Parks telescopes are opticly(P-V, etc...), like the 8" f/6 Newts?
Thx, Julius

Hi:

I haven't seen any recent Parks products. In the past, the mirrors had
a pretty good reputation. Perhaps the optics were not _quite_ as good
as their reputation might indicate, but good nevertheless. I've got a 6
inch Parks primary from the 80s that's impressive, for sure.

The scopes? Perfect if you're sorry you missed Cave, otherwise
no-so-hotsky--IMHO.

Peace,
Rod Mollise
Author of _Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope_
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