@[email protected] to [email protected] • 8 hours agoIt pains to admit but i got Bird Jones'ed when buying my first telescopesh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up149arrow-down15
arrow-up144arrow-down1imageIt pains to admit but i got Bird Jones'ed when buying my first telescopesh.itjust.works@[email protected] to [email protected] • 8 hours agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]OPlinkfedilink19•7 hours agoIts like a newtownian just that it has a spherical mirror (cheaper to make) and uses a corrective lens in front of the eyepeace.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink32•edit-26 hours agoIt’s an inferior telescope with a cheap mirror and built in contacts lenses to make it work
minus-square@keckbuglink7•4 hours agoAs with nearly everything in astronomic optics, it’s named after people associated with its creation. Robert Jones and Thomas Bird are the two in this case. Here’s a thread on Cloudy nights with good info.
Its like a newtownian just that it has a spherical mirror (cheaper to make) and uses a corrective lens in front of the eyepeace.
Alright, now explain it.
It’s an inferior telescope with a cheap mirror and built in contacts lenses to make it work
Awesome ELI5. Now… why is it called that?
As with nearly everything in astronomic optics, it’s named after people associated with its creation. Robert Jones and Thomas Bird are the two in this case. Here’s a thread on Cloudy nights with good info.