@[email protected] to [email protected] • 5 hours agoIt pains to admit but i got Bird Jones'ed when buying my first telescopesh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up139arrow-down14
arrow-up135arrow-down1imageIt pains to admit but i got Bird Jones'ed when buying my first telescopesh.itjust.works@[email protected] to [email protected] • 5 hours agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink20•edit-23 hours agoIt’s an inferior telescope with a cheap mirror and built in contacts lenses to make it work
minus-square@keckbuglink1•1 hour 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.
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.