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Old 11-09-2003, 05:48 PM   #9
SteveDallas
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So why did the secondary mirror have to be so big? I'm sure I'm missing something important, but with the average reflecting telescope used by amateur astronomers (whether Newtonian or catadioptric), minimization of the secondary mirror size is considered important to minimize loss of contrast.
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