20 inch reflective or refractive telescope

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20 inch reflective or refractive telescope

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how many of you guys have a 20 inch reflective or refractive telescope
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Hi,
Reflective or Refractive telescope??? You mean Reflector or Refractor Telscope... :)

I think no amateur astronomer in Singapore got a 20" Reflector... And I think only a few amateur astronomer in the world got and can afford a 20" Refractor....
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20 inch!!!?! I don't see anyone having reflectors that large! And not to mention Refractors.
I have a 20inch 'tv' at home though :lol:

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I guess very few amateur astronomers have Dobs larger than 16".. I have seen some adverisements from meade regarding 18"/20" starmasters and guess some ppl must have bought it.. There is an interesting article about a 40" Dob here..

About Singapore.. I heard there was an ATM effort for an 18" Dob.. Dont know its progress...

20" refractors - forget about it.. It would be a monster and only some big observatories will have it specially order-made for them..

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