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Trying Out Two Typical Budget Telescopes

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Finally, it seemed appropriate to devote some space to providing at least a couple of reports on one or two of the better budget telescopes.

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Moore, P., Watson, J. (2012). Trying Out Two Typical Budget Telescopes. In: Astronomy with a Budget Telescope. Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-2161-0_8

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