@einfach_orangensaft@sh.itjust.works to Astronomy@mander.xyz • 9 hours agoIt pains to admit but i got Bird Jones'ed when buying my first telescopesh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up162arrow-down15
arrow-up157arrow-down1imageIt pains to admit but i got Bird Jones'ed when buying my first telescopesh.itjust.works@einfach_orangensaft@sh.itjust.works to Astronomy@mander.xyz • 9 hours agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-square@Forester@yiffit.netlinkfedilink36•edit-27 hours agoIt’s an inferior telescope with a cheap mirror and built in contacts lenses to make it work
minus-square@keckbug@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink9•5 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.
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.
Guy named Bird, guy names Jones.
Okay okay
…
But why were their last names that?