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If you think you would like to own a telescope you are faced with the question: “Shall I just go out and buy a telescope or shall I build my own?” There are compelling arguments each way.
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Clark, R.L. (2011). To Buy or Build a Telescope. In: Amateur Telescope Making in the Internet Age. Patrick Moore's Practical Astronomy Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6415-1_2
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