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Originally Posted by FJA
I had a solid-tube GSO 12 inch, which I used for three years, only getting rid of it last year when I got my 18 inch. But I agree entirely about it being unwieldy - for the first year I had it I carried it outside, which was a pain although I did not let it put me off observing. I built a shed and put wheels on the base of the scope, which worked very well, .
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Faith,
A lot of visual deep sky observers would be ever so happy just to be able to wheel out a 'scope, and then to immediately have a dark sky! For most of my regular observing career, in order to get a dark sky....... I had to put a "massive object" into the car, drive for several hours, and only then set up the telescope.
This extended period of driving and setting up, eventually became quite wearing.......after all, what we really want to do is observe rather than spend a lot of time preparing to observe.
cheers,
Robert