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Old 25-04-2011, 02:52 PM
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Gem (Grant)
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If a 10 inch f 5.6 fits across the camry that would be funny! I bought a Mazda 626 in 1997 and it DIDNT fit. So I let my brother in law take the scope to QLD (mistake!!), thinking I would get it back one day... It would be funny if it did now fit into my camry (which I got last year). However, I wouldn't travel to Kingaroy unless I had the rest of the family (since that is where my wife's family is), so the back seat would be taken up! Oh the irony! It ain't worth a trip to QLD from Canberra for an old dob.
An f/5 is that crucial bit shorter than an f/5.6. Ideally (in wishful thinking land), I would love to get a CGEM 1100 - 11 inch of transportable SCT on a eq mount that does its own polar aligning! Pure heaven!! More aperture than my old dob, better quality optics and a mount that can image nicely. Makes you want to cry just thinking about it....
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