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Originally Posted by The Mekon
Joe, yes you will have to rise early to get this one. I would advise waiting till later in the year. From May onwards will be a good time. I will counsel you to be patient with your new Apo. Some nights you may think "what is wrong with my scope" - it is invariably the seeing. Get the right night and the magic will happen as it can with a fine Apo refractor. You will find the secret is that in these conditions you do not need huge magnifications for the scope to work.
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I know what your saying John..
Indeed these can even take some time to cool down....and good seeing is where these shine.
Like you I have other scopes as well on standby ..may even get another Apochromat about 90mm in next 6 months as a grab and go..
bigjoe.