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Originally Posted by Paul Haese
Ken and Andrew, perhaps you are misreading my comments here or I was not clear, but I think the truss is a great design. My GSO 12 has this very truss design (though not held together by a square connection in the middle) and it holds the imaging package very well. I have attached an image to illustrate the point. The shroud has no physical connection to the truss or acts as a restraint in anyway. It floats in a channel front and rear. To my eye it looks almost identical to the AP version and I am pleased to see that design is being used by a company such as AP.
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That's a VERY nice setup you have in your obs Paul! Quite a lot of mass hanging off the focuser too...
