Graham this will answer your question I think.
I assembled the telescope for the first time on Saturday night.
George came around and we put the optics in, to mainly see how the scope balanced out.
I was a little surprised because I thought it would be top heavy but it held it's own, Great! The scope moved effortlessly with the sealed bearings and it was a pleasure to use.
After collimating it for the first time (it took half an hour) we pointed it at the most obvious thing the moon and WOW!
Using a SWA24mm eyepiece the moon looked enormous by this time it was getting a bit late and we were a bit worn out.
I think the few beers we had in celebration contributed to that!
Anyway star testing is on the list for tonight if the weather is alright minus the beers.
