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Old 13-03-2015, 02:46 PM
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No shroud. The mirror does get dirty easily ( also easy to give a quick distilled water rinse ) and dew will be an issue. Not sure the best way to solve those issues yet, still thinking.

Luckily I have other scopes that are more tolerant of dew conditions.

I got this one together with the idea of it being the ultimate grab and go, a big ultralight dob easy to throw in the back of the 4wd when traveling.

I got great views in my light polluted backyard last night. Jupiter, Saturn, Moon, Homunculus, Ghost of Jupiter ( I could easily see the central star ), split Sirius and Antares with ease, M46 planetary, Sombrero, Cen A, Omega Cen.

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