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Old 16-11-2017, 09:50 PM
PhilTas (Phil)
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Hi Kane,
Phil here from Darwin - you know who I am.

Welcome. !! This is a great forum.

Your photos are excellent considering the method you used to take them.

I reckon that with a bit of engineering, you could mount the collapsible dob on an eq mount. I am thinking to connect a long board or plate between the upper and lower sections, so that the board is the full length of the scope. A dovetail plate mounts to the board.

I call it a board, a better description might be “braced section”. Prime construction considerations would be rigidity and lightness.
It would have to mount to the scope in such a way so it did not induce any change in collimation. I’ll do a sketch later and post.
Cheers Phil
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