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Nice.
I used my go-nowhere scope last night just to go out and spend an hour on Jupiter. 8/10 seeing, and the scope seemed to be cooled sufficiently within a few minutes. Used the 5 mm LVW, nudged it easily, did a little sketch. I love the plonk and point aspect of that, and if I hadn't had the dob I doubt I would have bothered setting up the ETX (which just makes me sound lazy, I know).
But for some nights, longer sessions, it is just so nice to have a scope that obediently goes where the fancy takes you. (Nice, too, if you are sharing the eyepiece around.) I would really like something like an LX90. Then the 16 inch dob on a tracking platform. Inside the observatory, of course....
One day, I guess.
Anyway, I'm glad to hear you had a good evening. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers,
Brian.
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