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Old 17-08-2019, 01:02 PM
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RASA 36 on an under 18-kg mount

Hi all,

For those who have not seen it yet, I was quite impressed to see a 75-pound scope riding rather swiftly on a 39-pound mount. Rolando wrote on yahoo group that the mount did exceedingly well with a 180mm f/9 refractor for imaging, reporting a well under 0.2rms for a few hour session.

Could it be an ultimate portable mount capable for catering for pretty much all possible amateur telescopes that can be handled in a field by one person?
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Old 17-08-2019, 04:01 PM
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Never knew a RASA 36 existed. Looks small for a 36” scope...
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Old 17-08-2019, 05:32 PM
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Never knew a RASA 36 existed. Looks small for a 36” scope...
Ignorance certainly is not a bliss
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Looks like a wonderful mount.

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Old 18-08-2019, 08:01 AM
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Ohhhh I had a moment there, very nice
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Kind of scary watching that rasa being flung around so fast
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Old 18-08-2019, 02:35 PM
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Since when have yanks ever done anything metric? Oh yeah since the Chinese bought Celestron ....d’oh!
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Old 18-08-2019, 02:45 PM
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Anyone knows why the RASA 36 is heavier than the C14EdgeHD? I would have thought the C14EdgeHD would have more components for 2ndary & eyepiece support, etc.
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NASA uses metric
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NASA uses metric
Have to be seeing everything in space is metric...
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Martin Pugh just recently received a RASA 36. and has some sample images here:-

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...d.php?t=175827
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