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Old 05-02-2018, 07:11 PM
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It finally arrived today. Must admit I was surprised at how big it is. I think I made the right decision going for the LiteCrawler rather than the NiteCrawler for my application. Fired it up and all seems to be moving as expected. Not only does it function beautifully, like all Moonlite products it looks the business.

Can't wait to start drilling holes in the ota.
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Old 05-02-2018, 07:27 PM
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That's good news. Have fun and look forward to seeing how well it works
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Can't wait to start drilling holes in the ota.
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Congrats on the new focuser, should be a great addition to your OTA

Hope it all goes to plan


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That's good news. Have fun and look forward to seeing how well it works
Thanks Jeremy.

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Yep, there is going to be a lot of measuring this weekend.


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Thanks Geoff. It looks nicely in proportion with the Camera now but might need to get a bigger OTA.
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Old 05-02-2018, 08:21 PM
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I don't see the Litecrawler for sale on moonlite's web page.
Was interested in the price compared to its bigger brother.
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It finally arrived today. Must admit I was surprised at how big it is. I think I made the right decision going for the LiteCrawler rather than the NiteCrawler for my application. Fired it up and all seems to be moving as expected. Not only does it function beautifully, like all Moonlite products it looks the business.

Can't wait to start drilling holes in the ota.
I was kind of surprised at the size too when I received mine. Seeing it in the "flesh" sometimes puts a different perspective on it even when you previously knew the dimensions and weight.
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Old 06-02-2018, 06:59 PM
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I don't see the Litecrawler for sale on moonlite's web page.
Was interested in the price compared to its bigger brother.
The litecrawler is US$2150
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Old 10-02-2018, 06:18 PM
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Got it all fitted to the SN10 today. I spent a lot of time making sure the holes were drilled in the right location. Pretty happy with how it turned out. Looking forward to giving it a try however as expected a storm is now passing overhead.
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Sexy. The focuser that is.
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