[loc46south (Geoffrey)]

After a long wait at 3 pm this afternoon the carrier arrived with the new GSO 12" R/C Truss that I had ordered - It arrived packed in a double cardboard carton and the telescope was secured by styrofoam inserts. The carton was a bit the worse for wear but I was releaved to find the telescope has survived intact. The telescope is big, bigger than I expected and noticeably bigger than a 12" Mead SCT OTA - which means I will have to rebuild the Roll On Roll Off Roff of my observatory to fit it in.

The build quility is good and it comes with a crayford focuser plus 3 extension rings. I have already swapped out the stock focuser for a motorised Moonlite. I have yet to check out the collimation and mirrors, this will have to wait for the expected bad weather to clear and for me to fix the observatory roof.

Some photos attached for those interested - also one member asked if it came with covers for the mirrors, it does not.