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Originally Posted by Mountain_Wanderer
Quick question, can I stand the tube on its end without the base? If so can I stand it on the end with the collimating screws or will that damage the primary mirror?
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Yes you can, but for storage it is usually best to store the tube horizontally. That reduces dust settling on the mirror. Outside while assembling I wouldn't stand it on its end as it may get dirt in the collimating mechanism. You will notice that the mirror end is pretty open to facilitate airflow, but dust can also get in that way. A simple shower cap can reduce that while storing the scope.
With the eyepieces, that is actually a good result. The 30mm Superview is a very nice widefield eyepiece. I have one and have started using it occasionally in my 20" as an extreme low power eyepiece.
The 6mm will probably only get occasional use as it fairly high power and need good conditions.
Malcolm