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Originally Posted by ving
hi again John, 
astronut on this forum has the 12" lightbridge. I have seen him put it together in the dark no problems. if you start of in the light when you get it, collimate it and then label the truss poles so that each time you put it back together the poles go in the exact same spot then collimation (i am lead to believe) is minimal each time you put it together.... talk to astronut about it if you are interested... he can put his together blindfolded (or so he says  ).
really, this would be a good way for you to get more aperture as getting something on an eq5 or greater mount will cost you alot more and so you will probably get less aperture. makes sense if you arent doing astrophotography
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I am certain that the advice is impartial
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I understand that you don't own one of these dobs, but there are two more questions I have regarding them: (1) since they are truss dobs are they sufficiently baffled for use in my (very) light-polluted backyard in Sydney, as well as out bush? (2) are they too tall for smaller children (6 and 8) to look thru the eyepiece when the thing is pointing straight up?
I appreciate how much cheaper dobs are, it's just that I've never owned one; $900-$1,000 is still a lot to plonk down and then find that it frustrates rather than fulfills.
Cheers,
John