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Originally Posted by The Mekon
Matt, can you remember reading books by Patrick Moore where he railed against these "terrible claw & pillar" refractors? I can, so perhaps at one stage they were rather common. Despite Patrick's comments. I always thought it would be rather neat to have one!
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Indeed I do, though many of these came with both the folding library stand and tripod for 'proper' use. I have had this one on the GPD2 and the T-Rex and it is a great feeling looking through such old glass. I am going to make a tripod for this during the winter. This one also now has the altitude adjuster (rack and pinion type) rod and very smooth azimuth bearings.
The eyepieces I received today have near mint glass so this scope will be going back into service.
