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Old 08-06-2016, 01:52 PM
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Reflecting on Refracting

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Greetings ATMers....

Of late I have been testing this mount in the shed. It works Not a lot else to say.... just need a pier and then it will be useable under the night sky. Having the Mathis 10" gear on the Dec axis instead of the tangent arm means I'm able to use two 5kg counterweights instead of three...a good thing. No problems with the telescope slipping in any angle. I have started the base plate and Az adjust....then its build a pier.
A special thanks to Alex for introducing me to the word fecund....
My shed, for the first time in 3 years, is aluminium shaving free.

Photos with my 6" f12 Refractor.
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