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@Jonathan, what brand of ladder is that?
@Glen, I agree that there will come a time when the big scope is no longer a viable option due to mobility....
As for the perceived investment value..... The views and the pleasure that even my little 18"F5.6 has given me in just one year of ownership are worth the price of admission. I couldn't care less about depreciation. By the time I am no longer able to use this scope, I expect I will have had many more hours at the eyepiece and if I cannot use it I will happily give it away to someone who cannot afford one.
I timed my set up a few days ago.... From the time I opened the back door of the van, rolled out the scope, set up my trusses and UTA and collimated the scope a total of only 8 minutes had elapsed. Then it was a matter of switching on the fans and boiling the billy while waiting for some stars to appear for DSC alignment.....
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