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Old 10-09-2016, 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Derek Klepp View Post
Patrick of all these go to,s the 12" is the most transportable and easiest to set up.For the bigger ones(I have the 16") you really need to have it in a roll off roof obs or have it so you can wheel it out in an a flash to get the most out of it.And the trolleys you can buy really aren't heavy duty enough so you will probably have to fabricate one yourself.Also I can see myself replacing the chipboard structure with ply at a later date.
Another way to get good value from these scopes is to hook a video camera up the views are very good indeed.
As for price justification one look at Omega Centauri or Tuc more than makes it worth it.
Cheers Derek
Thanks Derek, that's valuable info, particularly the bit about Omega Cent. an 47 Tuc!
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