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Originally Posted by fbk
Thanks for the advice astro_nutt, I've ordered a GSO 12" from Andrews identical to the Bintel 12". I'll definitely be looking at what tweaks I can do to it once I get it.
Travis - thanks for the offer! I'll PM you regarding meeting up some time.
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Grats. First thing. 2-3 Milk bottle tops(The soft rubbery bits that create a seal) between the spider and the secondary mirror holder. Some minor disassemble and reassembly required. Makes collimating the secondary mirror much easier.
Use the scope for a bit and get used to it.
Second, upgrade the main mirror springs to make collimation easier and hold collimation for much longer.
Step Three:
Throw it all away and buy a Skywatcher instead.
Just kidding.
Consider counter weights. The tension knob on the larger GSO scopes are not always sufficient to maintain balance.
Then spend several hundred dollars on a digital setting circle setup.
Then spend several hundred more dollars on eyepieces that correct well at f5.
and on
and on
and on
and on
Until your scope is no longer recognizable as a GSO telescope.