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Old 21-01-2017, 07:36 PM
el_draco (Rom)
Politically incorrect.

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Originally Posted by ausastronomer View Post

While thermal management is critical with a large scope its equally important to make sure you have no movement in the floor whatsoever. No point having good thermals enabling you to get to high magnification, only to have this compromised with some movement in the floor.
Movement in the building should be irrelevant. The scope itself should be mounted on a pier that is isolated from the structure altogether. If its attached to the building then wind gusts could cause vibration.
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