[Hoges (John)]

Finally got these finished yesterday after I bought a second F9 ED. I figured with the planets lining up for such a good season, it's time I took out the F5 Acromats and put in the ED's (which I've been meaning to do for many years). It's quite tolerant of eyepiece weight - you can go from no eyepieces to a pair of hyperions without upsetting the balance. Colimation is via 3 spring loaded allen key bolts which is fast to do. The weakest link is the cheap 1 1/4" plastic diagonals I've screwed together to allow for IP adjustment - I must see if there is either a better way to do this or get some better diagonals.