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Originally Posted by kosborn
Thanks Andy,
By the way, how much are you enjoying your RC8? When I am comfortable with my Esprit and looking for more focal length an RC8 would be something to consider. I've heard horror stories though about collimation difficulties...
Kevin
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Hi Kevin, there's always lot's to learn and you're in the right forum for generous advice and assistance. Keep going, you'll be fine
Re: The RC8, it has been a source of both frustration and Joy.
I love the longer FL - and it's about as much FL & weight as my EQ6 can carry.
I've had teething issues though, I had to ditch the stock focuser & immediately replace it with a Moonlite. Drill a hole in the tube to fit a heater to the secondary, add a counterweight to the front, and finally and most importantly engage a colleague's services to collimate the thing properly using a custom adapted Tak microscope! (It proved to be beyond my skills to do it properly).
So nine long months later, it's all sorted nicely and I'm gathering some quality data for my first NB image that is (hopefully) going to be up to par with the results I'm used to from my refractors!
