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Originally Posted by Dennis
Very impressive results Rick, and what a portable and quick to set up system. 
Did you encounter any flexure issues with the deck as the support structure? |
Thanks, Dennis! It's so much less hassle than the AP900 and one of the big scopes so I hope to get a lot more use out of it, especially during summer when good weather is so rare and fleeting.
I have assumed that since I'm imaging at around 6 arcsec/pixel that I can largely ignore that the scope is three floors in the air (and generally pointing over the roof to our kitchen and living room.) So far that assumption seems OK. I focus using a small ROI at greater than 1:1. I should try walking around while I do it to see how much wobble I get. I do walk softly whenever I approach the tripod just in case