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Old 13-09-2019, 08:41 PM
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lazjen (Chris)
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Scopes - why not more "integration"?

Given the wide variety of gear that's out there for the astro community, I'm wondering why I haven't seen scopes that are more integrated.

By integration, I mean the things we tend to add on to the scope - dew heaters, electronic focuser, controllable flats device, controllable cover, etc.

Imagine being able to buy a nice refractor with these items that takes power + USB connection. Then with mounts with nice cabling choices, plug in the refractor to it, and off you go. Reduce those cables everywhere.

Ok, it would take some interesting design and engineering work to pull off, but wouldn't it be amazing?
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