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Originally Posted by marco
Thanks Mike, in fact I have not many pictures of the rig, when I was there making the stuff working I was so busy that forgot to take some nice images of the equipment (plus, as a side note, as photographer I suck  ). Attached anyhow a few of them, the Gemini focuser now is removed and replaced by a tip-tilt remotely controlled (custom made for me by OS), I do the focusing moving the secondary thanks to its innovative computer controlled support which allows as well to adjust the collimation remotely.
Several other things of this scope are quite particular, including the primary mirror which is conical to reduce weight and improve thermal acclimatization, not a common feature on this size-class telescopes..
Clear skies
Marco
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Wow excellent stuff, so you can adjust both tip and tilt of the camera and the collimation, remotely?? wow
sounds a little fiddly, do they need tweaking often?
How awesome is that "el Capitan"!
....did yo know I got myself an
AP1600GTO 
It's also awesome, I don't even use PEC and only polar aligned with the RA polar scope and it guides
even better than the NJP did, Astrophyiscs make some nice kit
Good to have you back, don't be a stranger
Mike