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Old 18-08-2021, 05:05 PM
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mldee (Mike)
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Neat outdoor cover for scope setup

Haven't posted for a while, so thought I'd try a product recommendation. Following on other recommendations here for barbeque covers from Bunnings being useful outdoor scope covers, I found this "Kettle bbq" one is really suitable for my tripodded AzEq6 plus C8/Hyperstar with side by side mount as shown in the photos.

Cover: https://tinyurl.com/yglv2rt4

I leave the tripod and mount outside on my front verandah for easy happy snaps of the southern Bortle 2 skies here in my little valley. Simply throw a towel over the rig for condensation protection, then the cover slips over like a tea cosy, or other unmentionable slip ons, and has a drawstring at the bottom for wind protection. Works well and total cost of new towel and cover is about $30.

The pics give an idea of capacity.
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