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Originally Posted by glend
Big Dobs are great but once someone bumps it, there goes ten minutes trying to get it back on target. And let me tell you, no amount of telling kids " don't touch the scope" will stop them from leaning into it and pushing it off view..
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It's not just kids:
Had a Rotary group come for a visit to my place. There were a few 'scopes out, but I had my 12" Dob set on Saturn.
One 92 years young gentleman leaned into the eyepiece, grabbed it, and slowly slewed the scope, and him, towards the ground...
Several quick hands rescued both.
It was the first time he'd seen Saturn, and his reaction was every bit the same as a 10 year old. One of my happy memories of outreach.