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Originally Posted by NewToStars
you can lug around a 8" scope and setup in 5 mins, where a 12" might take 1/2 hour.
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Huh?
They both take the same time to set up. about 3 - 5 mins.
Unless you are carrying it out of an upstairs flat, down the hallway, down the staircase, out thru the bottom hallway, out the entrance and around the back of the building thru the carpark.
I use my 12" quite a lot and it is kept in the house. I have to carry it down a few stairs, turn corners etc. and it takes me 3 - 5 mins to be completely set up.
Cool down time for general visual observing with a 12" is about half an hour, if I use the fan I cut that down to about 10 - 15 mins. During that 10 - 15 mins I am carrying out my table, EP case, power lead, etc. By the time all my gear is out there the scope is cooled enough for observing.
Yeah, the 12" is heavier and more awkward to turn corners with, but it wins on faint fuzzies. Worth the Hernia