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Old 09-04-2007, 11:39 AM
jase (Jason)
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I used a Televue 2" Everbrite diagonal with NX11. With the Peterson 2" eyeopener visual back you've purchased Paul, you can just about use any 2" diagonal. The NX11 has considerable clearance between the fork arms. In fact, the entire OTA can swing down (do a complete 360 degree loop) and not hit the telescope base. Impressive for a 11" OTA. This makes it easier to transport. Not sure if the new Meade's can do this, but it was one of the reasons I went down the Celestron path at the time. Field portability with such a large aperture/long focal length telescope was excellent. I'm sure the new CPC's are similar.
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