A couple of weeks after buying my 8" Dob I was moving it from one area of the back garden to another. While shuffling across the concrete section I suddenly lost my balance and started to fall forward with the scope. It was only a short distance to the lawn and I managed to stumble forward a few more steps onto the grass while the scope was on its way down. The base touched down on the grass with a loud thump and the OTA made some scary metallic creaking noises. After my heart restarted itself and I had called myself a few choice words I checked the scope out and found it to be still OK.
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