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Hi Michael,
Is that the 8 inch from Andrews (I got bonus binos and moon filter from them)? Anyway, I have a GS 8 inch, nice and light but with decent aperture and good mirror.
It works fine without mods, but some relatively simple additions I've found really help:
- steering knob on front of tube just under focuser
- "milk jug" cut out washers on centre bolt, pack up with just enough to free up az rotation
- back off the focuser box screws for easier movement
- screw a carry handle to the tube as well as the base
- red dot finder (I now have a Telrad with right-angle mirror on mine, but I think the Rigel Quickfinder would mount in a more comfortable position)
- centre-spot the primary for collimation
- key rings on the tension springs (hook rings over screws, you generally don't need full tension)
- aperture fever immunisation (e.g. help someone with 12 inch version pack and unpack :-)
Clear skies!
Mark
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