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Old 17-09-2007, 09:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Jarrod View Post
i found this site when i did an image search on google, but im not sure it is really a 16". by measuring the 50mm finder scope in the picture the tube is about 45cm in diameter, but then agian thats about the same size as the tube on the 12".

http://www.astroshop.com.br/produto.asp?CodProd=SKD16

jarrod
My 8" on steroids!

Doesn't seem to be any more substantial support for the 16" mirror. Everything looks just like my 8" expanded. I look forward to hearing firstlight reports.

Edit: Yes, Greg and Jarrod make sense - they've thrown in closeups of an 8" GSO dob.

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