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Old 24-12-2007, 03:30 PM
Dennis
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To make it physically shorter and keep the load nearer to the main 'scope body, the only suggestion I can think of is to insert a 2" star diagonal.

Here is a photo of my CCD on the WO 66, but using a 1 ¼ inch diagonal. A 2” will give you a longer path so you should be able to wind the focuser in further to reduce the leverage.

Warning: Don’t go out and specially buy a quality 2” diagonal until you have done a test run on a borrowed one – it may not work!

Cheers

Dennis
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