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Old 18-02-2008, 11:11 AM
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hi, I have just joined Ice in Space.

I bought a new C 9.25 CPC last week.

I was surprised by just how heavy it is and it is a bit awkward to fit into my car/s.

I am fitting a sliding counter-weight system to the OTA to counter balance the various heavy eyepieces and 2 inch diagonal that I use in it. I have a Nagler 13 and 20 plus a TeleVue 32 and 40.

I also own a C8 NexStar and a home-built 381 mm Dob, fitted with Stellar Cat go-to and an Argo Navis DTC.

The CPC is for club field nights when I am too lazy to set up/tear-down the Dob or when I am not modifying it to improve its performance.

Doug (a member of SASi—www.sasi.net.au)
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