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Old 16-04-2008, 09:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Blue Skies View Post
And dont break it! you can't get a replacement for it. The corrector plates are individually matched to each primary mirror so if you break one you've wrecked the scope.
I don't think this is quite true. I have a Nextstar8 with a busted corrector, and Celestron sell the correctors as a spare part, I've just baulked at the $750 price tag. And you don't have to send the scope back, you can order the part through your dealer. I can't see that each corrector could be custom crafted to suit each mirror, it just wouldn't be commercially viable to do that much work on a mass produced scope.

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Jason.
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