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Originally Posted by shahgazer
Do you guys think I should buy it as well? How often does one needs to collimate for truss tube scopes? and refering to the 18" UC, is it a necessity?
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Hi Shah,
Thanks for the post. Gary Kopff here from Wildcard Innovations. Thanks
for purchasing an Argo Navis with your 18 UC.
To get the very best out of the scope, you should spend a couple of minutes
collimating it each time you set it up. This is true for all Dobs and the 18 UC
is no exception.
Some of the old hands are most proficient at collimating by just using a de-focused
star. The laser collimators have become ubiquitous and it is not uncommon to
see many truss pole Dob owners performing a quick laser collimation to align the
secondary and to get either the primary in alignment or at least good enough
alignment that they then tweak it whilst observing a de-focused star.
As many of the old hands will testify, the laser collimator is not necessarily the
be all and end all of collimating your scope, but it can be a handy accessory all
the same and most would recommend you definitely grab it.
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The rest of the accesories which I decided to include are:
1.Dew Heater
2.Nylon Shroud
3.Travel Case
4.Paracorr
Any comments? 
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The above are all must-have accessories. The scope itself is incredibly light
but the Air Transport Association (ATA) travel case I find quite heavy and
awkward to carry. It is incredibly strong and I would absolutely use it whenever
I put the scope on a plane or stored it in the garage, but I would probably
just take the scope on its own and leave the case at home if only going
a couple of hours out of town to observe.
You are going to love this scope. When the budget allows it, grab yourself
a 13mm Ethos eyepiece to go with it. Simply amazing combination!
If you haven't seen them already, you might like to check out some photos
in my post here -
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...ad.php?t=25515
Greetings to you there in beautiful Malaysia. I see from the co-ordinates on your
signature that you are near K.L. Do you belong to an astronomy club there?
We'd be interested in hearing what the amateur astronomy scene is like in Malaysia.
Best Regards
Gary Kopff
Managing Director
Wildcard Innovations Pty. Ltd.
20 Kilmory Place
Mount Kuring-Gai NSW 2080
Australia
Phone +61-2-9457-9049
Fax +61-2-9457-9593
sales@wildcard-innovations.com.au
http://www.wildcard-innovations.com.au