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Two fifty or Three hundred Dob?
A 300 mm was my first choice, but after careful consideration with weight and size and ease of transportation in a small vehicle, I settled on the 250mm and havn't been disappointed. See the attached. The GSO scope was stripped and modified into a truss mounted dob I call my 250 Light Bucket, which is fully described in the equipment section of IIS.
The Clavius image was captured Saturday last. The first clear sky in a month and that only lasted for a few hours!
The scope has remote focus - the control to this is in the tray on the side. The platform control sits on the Computer table beside the scope. Illuminated Finder scope and a laser finder. Tube handles removed when the scope has been aligned to the SCP and raised level on the 4x adjustable steel tube supports. The platform is locked down with 4x folding supports for transporting. Its big and heavy but a magnificent telescope! And the DMK 21 mono equally so.
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