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Old 14-11-2008, 06:28 AM
gbeal
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Depends a little to me Marc. In my case (newt, bigger, but similar), I keep the focuser pointed towards the mount, thus keeping the weight as close to the rotation axis as possible. If the focuser and weight (barlow/QHY etc) is in line then there should be no reason to counter-balance it surely.
Gary
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