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Old 23-01-2010, 09:20 PM
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Originally Posted by allan gould View Post
David, John and anyone else that has a Sirius observatory. What is the recommended height of the pier in one of these observatories given that the wall height is 1.5 meters?
Thanks, Allan
Depends on your gear but I found my 42" ATS pier (1067mm) to be the perfect height for my EM 400 mount + refractor. When horizontal, my OTA points just above the bottom of the slit.

Cheers, Marcus