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Old 16-09-2010, 07:03 AM
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sheeny (Al)
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Wow! What a scope to start with!

Never seen one in the flesh myself, but I imagine it'll be big. Setup should be much the same as any other GEM, just bigger and heavier than most.

Views should be excellent, but just to avoid disappointment, a big scope like this will take time to cool. With my C11 I have a small cooling fan (domestic type not computer fan) that I switch on and aim at the OTA and let run for an hour or so before I start imaging. Less intrusive than a CAT cooler, and beats the hell out of waiting for the scope to cool by itself. Cooling the C11 is a bigger problem than it was with my C8, so I expect the C14 will be worse again.

Al.
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