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Originally Posted by Mars
Hehe yes  Very much looking forward to the dark skies!
I tried the eyepieces out at home on a very rare clear night on Wednesday. Unfortunately looks like DSO's will always be a bit dissappointing from home and I think I'll need to work out a counterweight system to use the dew shield and powermate at the same time. It becomes really front heavy and makes it rather difficult to accurately point the scope.
Oh well, hopefully we'll get some clear weather soon! |
Patrick, I bought some block magnets (about a kilo in weight each. 150mmx50mmx25mm) and covered them on the two 50mm sides with self adhesive felt. Allows you to easily move the weight around to counter balance, depending on what eyepieces you are using at the time. PM me if you need any details if you want to go down this path.
What did you make your dew shield out of? You need it to be very light weight at the end of the scope.
Cheers