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Old 30-05-2011, 01:46 PM
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Apart from being a lot more complex and expensive to manufacture, Nasmyth's are also much more difficult to collimate. Not exactly the thing you want with a portable scope.
However, most large observatory scopes (VLT etc.) are Nasmyth's. It works great in such a setting.

For a dob, what would you gain apart from a more conveniently located eyepiece?
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