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Old 07-11-2011, 11:33 AM
ausastronomer (John Bambury)
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Hi

I'm on the market for a 12 Dob. I have been looking at the lightbridge. Does anyone have any experience transporting one of these things. My main concern is fitting the scope into a Camry for transport to a dark site and not breaking my back. Would you recommend a different manufacturer? I don't want to spend too much money.
Hi John,

The 12" Lightbridge will easily fit into a Camry. These scopes are made by GSO and generally the 12" version seems to be very good optically and mechanically.

Cheers,
John B
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