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Originally Posted by loki78
haha well I'm over 6'1" and built like a tank so that shouldn't be too much of a concern. That said, I don't want it to be like a workout every time I want to use the thing!!!

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Well then my advice stands fine then - viva la non wimpy astronomers
I found the set up well worth the effort, it was a fabulous scope and did me fine for several years and was very productive.
You can just set it up in Alt az mode too for visual and even Barry Gerdes can do that - easy!
Mike