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Welcome to IIS Russell. I am fairly new here myself and have enjoyed my time on this forum.
In answer to your question, these are some of the changes and additions that I have made to make my scope easier to use. The photos show a Class 5 Visual Baader Solar Filter, a rolling base with locking castors and a home made shroud to help reduce dew build up and stray light. The power supply is a Powertech 5-in-1 Power Station.
Since the photos were taken, I have made up a solar filter for the finder scope as well. These filters are made from plumbing supplies and locked into place with small bolts for safety.
When collimated these scopes deliver impressive views at the eyepiece but I will be upgrading to some quality TeleView glass in the future. I have taken some a-focal images with this scope but the mounts are not really designed for astro photography.
Even though I know my scope performs well, it still wishes that it was an SDM.....
Hope this helps.
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