[naskies (Dave)]

Originally Posted by Paul Haese

So with that I will post up some images as they come to hand and this thread will form the basis of my long awaited review of this telescope. Stay tuned as wish me clear skies.

Thanks Paul - I enjoy reading your thoughts and reviews. From your limited experience with the RC12 so far, would you say it's "just an RC8 with a larger aperture" or are there any fundamental differences?

Originally Posted by Joshua Bunn

Any dew on the Primary?

I had my RC8 pointed near zenith in -4 deg C weather a few weeks ago (no dew shield, no heaters on the mirrors, but one 6" dew strap on the OTA). The primary completely iced over

Originally Posted by bert

http://www.kendrickastro.com/astro/RCoptics.html

They also have a heater for the primary.

Looks very useful - thanks for the link.