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Old 29-07-2012, 11:34 AM
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SCT scopes take a very long time to cool and are always behind the eight ball as the temp drops due to their mass. I will always allow at least 2 - 3 hours with the cooling fan running before I would bother trying to observe planets in detail or collimate the scope. I have a 10" meade lx200R.


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