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I realised I hadn't posted photos from the back, so here are a few. Note the RA "Home" marker. The "Home" position for RA is marked since if you ever lose power (e.g. trip over the power cable) then you'll need it to return to the Home position again - it's not needed for DEC because the setting circle rotates with the motor for DEC, but not for RA (Synta designed it that way).
The tripod has reflective tape very neatly applied - it helps prevent people tripping over the tripod legs at a dark site - you'd be surprised how often that comes in handy!
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