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Old 24-02-2021, 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Rainmaker View Post
One thing I forgot to mention......... "Nocturne" was driven 800klms from Shepparton to Coonabarabran inside a large trailer........ once assembled, the Astrosystems laser collimator was inserted and the laser dot was within the Hotspot marker !!!! It was so close to being collimated that one could have observed without tweaking......

That's incredible. I drive 130km with my 20" skywatcher dob in a trailer (with bedding foam underneath), and half the screws have dropped out upon arrival. You certainly get what you pay for with both scopes I guess.
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