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Originally Posted by stringscope
Hi Ed,
Wow, the scope looks absolutely fantastic 
When do you think it will be fully operational??
Cheers, |
I realy don't know Ian. We are star testing the optics at the moment so we are relying on clear skies rather than the clouds that we've been having, although the past couple of nights have been good.
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Originally Posted by CoombellKid
I do have one question, you have a braked system on your bearings, any
chance you could discribe how that works?
regards,CS
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It is a system of teflon washers that are squeezed onto the bearings, similar to the drag on a fishing reel.
The latest addition to the telescope.
The CR4 from MoonLite with the filter swing.