Love you guys (especially you Marcus
) it's great to have people to share these exciting moments with, if looks are anything to go by it should perform...lets hope it doesn't go pear shapped
Yes the corrector is indeed huge but I haven't set everything up yet, I am told the corrector will protrude into the tube a small amount but will not obstruct the light path, still to check this out.
With the big Proline and CFW-5-7 attached it is gunna be a heavy piece of kit and I am thinking close to the limit of the NJP
...Marcus
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Looking at the degree of focuser bracing both inside and out I am thinking that the extra external tube rings that grip the focuser base may even prove unnecessay..? That would save a little weight too but I'll make sure it works with them in place first before testing with them removed.
It's all a little intimidating to be honest
, so I will take my time setting her up - god I wish I had an observatory now!!!!
Mike
... is it a boy or a girl? 
I've attached an artists impression of what that might look like! 
