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Old 21-01-2008, 08:27 AM
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Mounting an ST80 on 10" Dob?

g'day all

Seeing as I do alot of high-magnification viewing of mostly planetaries, Im considering attaching an Orion ST80 to serve as a finderscope on my 10" GSO dob. I figured this'll make it more convenient than continually juggling eyepieces as the 80mm will allow more accurate centering when using high powers on the dob.

Where can I get appropriate mounting rings and is it possible to attach the mounting rings to the tube of the dob using some sort of strong adhesive (rather than playing around with drills and what not)?
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Old 21-01-2008, 06:12 PM
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How about a set of rings for the 10" mated with a set for the ST80. Surely you could bolt them together somehow.......
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Old 21-01-2008, 06:27 PM
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^^that's actually a good idea. Never would've thought of that myself. I'll shop around and see what I can get.
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