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Old 09-07-2006, 10:08 PM
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Yes, It came 2 weeks ago, will have to take a photo of that too.

I just wish I had some annual leave so I can finish this thing! Just doing little bits each Sunday is very slow going. The weather is also teasing me atm being very dark with no clouds to be seen. It seems to know that I dont have a scope to look through!!!

When it is finally ready, get ready for the 1 month storm to come over Adelaide!!!!????!!!!!!
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Old 09-07-2006, 10:28 PM
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WOOHOO storms I will be there with my camera then
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Old 10-07-2006, 12:32 PM
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IWhat EP should I be using for this? Should I go for a High power piece, or a low power EP?

The eps I own are: 6mm BO Planetary EP, 7.5mm Pentax, 14mm Pentax, 27mm Panoptic.
I checked the Televue Website and the 27mm Panoptic has its focal plane 8mm below the shoulder , so that should give you a calculation point when you are trimming the poles to get all your EP's focused. In other words wherever the 27mm focusses your scopes true focal plain is currebtly 8mm below the 27mm 's shoulder .

Ideally putting your scope focal plane about 15mm above the racked in height is good for a low profile setup. You might have to take into account th eheight of your 1.25" adapter too.

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Old 18-07-2006, 04:38 PM
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And leave enough in-travel for a paracorr/webcam maybe (about an extra cm). The good news is you can always lop that centimeter off later easily enough. Just make sure you get it right before you finalise your shroud!
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