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Old 23-11-2011, 07:47 AM
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I agree, I love my SDM - 20" and stunning views.

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20"
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Old 23-11-2011, 09:07 PM
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9.25" SCT now... 10" Orion dob in the past. Am I in slow decline??
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Old 23-11-2011, 09:21 PM
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10" sct previous. Now 8" newt. But imaging more with my ed80 these days!
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Old 23-11-2011, 09:27 PM
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Hi Rod,

I hope the "phallus scope" comes out a bit more regularly than Comet McNaughty returns for a loop around the sun

Cheers,
John B
It does indeed John, and the zipper on the shroud works fantastically, enabling me to expose the mirror.

The scope also has excellent lubrication, swinging with fluid motion.
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Old 29-11-2011, 12:51 AM
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The 12" is still out in front (23.7%) with 10s and 8s almost equal second (20.3% vs 19.6%). There are a fair few 14s (12.2%) and 16s (10.8%) too.
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Old 06-12-2011, 11:02 PM
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12" SCT. Much too heavy to lug around so is permanently mounted in fibreglass dome. Takes less than 3 minutes from opening dome door to start collecting photons.
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Old 15-12-2011, 07:50 AM
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8" sct (SE8)
still learning how to use it
one day
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Old 25-12-2011, 06:44 PM
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16" Lightbridge here, great scope.
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Old 26-12-2011, 02:28 PM
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Gee, are there really only 176 active viewers left on iceinspace
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Old 26-12-2011, 11:48 PM
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Celestron CPC 1100 Schmidt Cassegrain-11 inch/F10,very happy with it.
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Old 27-12-2011, 01:40 AM
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16 inch GSO truss tube Dob.
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Old 28-12-2011, 01:44 PM
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12" Flex Tube GoTo Sky Watcher Dobsonian. Great views through the eyepiece with accurate goto and tracking when carefully aligned.
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Old 04-01-2012, 06:33 AM
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The numbers are 47(12"), 41(8"), 39(10") 20(16") and 19(14") now.
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Old 07-01-2012, 07:53 PM
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16" Dob,8"SCT 2.4" Refractor.
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Well I don't really think your 2.4" qualifies as your largest telescope. But I quite understand that you couldn't resist.
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Old 03-03-2012, 03:37 PM
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Looks like 12"/13" and 8"/9" scopes are the most common with 10"/11" coming third.
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