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Because of its nice large mirror,
this is my best telescope for visual observing. I bought it from a commercial vendor in
1995, but in 2005 I rebuilt it from the ground up, so that only a few parts
except for the mirrors remain from the original telescope. My main goals in rebuilding the
telescope were to make one that:
The finished product has all of
these features, plus one more: While I was rebuilding the rest of the scope, I had the main mirror
refigured by Swayze Optical. It is now diffraction-limited and yields
very sharp images, even at high magnification.
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This portion of the telescope is heavy, but it can be transported in a minivan. | ||
The trusses are easy to lock in place with the black knobs. | ||
After the shroud and the secondary cage are put in place, the scope is ready for viewing. | ||