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cuir
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Reged: 03/03/07
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Loc: 45° 1'12. N, 73°56'12. W (Qc)
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Re: SkyView AZ - First impressions. UPDATE
07/20/08 12:35 AM
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Well, tonight, I had not much of a sky, but time on my hands to wait it out between clouds. Luna is out, but so is Jupiter, gloriously glowing on my almost dark southern skyline.
Tonight, I loaded it up. I also got myself loaded in the process, but that's another matter. So, like I said, I had time on my hands, and used it to test the Skyview AZ fully loaded. the skywatcher 80ED is a small aperture scope, yet, it is still a load to be reckoned by mounts, as this scope is built using the same tube diameter as the 100mm scope. It is HEAVY, for an 80mm scope. On the other side, a real heavyweight from the cat alley, the 6" Maksutov, with it's 9x50 finder. With eyepieces and diagonals, I'm loaded at exactly 21.4 pounds in these pictures. This mount can take the load with eaze, and works well to dampen vibrations, even on my shaky wooden porch.
 <-- Orange juice? Nah... Screwdriver. Happy, happy, joy, joy! 
Edit: edited weight of setup from approximately 21 pounds to an exact measurement of 21.4 pounds, according to a premium digital scale.
Edited by cuir (07/20/08 01:03 AM)
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