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CarolG
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Reged: 10/16/06
Posts: 829
Loc: Oklahoma
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What Do You Do?
07/01/09 08:15 PM
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I've never had an observatory before, so this is all still new to me. I've just gotten an AT66 to piggyback on my Nexstar 11. I have other things hanging off and on the scope, and before the observatory, I would take everything down when I was through observing for the night. I would remove the diagonal, counterweights, etc. and roll the scope back into the garage. Now I can just close the obs door and go inside. But when I leave the obs for a few days at a time, should I take all the accessories off the scope? Would it hurt anything to leave 20+ pounds of extra weight on the scope? It is balanced with the counterweights and I loosen the clutches and tie the OTA so it can't move. So, what do you all do when you close up your obs for the night or for a few nights?
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Carol
Cor Caroli Observatory
NS11 XLT w/ HyperStar
TV85 w/FeatherTouch/DM4/SC on a Scopebuggy
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