I Almost dropped my Scope
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But I have smacked scopes a against door jams
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SCOPE : Skywatcher 120X600 ST Achromatic Refractor.
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Been there... Done that. Not fun.
Glad you held on to that puppy.
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Also have had a couple of dobs tip over through my own fault. I had to hammer out the metal tube on one of them because it fell on the garage floor landing on the
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i don't trust hand tight and knobs . i do my stuff up with allen keys or vice grips ...
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Re: I Almost dropped my Scope
At the old Astronomy Forum, there were strict rules about "necroposting." Here, we are much more forgiving.
However, I'd say it's much better to start a new thread than resurrect one that is almost a year old. Keeps the conversation fresh and alive. Just my two cents.
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Man... That's some icky-tasting stuff!
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We are such a new site that "Necroposting" is not yet quite an issue. It will probably take a while before we start paying attention to that.
I do very much agree with this though.
Cheers,
JT
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mounts : eq6 pro/eq8/mesu 200 v2
filters : 2'' astronomik lp/badder lrgb h-a,sII,oIII,h-b,Baader Solar Continuum, chroma 3nm ha,sii,oiii,nii,rgb,lowglow,uv/ir,Thousand Oaks Solar Filter,1.25'' #47 violet,pro planet 742 ir,pro planet 807 ir,pro planet 642 bp ir.
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Calendars must run differently south of the equator.
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Keep calm and set SCE To AUX
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Many small scopes, plus a Lightbridge 12, LX 70-8R,6R,6M
Many eyepieces, just not really expensive ones.
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Refractors: ES AR152 f/6.5 Achromat on Twilight II, Celestron 102mm XLT f/9.8 on Celestron Heavy Duty Alt Az mount, KOWA 90mm spotting scope
Binoculars: Celestron SkyMaster 15x70, Bushnell 10x50
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