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Re: [APML]: Guidescope?


Alessandro Vannini wrote:

> >>Or maybe I should try a C90 or an old 2045S, or maybe the
> >>ETX.
>
> I think that such telescopes would be very suitable for guiding, but I
>
> don't know if they're affected by the mirror floating, like the 8"
> models.

I only can tell about the C90: it focuses by moving the front part (with
the corrector and the secondary). The primary mirror is fixed in its
cell, so there should be no mirror floating. I use the C90 as a
guidescope for a 1:3,6/500mm CometCatcher.

Clear skies,   ...Achim


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