Re: [ATM] 64 pound single-pole 18" f/4.3

[Ross Sackett <rsackett00@yahoo.com>]

--- Dominic-Luc Webb <dlwebb@canit.se> wrote:

> Excellent! Looks like fine furniture you could place
> in your
> living room when not in use. My only immediate
> concern is
> that this looks like it would topple over in the
> wind
> rather easily. I have gone for wider bases (3
> legged).
> 

Dominic,

Thanks.  The ground board has three feet to extend the
width of the support triangle. Since the telescope has
an extremely low center of gravity which is directly
over the center of the support triangle the scope is
really quite stable.

Ross
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