Re: ATM Another set of newbie questions

["Asaf S.-T." <asaf@maxnm.com>]

>1) Will the two truss idea work for a 56" or 60" focal length scope or will
>it be to long?  I've seen a picture of Ron's 10" with no tripod but couldn't
>figure out what focal length he used.

A truss design is find for your purpose. I think the focal length of the 
10" Alice picture you saw is about 10" f/5.6

>and for the biggie  - How do convince your wife that this is all worth it???
>So far I've blamed it on her since she bought me the refractor! :-)

It's worth it, but hard to prove that it's worth it until the scope's 
finish. I have the same problem.

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Asaf Shtull-Trauring, Amateur Astronomer

http://www.maxnm.com/asaf/