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So, I bought my first actual brand new telescope in...well, probably ever. I don't think I ever actually bought anything new.
That being said, it's going to be a glorified guide scope for when I test customer's mounts. I have a ShortTube 80, which I use with an old Phillips webcam, both were free as accessories from various mounts I've bought. I hate the focuser on the ST80 for guide star work, so I decided to get a GSO dual speed crayford to put on it. Unfortunately, those are ~$150, and often out of stock. Some googling sent me off on a tangent, where I found that I could get a completely new 80mm short focal length refractor, with ED glass, 2 inch crayford, and a dovetail/ring system for $350? Yes please.
So, I bought an AstroTech AT80ED on sale. It will be my mount testing rig, and it will sit on my recently acquired (free) iOptron MiniTower Pro, which will get used during the eclipse.
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Mike Bradshaw
1980 911SC sunroof coupe, silver/black
Putting the sick back into sycophant!
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