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Or mine.... I found a 150mm Mak gave visual results close to a 102mm APO

@bluesilver For comparison - I have a 180mm Russian Intes Micro Maksutov that visually slightly out performs my Japanese 128mm APO. BUT the Mak has cooling vents at the front and a cooling fan at the back to remove warm air from the entire system and it also clears the warm boundary layer off the surface of the primary mirror - absolutely essential if you want to get the best out of a Maksutov design without waiting for hours for it to cool. If you can find an Intes Micro Mak then it would be worth considering as once cooled they are very sharp - although they are expensive. However - as others have said try an off axis mask made from cardboard on your Newtonian and judge the results.

Congratulations 👍👍👍

Very nice scope 👍

Thank you 👍👍

Another thought - have you used the end cap to cap something else off - a diagonal, Barlow or 2” to 1.25” reducer for example ?

@A McEwan - I have this that I can let you have to make your Takahashi experience complete again... Price is £2500 😁

This may work ..... https://www.firstlightoptics.com/takahashi-telescope-accessories/takahashi-tkp71423-dove-tail-male-for-mewlon-210.html

If you can retrace your steps from where you last saw it to when you used it after that you may get lucky. Is it the metal end cap with the Takahashi logo ?

Excellent 👍👍

I’m sure it will turn up 👍 Have you checked outside ??

Great comparison, which scope is that ?

Doh !!!!!! Thanks Alan - no idea how i managed to do that !!!!

Excellent images of Jupiter given it’s height 👍

Hmmmmm 🤔 Maybe they know something about Brexit we don’t 😂😂😂😂

Congrats, please post photos and a first light review 👍🙂

@Star Struck any chance you could post a photo of that Vixen dovetail please ?

Hello Kanita and welcome to SGL. You have a very nice telescope. Clear skies

Here is the finder setup you all want 😂 White OTA with Green focuser. White Tak unobtanium 8x50 RA finder on a Green holder 👍😁

The only thing I would be wary of is the wind blowing sand around.

Another option.... Here is a Black Skywatcher 6x30 on a Standard Skywatcher bracket - the base has been flattened to fit the silver Tak quick release. As John says ADM do a black quick release for a lot less......

Both 🤪🤪

Great image, I was also out last night and the view was similar to that. Apart from all the details 😂

Here is my wet Friday solution....

Probably weighs the same as your scope 🤔