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On 18/11/2022 at 05:46, Mike Q said:

Greetings from frozen Ohio

I’m new to the NE. Certainly to freezing winters. I wonder if I’ll get out much between the cold and the clouds.

Wait, 2 16’s? Some sort of monster binocular scope?😉 And a 7! Awesome! See my post in show us your setup at night. My 7 in action. I just collimated it and it took me a while to get the hang of it.

7” Meade Mak grabbing photons and resisting dew.

Only the 7” Mak’s had the counterweight. Not sure why Meads are a bit heavier than Celestrons. One thing Meade always crowed about their SCT’s was their oversized primaries which could add some weight. I own a 7” and a 12”, (both deforked). Both came with very handy electric focusers, and the 12” has, thank you, a mirror lock. I’m trying to use the 12 for planetary but seeing hasn’t been good enough, and favors something smaller.

Anyway, this is my first post. Greetings from soon to be frozen Vermont, USA🥶