C14 is a Small Scope

[AztecastroMcJ]

he says small and portable even for girly men

would like to see him lift his mount

[JoLo]

Well, i must be a step below the girly man, cuz at my age that achro on the alt/az is looking pretty good. That guy was rather obnoxious, wasn't he?

[Earl]

That guy was rather obnoxious, wasn't he?

Not really, just confident in his ability to mount a C14 without needing a crane.

[umadog]

Obnoxious? No--he's a laugh!

[Macavity]

So, THAT'S Chuck Norris. Not sure I could lift his wallet though.

[fatwoul]

That's a good technique. I guess the only catch is that you need to have something of adjustable height or coincidentally the right height for it to work. Isn't balancing a scope the size of a C14 still problematic for girly men, though? You can't rest it on anything because you need it to move freely to test the balance.

[Spikey]

hahaha just watched it......... he was good.

Part of me did want to see the scope slightly slip......

[glowjet]

That was really informative, I will make an appointment with my Chiropractor now

[pete_l]

That guy was rather obnoxious, wasn't he?

Yes, he does seem to like the sound of his own voice and has a particularly condescending manner.

It's a good technique, though I don't think I'd ever try putting a C14 on a G11.

[Macavity]

Quite a useful technique tho. (Girly?) Whining aside, I'm less "depressed" re. my [expletive] "dicky ticker", now I've "quantised" the high lifting at comfortable levels.

Of course, there remains, the final (Highland Games?) "scope toss", but I'm becoming more adept. ODDLY(?), I install / clamp the whole dovetail / ring assemble first, in case I "miss". LOL. And (for the prospective Quattro owners too!) an 8" F4 Newt is surprisingly manageable!

Unfortunately, even this scope won't QUITE fit under my (closed) observatory roof, in the traditional "vertical" configuration. But I'm thinking (remembering?) - Maybe the EQMod home / parked position can be custom-set or something... Ways and Means, Eh?

[riklaunim]

~14" may be small, and lightweight:

Old Gladius 315

[ncjunk]

I thought it was a very good video, I quiet liked it. He wasn´t too bad ;-D

I have enough trouble with the C11 does that make me a Girly Girly Man :-p