Carbon fiber, saddle ring tightening.

[MilwaukeeLion]

Orion ed80t-cf I use for solar / lunar.  Brought it back into dso fold with clear sky last night, but could not acquire OAG stars no matter what.  Prism popped out of oag recently so took a look but was intact.  Abandoned evening as was getting nowhere fast and temps froze finger tips.

A peek inside carbon refractor tells all.  A structural support had popped / wedged sideways blocking the oag.  Wonder how long its been like that, year or more.. I recently posted a lunar pic from it.  The good news is popped it back and secure again.

If saddle ring is in right spot and tightened can pop a structural ring loose on these carbon fiber tubes.