Skywatcher OTA

[weareborg]

Can any1 confirm the diameter of the Skywatcher Explorer 200 OTA for me? I have measured it with a ruler and I get 235mm, but Id like it confirmed, b4 I start building a tube box for it.

thanks guys and gals

andy

[GazOC]

I've just gotten an OD of 235mm.

[weareborg]

thanks for the quick reply Gaz.

Atleast i no my eyesight aint that bad then. lol

[gfletcher]

What do you mean by "tube box" Andy ?

Graham

[weareborg]

wel, im building a dob base for my OTA and I need to build a box to fit around the tube, so that I can attach the Altitude bearings.

andy