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8" Or 10"

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Posted by Walter Hamler on January 17, 2002 12:59:47 UTC

I could live with an 8" f/8 or a 10" f/6 as my only scope. Optics are readily available and total weight can be under 60 lbs.

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8-10"..12" maybe - comet61 - January 18, 2002 - 00:26 UTC
- Aperture fever - gcarr - January 18, 2002 - 02:51 UTC
  - Yes... - comet61 - January 18, 2002 - 03:18 UTC
Different for truss tube? - gcarr - January 18, 2002 - 02:31 UTC
- Depends? - walter - January 18, 2002 - 17:03 UTC
  - Funny - gcarr - January 19, 2002 - 15:40 UTC

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