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12" LX-200 Assembly

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Posted by Russ Mobley on February 27, 2001 13:33:56 UTC

I am interrested in the 12" LX-200 but I'm concerned with the 70lb weight of the optics and fork assembly being too much to lift and not want to take it to the nice dark spots. Anyone have ideas on the realistic effort it takes to mount the tube/fork assembly on top of the tripod?

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