Author: rrwilhelm
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How I made a better AVX
**I originally posted this somewhere else back in 2017, but I’ll add updates here** I’m in no position to complain, I got my Celestron AVX for jellybeans because a surplus shop thought it was broken. But if I had paid full price I would not think well of the performance of the mount right out…
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Aperture Comparisons
Common question is “is it worth upgrading.” This is hard to answer, but if you’ve used two different telescopes under the same circumstances you might have a feel for the difference in light gathering ability. This chart might help you decide if that difference matters to you or not. Simply look at the size scope…
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Portable Pier
The idea was to build something that would be easy to put in the back of a car and travel to darker skies, or simply to use as a grab-and-go for visual observing. Final weight before adding mount (typically either ZWO AM3 or LXD-500B) is 14lbs. Construction drawings provided below: