Attaching the 175 refractor with dovetail is doing it the hard way. Unless you're a wrestler. I first attach the dovetail and rings to the mount and open the rings. Then I simply lift the tube into the rings, close them and voila! the deed is done.

Rolando

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From: Harley Davidson <astrocnc@...>
To: main@ap-ug.groups.io <main@ap-ug.groups.io>; main@ap-gto.groups.io <main@ap-gto.groups.io>
Sent: Sun, Oct 10, 2021 3:51 pm
Subject: [ap-gto] Two videos about the AP 175 F/8 refractor

I have two more videos.

TeleGizmos T3R6 All Weather Cover with an Astro Physics 175 f/8 EDF Refractor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HW37FjtnOew


Attaching A Large Refractor Telescope (by yourself) to an Equatorial mount Astro Physics 175 f/8 EDF
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vy2GNNHdErA


tony

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Roland Christen
Astro-Physics