On Dec 29 we celebrated with some astro-colleages the installation of my new telescope, that I got the day before from Philipp Keller.
It just fits to the 3 m dome after I had cut the concrete pier down to 800 mm height, a very lousy work.
Everything went well with the installation, so we had first light the same evening, the weather allowed some trial targets.
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This is the total view from the mount side, showing the carbon fibre rods, they provide a very stable focus.
The cable around the camera prevents dew formation during storage. Also the main mirror is protected with a 20 W heater cable from the back to prevent dew formation.
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