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Size of Guide Rings Needed?

Started by pmlogg, 04/21/2008 06:14PM
Posted 04/21/2008 06:14PM Opening Post
Having had no luck with off axis guiding I want to fit a guidescope to my C8 on a piggyback rail. I see that there are various sizes of rings available and rail systems. How much spare diameter should I allow around an 3.5" diameter tube so as to give me sufficient adjustment, or alternatively how much angular adjustment should I allow? I recognize that I need to balance this against the aim of keeping the guidescope as low as possible and minimizing the space that it takes up on top of the C8. Thanks