Collimated the scope last night. Didn’t get a chance to suck in any starlight though, too tired from all the flying.
I expect I’ll be able to scrounge a few photons before the moon comes back around.
I think I’ve figured out the finder situation. I’m going to mount it to a wooden cleat like I mounted the mirror cell. Adding a little extra weight to the back ring can only be a good thing.
And having a finder will make setting up a pointing model a lot easier.
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Another beautiful night.