Question:
Where do I place my focal reducer?
Focal Reducer Placement
The focal reducer placement is simple. This Meade focal reducer threads onto the rear cell of any Meade mirror-lens telescope or to other Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope brands (followed by the Off-Axis Guider or T-Adapter).
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