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The problem with most tabletop style, short focal ratio telescopes is.... WHAT table do you put them on? It's hard to constantly move it around to find things. Here's an easy to build tripod from 2x4's, a piece of plywood and some hardware for about $40 to make using a tabletop telescope a lot easier and more fun. This simple tripod is strong and makes it much easier to observe with a short focal ratio alt-az type telescope. See what's up in the night sky every week with "Eyes on the Sky" videos, astronomy made easy.