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Originally posted by Stonecreek:
I've heard that you can mount a gun under an astronomical telescope like this one, point the telescope at an object which you wish to shoot, and when discharged the gun's projectile will hit the object (within a certain distance, at least). The problem is getting the telescope pointed at what you want to shoot, but if you can accomplish this the gun slung below it will follow. By the way, although seemingly a bit awkward, adding the gun to the telescope adds only a relatively small amount of weight and bulk to the telescope, so it is not particularly more difficult to handle.