I did find a couple of new sets of Cassegrain optics, but they are REALLY expensive. (eg. ~$12,350. from APM telescopes. Ouch!) That is why I want to make sure this set makes it back OK. (Why does putting a hole in a Mirror increase the cost so much? Is the price in the secondary?)
I didn't get any specific feedback on my close-fitting styrofoam packing. Would bubble wrap be that much better? How do you protect the surfaces with the bubble wrap idea? I thought anything touching them was a bad idea.
Tom, right now I don't want to unload these, but there is always a point at which it would be worth while. What's your email?
Charlie
I didn't get any specific feedback on my close-fitting styrofoam packing. Would bubble wrap be that much better? How do you protect the surfaces with the bubble wrap idea? I thought anything touching them was a bad idea.
Tom, right now I don't want to unload these, but there is always a point at which it would be worth while. What's your email?
Charlie
Fort Lewis Observatory: (37.238, -108.052) ~2360m (7744 ft.) elevation.
Darkness - typically 6.5+
Scope - Meade 16" LX200; f6.3 focal reducer
Focus - JMI Smart focus
Camera - SBIG ST-10XE; (~.5"/pixel)
Guiding - AO-8 and/or Meade 5"/DSI/PHD
http://www.fortlewis.edu/observatory