Shipping Question

I’m thinking about upgrading from a 10” dob to an 8” or 10” SCT. However, I can’t seem to find a used one here in Hawaii. Also, many of the ones I’ve considered on Astromart unfortunately, but understandably did not provide shipping to Hawaii. My question is.... If I purchase a used SCT while in the mainland, what would be the best way to bring it back home? Any comments or suggestions will be greatly appreciated

Thanks,
Paul

Hi Greg,

Thanks for all the great advise Sounds like you’ve had some experience with this. Anyhow, I was just wondering how difficult it is to remove the corrector plate? Also, would it be advisable to bring it back with me on the airplane? I was thinking that maybe a well-padded 8” SCT might fit in the overhead compartment with the mount & tripod going through the regular baggage. Or would it be better to place the OTA in a hard case and send it through the regular baggage? I know that you can request special handling and storage for fragile item in the airplane’s baggage compartment, but not sure how well an SCT will do. Again, all comments and suggestions will be greatly appreciated

Thanks,
Paul