Travelling with Telescopes in Times of Terror

Hi all

I'm travelling to Hawaii to photograph the upcoming Mercury transit. What I intend to take is a Traveler and a Coronado Maxscope in the two compartments of the Traveler's case, having shipped my mount out by DHL and having my cameras in my luggage. Has anyone travelled with a telescope since the recent terror plot became known?

My intended setup is shown in the photo, albeit with a TV85 instead of a Traveler.

Robert Howe

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I just got back from my home in Michigan where I had my new AP bino's shipped to in July. When I came back to Arizona this past week, to avoid the hassle of Airport security I sent my Bino's back to Arizona via UPS. If you have a shipping address of your desitnation I think I would ship everything you need off. I would avoid having to deal with security and the airlines. If you try and take your scope with you as carryon they might just insist it goes with the regular luggage. I would avoid that situation altogether.

Clear Skies
Dwight L Bogan

Hi, Robert.

For what it's worth. The security folks at Newark Airport didn't bat an eye when my Traveler passed though the scanning machine last Wednesday.

Best of luck,

Jim Runsdorf

Robert Howe said:

Hi all

I'm travelling to Hawaii to photograph the upcoming Mercury transit. What I intend to take is a Traveler and a Coronado Maxscope in the two compartments of the Traveler's case, having shipped my mount out by DHL and having my cameras in my luggage. Has anyone travelled with a telescope since the recent terror plot became known?

My intended setup is shown in the photo, albeit with a TV85 instead of a Traveler.

Robert Howe

I'd be more worried about the beard, what with rumors of profiling and all...Oh, and avoid footwear of any kind.

Jess Tauber