Friday, September 26, 2008
Unboxing of the Meade 8" LXD-75
It's too late to post anything long right now so just enjoy the photos of the un-boxing of my new Meade 8" LXD-75.
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2 comments:
How Awesome!! How tall is it? Did you and Tambo try it out? Thanks for putting up the photos! Love you, mom
Still have not tried it outside yet (been cloudy!) but have finished all of the scope balancing and calibration (there is a lot to calibrate). Should have some of my first photos up as soon as it is clear.
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