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Old 11-07-2023, 05:01 AM
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Originally Posted by glend View Post
I know they are out there, some of you have told me. Under beds, in the shed. Stacked in a corner of the observatory. Still in their original boxes, some have never been out of the box. Come on confession time.

How many, why did you buy them?

14, because "I had to have them."

10" LX850 on MI250 in dome obs.
12" Alt/Az Newt, exterior mount.
10" LX050, spare for dome obs/visitors starhopper.
10" Cave? OTA which I pipemount.
8"RC for solar - CG5GT on outside pier.
6" truss newt - desilvered for lunar
6" refractor - starhopping - assess whether to crank up the dome
125 Mak - for visitors
80mm Unitron spotter for birding
60mm Unitron 114 - because everybody has one
Tasco 7TE - because Unipol is a great salesman (It's lovely)
RA61 - My unicorn and my most precious. "My Precioussss". (Not for sale!)
TAL1 - Close to mint, great for its age.
114 Meade - given to me, now being restored to give to neighbour.

We won't talk about the eyepieces....................

Last edited by Boozlefoot; 12-07-2023 at 04:38 AM. Reason: Remembered another two in astroshed.
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