[PRejto (Peter)]

My MX finally arrived 2 days ago. I saved some shipping costs by using a reshipper called MyUS.com in Florida, even after paying $200 to get the mount from Golden to Florida. DHL did a good job getting customs arranged very efficiently and quickly. The mount left Florida on the 22nd and was at my door on the morning of the 27th. All said and done I saved around $300 over the $1250 SB wanted to ship by UPS... I though I'd save more in fact but had not realized that the initial quotes on shipping cost from MyUS did not include insurance which added another $200 or so. Not sure I'd do it again for that savings, but I'm happy to have used DHL over UPS!

I can't resist posting these pictures.

The first shows the former director of the Kecks (and interim director of the Gemini telescopes), Fred Chaffee, looking at my Tec140 with obvious envy. The second photo is for laughs and shows my 5" f15 refractor on an obviously too short pier. Happy days.