We are unable to ship this item a large fixed shipping charge is applied to this item in order to discourage shipping. This is a lot of optical tube for very little money for those so inclined. It does no harm where it is, and could be removed with a little acetone if you care to. This OTA had been equipped with a Rigel Quik Finder at one time, and the base is still attached to the tube. Something like the Sky-Watcher EQ6-R Pro is about the lightest capacity mount that we would recommend. Reed College graduates, who used the Meade 12 Schmidt Cassegrain telescope. Note that this item weighs nearly 39 pounds without a visual back, star diagonal or eyepiece, so not just any mount will handle it. By contrast, the trend now was that many astrophotographers preferred small aperture refractors on account of their high quality optics, though others still used Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes.For several years, film photography had been entirely superseded by digital imaging, using either digital SLR cameras or dedicated astronomical CCDs, on account of the more immediate feedback provided by. Its a reflector of the Schmidt-Cassegrain design, meaning it has a concave. This item includes an ADM DC12 Losmandy style dovetail bar for mounting to a Losmandy style mount saddle. As the photos indicate, the optics themselves are very clean. We've rated it in good condition due to the cosmetic blemishes on the tube itself. This item was harvested from a Meade LX90 with a mount that wasn't worth repairing. We've rated it in good condition due to the cosmetic blemishes on the tube itself. Used Meade 12' Schmidt-Cassegrain optical tube assembly in good condition with Losmandy style dovetail bar. Used Meade 12' Schmidt-Cassegrain optical tube assembly in good condition with Losmandy style dovetail bar. This item was harvested from a Meade LX90 with a mount that wasn't worth repairing.

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Used schmidt cassegrain telescopes