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Hi pus88, Yes, that can be considered... May I know if you are the teacher in-charge? Which school? How many students are there in the group? Are there some members (maybe yourself?) who is knowledgeable about the use of telescopes? Keen to DIY repair? The set I have up for sale, is missing some par...

Photos posted.
Asking price is [s]$1500[/s] S$1200 obo.
Serial number on the drive base is "832156", visible in one of the photos.
Primary mirror appears flawless.

Late 2024 update: This has been donated to a school. Here is a chance to get this Meade 8" SCT at a great price. Can also consider donating to a school group. This set includes the LX200 alt-az fork base, with standard Meade tripod. Imgur album here: http://imgur.com/a/JZh5A#vjUsL (full res fr...

In case anyone's wondering where...

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Approx:
1°25'27.15"N
104°16'23.82"E

This is the most official-looking website I've found of the chalet.
http://www.chaletdpunggai.myportal.my/? ... id=1&mnu=1

I have a Meade 8" LX200 (from 1998 or so), and the azimuth axis gearing is somehow broken. i.e. the azimuth knob does not engage anything. (It broke many years ago, I think not in my presence, it was man-handled by beginners I guess) Is it possible to DIY repair? and instructions online I can l...

Hi all, (Just regged to respond to cinq) Not a regular stargazer anymore, I always assumed the lack of planispheres for tropics was because disc-shaped planispheres aren't suitable for tropical latitudes. Too much distortion. Something equivalent for tropics might look like a linear sliding window o...