Having owned a very nice TeleVue Pronto in the past, I had originally targeted a used TeleVue 76 apo that was shorter and much more portable but this offer came up and I found it very hard to resist the 'fluorite' plus Takahashi's revered status worldwide.
A well cared for scope that came very meticulously packed! I wanted to do an unboxing video but gave up in the end
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Nevertheless, a very timely unboxing affair on boxing day for me
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Here are some photos to share:
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Here's the scope mounted on a DSV-M on Manfrotto 055 tripod:
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Dual-speed focuser
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And here it is, GOTO-enabled on the Nexstar mount:
![Image](http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y14/harlequin2902/IMG_20151226_150047_zpsizwkcica.jpg)
And finally, a love letter from the previous owner:
![Image](http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y14/harlequin2902/IMG_20151226_121153_edit_zps0nvdlwfz.jpg)
All in all, I'm very satisfied with the purchase experience, paid on 21 Dec and received it at my door today, 26 Dec via EMS.
Hope to take it out for first light this evening!
Thanks to GRS for loaning the DSV-M head and dovetail rail for me to mount the scope
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