>I generally store my telescope standing up, since it takes less room
>than putting it back in the box (besides, it's the only way my wife will
>let me keep it in the house). One post expressed some reluctance to
>store it on its side, and I just wanted to say that the disadvantage I
>have found to storing it standing up, with the corrector plate on the
>bottom, is that, over time, gunk accumulates on the inside of the
>corrector plate. I think that storing it on its side would be a good
>thing, if you had the room.


In case some might have missed it, it was mentioned before by a poster (sorry,
I didn't save that note) that Meade customer service advised vertical
storage.

Mark has one idea. I'm just curious if there are any other ideas out there?
Maybe grease distribution on the focus mechanism?

Of course in the case of the 12" and 7", I presume that would mean corrector
up.

Leroy Guatney
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