Philip -
Thanks for the reply. My LX200 did not come in a hard case, just a
fiberboard shipping box. Since I'll have to buy one, would you recommend
Meade, or is there a better after-market solution?

BTW - I had been to your web site before I ever posted this :-) You
do excellent work! It gives the rest of us something to aspire to.

Cheers,
Bryan

-----Original Message-----
Sent: Saturday, June 13, 1998 10:39 PM
Subject: Re: [M]: Transporting 10" LX200


Bryan

I transport my 10" LX200 regularly to the south of France (1600 mile
round
trip) in the standard plastic hard case that it came in. The only
special
thing I do is to lock the mirror using the Meade supplied bolt. Over
the
last three years it has been transported about eight times this way and
it
seems to work well. I check collimation carefully each time but it
seems
to be spot on. In fact I have not had to adjust collimation since about
two
years ago. I travel by car, but the trip includes a sea crossing (UK to
France) and sometimes I go by Hovercraft which can be quite rough with a
lot of vibration - probably more so than in a plane. The LX200 seems to
cope
very well - check out my web site (below) if you'd like to see the
images
that I acquire at the end of these expeditions! :)

Regards
--Philip
-------

>     What's the best way to transport my 10" scope? I have two trips
> upcoming - one by car to southern MO, and one by plane to Alaska. I
> would like to take my telescope with  me on both trips - any helpful
> ideas? What is the best transport case around? The Alaska trip is
going
> to include a cruise. Now, I realize that I will not be able to do any
> stargazing from the boat, but our stateroom is on the scenic side and
> has a balcony, and I was considering just using the telescope as a
long
> lens for terrestrial photography. Is it worth it?
>  
> Cheers,
> Bryan
>  
> ---
> Bryan Glennon
> BPG Consulting, Inc.   http://www.bpgc.com
> 800-678-2742
>  

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