Re: ATM What to do?

[Aplanatic@aol.com]

Tim wrote:

>I have just become the recipient of a Meade 8" SCT. HOWEVER - I only 
>received the tube, primary and secondary mirrors (no corrector plate, 
>eyepieces or fork). I have a 10" dob already. What would it take in 
>$$$ to get this thing running? Or should I just sell it? Is the mirror 
>in these paraboloid or spherical?

As tax day is coming up, I think you should donate it to the Dave Rowe Museum 
of Abandoned, Useless Optical and Mechanical Junk.  You can then take a nice 
right-off.  I will send you a receipt. <g>

Seriously:

You can make a corrector for it and have a handmade SCT, or,
You can polish the secondary back to spherical, make a corrector, and have a 
handmade, decent camera, or,
You can use the primary as a shaving mirror and stencil on the secondary: 
"Objects are closer than they appear."

Dave Rowe
Torrance, CA