Oh my God, they almost killed it - tripped once in a storm.
From alt.telescopes.meade.lx200 news group:
Here are the top N reasons to buy a Meade LX200 (for N = 7)
- 7. Money saved at health club; doubles as home weight bench.
- 6. Uncanny and charming resemblance to R2D2 when OTA is pointing to zenith.
- 5. Whirring noises repel raccoons, bears, and easily-frightened star-party
guests.
- 4. You finally get to use all the Allen wrenches in your kit.
(Sizes are 1/64 inch apart, not easily distinguishable at sight.)
- 3. Unlike a certain competitor, it does not attract people wanting to make
phone calls.
- 2. Instead, it attracts people wanting to do their algebra homework on your
calculator.
- 1. Handsome tube finished in Oxford University dark blue.
(Oops! I went to Cambridge!)
