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Originally Posted by Pazuzu View Post
And now I just traded a worthless (to me) Orion 8 inch Dobsonian (that I got as a bonus in one of my business purchases) for a Meade 2080 early 8 inch SCT.

Oh, wait, no, I traded for #1171, a 2080 from the first year of production, 1981.

So...trade a Dob that cost me nothing for a very well maintained, first year, first ever Meade SCT scope, with an Accutrack drive corrector, original manual, and the original Meade wedge, which was only made for 1 year, and has surprisingly nice At/Az polar alignment corrections? Twist my arm.
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