Everywhere sold out of Meade 10" lightbridges.

[kidlands]

Where have they all gone! none, zilch, zero everywhere. Next shipment due date over a month away:eek:. Might have to be a flextube then.

[stafford_stargazer]

I know a astronomy shop where they have a nice 10inch lightbridge in second hand,looked at it today and its absolutely mint,lovely dob base on them too,nice and smooth.

Up at £325 but he said he would take and offer.

Optics are perfect,i thought it was new.

Cheers G

[david o]

Have you considered the Revelation 12" at Telescope House?

It got good reviews, there's one somewhere, here, on the forum.

And it's in stock too.

[Tinners]

Not to mention the excellent Orion Uk scopes which have metal frames instead of wood.

[John]

To be honest I think I'd rather have a solid tube over a truss tube in the 10" size so maybe all is not lost unless you are dead set on the truss design.

The Skywatcher flextubes weigh the same as the solid tube counterparts plus you will need to consider a light shroud (ditto a Lightbridge) to keep stray light out of the tube.

[kidlands]

Yeah I realise a solid tube is best but portability/storage is a nice option to have for me. Thanks for the suggestions guys.

[wulfrunian]

I've got the solid tube 10" Skywatcher, and storage/portability's not really a problem for me. I keep it stored vertically, so the extra length isn't an issue, and when transporting it, it fits easily across the back seat of a Fiesta.

[LukeSkywatcher]

To be honest I think I'd rather have a solid tube over a truss tube in the 10" size so maybe all is not lost unless you are dead set on the truss design.

The Skywatcher flextubes weigh the same as the solid tube counterparts plus you will need to consider a light shroud (ditto a Lightbridge) to keep stray light out of the tube.

Now i'm confused. I'm sure i was told no so long ago that the SW truss scopes weighed MORE then the solid tube ones. I agree though that the solid tube is a better design because you dont have to worry about a shroud. The less stuff you have to worry about....the better.

On the other hand...............truss tubes are a bit better for storage/portability and i guess thats more important then worrying about a shroud.

Here's the solution:

http://stargazerslounge.com/sale/105753-10-inch-orion.html

Whoops......................sorry it has sold.