I purchased a used Meade 390 refractor (90mm, f/11) from people I know who own a bicycle shop. I didn't expect to see a telescope for sale in there among the bikes, but there it was! I took the scope home on Feb. 1, 2003, ironically, the day of the Columbia space shuttle disaster. I paid for the telescope and drove home not knowing what had happened to the spacecraft and her crew. A tragic start to the beginning of this 'scope's time with me. Shown here is a Meade product shot of my "new" telescope.
