After following through some of Ludes' local connections, I've found a
dealer in Salonica, who will carry the (is it new?) line of large Dobs from
Celestron.

The dealer still hasn't got them, but the quotes I got (if I recall right)
we

8" Dob: 520 Eu
10" Dob: 725 Eu
12" Dob: 1,200 Eu

How do these prices seem to people in the States? Reasonable?

When I heard of this, I got goose-bumps :*)

PS: By the way, the .binaries ng, seems to be really busy. Some nice
pictures of the Transit over there!
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Ioannis Galidakis
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