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Michael140565

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I have a Meade 4500 telescope that has a damaged mirror.  I have found a nice used replacement that is the correct diameter but it is from a short tube telescope.  Will that be a problem?

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9 hours ago, Michael140565 said:

I have a Meade 4500 telescope that has a damaged mirror.  I have found a nice used replacement that is the correct diameter but it is from a short tube telescope.  Will that be a problem?

 

AFAIK you need to replace it with a mirror that has the same focal length. Which I believe is 910mm (f/8). 

 

Meade 4500 Instruction Manual

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Turning the question around....
Do you have a reasonably complete donor scope? Or just a mirror?

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