Anthony, Thats a very nice shot of a Glob I've only seen visually. It does look to green on my monitor. Might have to look into that. Keith, (aka Intergalactic Wonderer and Intergalactic Tramp).

Dear Bob, Yes, it looks like we made a mistake with your shipping address. I am not sure how it happened since our paperwork clearly states your work address was requested. I tracked your package

Anthony, whether that is the real object Messier saw or not, you've got a super image there! Wow! Stuart ============================================================ From: Anthony Ayiomamitis

Hi Joe, California, that the and took a depot in a foreign In my case it is New Jersey. Things get stuck there for a few days when using something other than EMS or "Two-Day Global

Anthony, The previous UPS delivery, a week before AP's, from OPT in California, took over a week. Yes, I really like the tracking system - it showed that the parcel was moving along every day,

Bob, Can't you leave a note on the front door at home about redirecting to your office and/or calling you so that you can rush home? I realize a stupid question on my part but it may be a means to a

Hi Anthony, If so, the safe bet is to have Astro Physics bill you for the DEC assembly separately from the RA assembly. That would come in just under the insurance $5500 limit for EMS postal

True ... but TWO UPS delivery men - on the same delivery order, both screwed up? What are the chances. And when I asked the supervisor to call - he thought it was just an isolated case of one guy.

Hi Marj, Depending on how the package is sent via USPS, there is the ability to track a package online and literally step by step as it travels from office to office (in the US) and something similar

Joe, With five packages, the good thing is that you have a distribution of the $10k total price with the two-part equatorial head being the primary bulk of the cost. Going by shear memory, something

Thanks Marj, That is indeed excellent information. I forgot about the possibilities of not one government agency but also a foreign one mixing things up. I can imagine the bun fight there would

Joe, ALL of my mail is kept at a post office box for daily pick-up including notices for parcels etc. ;-) Anthony. time he

You also have to be careful that Astro-Physics sends to the right address. They just screwed me royally by sending it to my house, where no one is home to sign for it, instead of my office as

Let's put this all in perspective. Your personal experiences will differ regardless of carrier. It's not the service per sey but the individual that's making the deliveries. I've got a UPS delivery

Joe (and Anthony), The down side of USPS is that if a package is lost, there is no one central company to deal with. There is the US post office and the post office of the other country. It takes a

Does anybody know of any "insurance limits" or problems, with the USPS or the couriers? I would hate to go into litigation for years over a $10,000 mount, as they try to figure out whose fault it

Living in "Bubbaville" redneck country I'm forced to rely on UPS. I am quite please with their friendly, prompt and coutrious service...joe :)

Hi Anthony, Does the US Postal Service "postman" ring the door bell, every time he delivers a $10,000 parcel? If so, I'm with you. Joe

Dear Friends, Perhaps the strangest entry in Messier's catalog is M40 which is also known as the double star Winnecke 4. Although some interesting and attractive galaxies exist in the immediate area,