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I was wondering because it would be helpful to me for use in starhopping, and for finding those hard-to-locate objects. If I know how much sky is passing...
Big 5 Sporting Goods has an ad today for a Meade 700mm refractor that they state lists for $229 and is on sale for $79.00. Does anyone know anything about this...
Check it carefully before buying. Sounds like a "department" store special, which means less than good quality optics and eyepieces. You don't say what the...
Hi, I've got an old ('89) 2080, 8" SCT and I can't figure out the star pattern I see: spikey. Is this a weather -related thing? I'm in S. Cent. PA. Anybody...
... Three probable causes: (a) the telescope has not thermally stabilized... let it cool down for an hour, try again. (b) if it's three points, suspect...
Dick, Thanks for the input. I hadn't heard about mirror clips in an SCT. I have allowed for cool down and collimation. How do I get to these mirror clips? Will...
... I don't know how your mirror is truly secured... this would better be a question aimed at Clay Sherrod, the retired (ha!) astronomer who does the...
I just got an old Meade model 8800 8" Newtonian. Lovely old scope! Am in the process of fixing her up. Does anyone on-list have one? If so, I'd like to make...
Hello, I've had a classic LX200 10" for 2 years. I also have a 8" starfinder reflector. When I first got the LX200 I was comparing the optics of it to my 8"...
Yes, you should be able to see everything in your reflector as you do in the LX200. Are you sure the "seeing" was comparable on the nights when you made your...
I also used a 6". Mount was very flimsy, goto sucked, optics were great (really the -only- good part of the scope.)
-Jake
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I certainly had no trouble splitting the double double in my LX90. I have never collimated mine, I took a look at the rings when it arrived, they looked ok to...
I am seriously considering getting a LXD55 OTA....probably a 6" but maybe an 8. Question is...has anyone had experiences with the new UHTC coatings? Does it...
anyone have a lead on a hard carrying case for my Meade 6" Ed/APO. I've found one for $500, but thats sounds awfully high to me. Or, do you have one for sale!!...
... Steve, if you read and believe Meade's marketing materials, there is a 20% increase in light transferrability. thing that bothers me is that, for years,...
will do and yes the advertising verbiage worries me too. I started out with a Meade DS-114 so I am familiar with their workmanship, which overall isnt too...
Have a chance to buy a Celestron CR150 Refractor for about $475 used. The spec are about the same as the LXD55 6 inch scope. Also the Meade comes with a goto...
... For a relatively unbiased (i.e. he didn't believe it either...) test report (done the right ways... photometers -and- sky tests) visit Clay Sherrod's...
Tom, I've owned the Celestron 6" and looked through the Meade 5" LXD55. Both of these had quite a bit of color, although it can change dramatically from scope...
I have the same scope as yours for a year. I have no trouble splitting the same double double at all. I can get both in field and see both at the same time...
