Wayne, I just spoke to Astronomics, they said about `10 days until they get them. I have been on the list and now must decide if I want one of the first....
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astronomics
questions@...
Nov 3, 2000 7:04 pm
RIght now these will be the first ones on the market, other then the display unit Meade had at Photokina in Germany. Clear Skies, Mike/astronomics ...
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Robert S. Greenstein,...
RG@...
Nov 3, 2000 10:53 pm
I too recieved a call from Astronomics earlier this morning. They left word that they will be shipping the units in the next 10 days and were calling for...
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Wayne Powell (AeroWood)
aerowood@...
Nov 4, 2000 11:37 am
Robert, I knew you were at the edge LX-90 vs 200, was there anything in particular that made your final decision final? Like you I've been tossing up that ...
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Wayne Powell
wayne.powell@...
Nov 5, 2000 4:19 pm
I snipped this from the Nexstar egroup, does anyone know if the LX90 uses clutches like their other scopes? Manual re-positioning was a feature I was hoping...
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Mike Bieler
questions@...
Nov 6, 2000 6:26 am
There are no manual slomotion controls. You will have the move the scope with the autostar. Clear Skies, Mike ... LX90 uses ... feature I was ... way. They ...
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Kevin Pfeifle
kpfeifle@...
Nov 6, 2000 5:44 pm
Mike: Will you be posting any type of review once you get the first of these units in? That would be helpful for all of us "sitting on the fence". Thanks! ...
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astronomics
questions@...
Nov 6, 2000 5:57 pm
As long as we have some left over from our first shipment of 100 it shouldn't be a problem. Also, as soon as I get the okay from Meade I can post the user's...
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Robert S. Greenstein,...
RG@...
Nov 6, 2000 11:57 pm
Hi Wayne, Sorry for the delayed reply. Basically I chose the 12" for aperture. I tried the 8" and 10" LX200 and felt that the 12" wasn't too big to handle....
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John Gump
jgumprr@...
Nov 7, 2000 5:47 pm
... LX90 uses ... feature I was ... way. They ... Mark, I confirmed this yesterday with Astronomics. The LX90 cannot be moved manually. BTW-- I haven't...
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Jon Jacob
jon@...
Nov 7, 2000 6:10 pm
... I think I might just cancel my order. It is starting to get cloudy around here on a regular basis and I am sure I want to be the first to find all the...
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Mark Ericksen
merickse@...
Nov 8, 2000 3:24 am
Do the motors have clutches so that the scope OTA can be moved manually at least for packing purposes if the batteries were to die? The Nexstar scopes have one...
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Bruce M
laz32@...
Nov 8, 2000 3:38 pm
I have been out of astrnomy for a number of years and have a scope on order from astronomics. The lx90 comes with a 26 plossel. I plan to add a ultima barlow,...
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John Gump
jgumprr@...
Nov 8, 2000 8:57 pm
... scope ... another ... a ... thought ... Bruce, I am about to put my order in for the lx90. My plans are similar to yours in that my first add on...
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Dennis Swindle
prayingd@...
Nov 13, 2000 6:18 pm
Hi! I'm one of those fence sitters that has strongly considered the NexStar 8, but decided to first wait and see what the Meade LX90 has to offer. Let me share...
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Dean Schwartzenberg
dean@...
Nov 13, 2000 9:52 pm
Is anyone going to the Oceanside Photo & Telescope Demo this weekend? I just spoke with Ben and he said that they will have for sure a lx90 on demo. He also...
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Wayne Powell (AeroWood)
aerowood@...
Nov 14, 2000 1:27 pm
I'm in the exact same boat. My big concern is that the NS8 uses the same base, gears and motor drive used in the NS5 (actually the other way around I believe,...
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John Gump
jgumprr@...
Nov 14, 2000 2:12 pm
... same ... around I ... they ... on my ... varies from ... performance. ... a ... instruments, ... with the ... than ... I can ... the ... has ... appreciate...
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jmorris_n4eu@...
Nov 17, 2000 1:03 pm
...Also, as soon as I get the okay from Meade I can post the user's manual in PDF format in the file section. ... Hi Gang! My name is Joe Morris and I'm new...
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Bruce M
laz32@...
Nov 17, 2000 4:06 pm
With an 8 lx200 in your arsenal what could you want with a lx90? Bruce ... PDHQ, ... 200 ... the...
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jmorris_n4eu@...
Nov 17, 2000 11:52 pm
Hellooo Bruce! You ask, "With an 8" LX200 in your arsenal what could you want with a LX90?" Well Bruce, I guess I've made lots of friends and they have asked...
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Bob Snelgrove
steelgtr@...
Nov 17, 2000 11:57 pm
I heard that, Joe...
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Ian Maule
ian@...
Nov 18, 2000 8:42 am
Hi Joe, Welcome to the burgeoning group of Nexstar owners waiting for the LX-90 to arrive. I joined about a month ago (just about the time I was posing...
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jmorris_n4eu@...
Nov 18, 2000 1:39 pm
Hi Gang! It seems I heard somewhere that in order to use the LX-90 for CCDing, you had to have some kind of "strip," and extra... Does anyone know about that...
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Wayne Powell
wayne.powell@...
Nov 18, 2000 2:09 pm
One of the dealers here in Toronto, Khan Scope www.khanscope.com reports: "Meade LX90 Telescopes on Schedule for delivery end of November." Of course last...
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Bob Snelgrove
steelgtr@...
Nov 18, 2000 3:09 pm
Is it true the lx90 will have plastic forks? bob...
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astronomics
questions@...
Nov 18, 2000 7:46 pm
The part is called the #909 Accessory port module. The #909 attaches to the rear cell of the LX90 and connects by cable to the Aux port on the telescope's...
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jmorris_n4eu@...
Nov 18, 2000 9:06 pm
... Bob, you're makin' me squirm... Joe...
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astronomics
questions@...
Nov 18, 2000 9:09 pm
It is a metal fork arm with a plastic cover to the best of our knowledge. Clear Skies and Happy Holidays, Mike/astronomics astronomics/christophers ltd. 680...
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Dean
dean@...
Nov 18, 2000 10:37 pm
Hello all, I just got off the phone with Oceanside Photo & Telescope. They are having a Demo/sale/open house and Meade was to bring the lx90 to it last night....
