[AZ-Observing] Re: My Meade 16" LX200R
- From: "Peter Argenziano" <pargenz@xxxxxxx>
- To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2006 14:35:59 -0700
I'll be interested to hear your opinions on this scope, Stan. That is the
same instrument purchased for the new Gilbert Rotary Centennial Observatory,
although just the OTA (it will ride on a Paramount ME). The way things have
been progressing with the observatory lately, you are likely to get yours up
and running first.
Peter
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From: "Stan Gorodenski" <stan_gorodenski@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "AZ-Observing" <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2006 2:27 PM
Subject: [AZ-Observing] My Meade 16" LX200R
On April 6th I ordered the Meade 16" LX200R with a permanent equatorial
pier (the pier itself weighs about 250 lbs). This morning I picked it up
at Accurate Cargo Delivery System in Phoenix and hauled it up here in my
74 Dodge van. I just finished unloading everything, including the
monstrously heavy pier. Thanks for the offer to help Jeff (H.), but as
you know _real_ Arizonans are strong and tough for their size. (-: I
had to have the 24" diameter of the base of the pier reduced to 22.5"
and Meade came through with flying colors. I am looking forward to
getting it in operation.
I'm not sure what I will do with my 12.5" Dall-Kirkham. Maybe it will be
the telescope for the 10 acre lot I purchased last December. In my
opinion it is a fantastic site for astronomy. The seeing has been
extremely good the few times I have been there. It is at 8,000 ft.
elevation on Horse Mountain, about 20 miles SW of Datil, NM.
Stan
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