[AZ-Observing] Re: Need advice
- From: "Stars" <stars@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 18:24:12 -0700
Stan and Matt, Thanks for the advice.
Stan, you now have me looking at the Meade LDX75 SN10. It has a shorter
tube, with a F4 f-stop, for about the same price. According to the
advertisements, the LDX75 is an upgrade of the LXD-55 stand. I already have
a Meade ETX-125AT and am familiar with the Autostar and have the Autostar
software and a LPI for my laptop. My question is Schmidt-Newtonian
1016mm;F/4 (Meade LDX75-SN10), or the Newtonian 1200mm f4.7 (Celestron
C10-NGT) better for deep-sky.
Thanks again
Thomas Hilton
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Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: Need advice
Thomas,
Ditto everything Matt said + the following:
As the owner of a Meade lxd-55 SN10", which has a mount very much like the
CG-5GT, in fact the CG-5 disassembly instructions will work for
disassembly of my mount, I can attest to what Matt said about the mount
being at it's limits. It's a good enough system just be aware of the
limits. A web cam will work but forget long exposure. If you get this
setup, buy a set of the Celestron "Hockey Pucks" stabilizer pads. They
will help a lot and reduce the settle in time if you bump the scope. Both
mounts are designed for a 30lb. limit and the 10" scopes are 30lb. I have
often thought of investing in a electric focuser due to the touchiness of
the scope when above 200x, don't breath to hard at it and forget using it
in the field without a wind break if there's more than about a 5mph
breeze.
Honestly I love my scope and bought it for the short tube (36") the best
thing I have done for the scope so far is take the mount apart and
clean/relube it. I don't what Celectron does but the lube Meade uses is
pretty thick and needed to be replaced.
Anyway thats my input.
I'm sure it's a good scope, but it does have it's limits.
Stan Clark
Webmaster
Saguaroastro.org
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From: "Stars" <stars@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 19:33:54 -0700
>I am thinking of purchasing a Celestron C10-NGT 10" F/4.7 Newtonian on a
>CG-5GT mount. This is a GO-To Mount. It comes with a 8x50 Finder.
>
>Any thoughts
>
>Thomas Hilton
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