----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002
08:43
Subject: Re: [APML] 12" & 14"
LX200
Hello Marious.
There's probably lots of info in the archives
about the Meade LX200's so you might want to browse those. Unless I'm a little
behind the times, Meade only makes a 12" and 16", not the 14". Celestron makes
a 14" SCT. If you want to consider the 16" Meade you are talking about a much
larger telescope and much higher cost. The focal length will also be longer
and its field of view smaller. Portability will be difficult for a 12" and
impossible (without a small army) for the 16".
There's lots of considerations: what's your
location, will your setup be permanent, how's your local seeing conditions
(larger apretures require better seeing to realize the potential of their
apreture), how much of it's use will be for visual and how much for
photography, will you ever do CCD, and more.
Have you ever considered getting a really good
large mount (like the AP1200) and going with a 12-16" newt. Having gone
from 10" LX200 to a high quality 12.5" newt with the 1200GTO mount I
can tell you the newt does a much better job both photographically and
visually. And the mount is worlds above what the LX200 drive could
do. You would also have options to add other telescopes later with this
setup. But the Meade LX200's are good value for their performance.
Bobby
Middleton
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 6:07
AM
Subject: [APML] 12" & 14"
LX200
Dear list,
Anybody has the Meade 14" LX200
telescope or the 12" LX200?
I have sold my telescope and I will get
a Meade but I'm between those two!
What are the differences between the 12"
and the 14" beside the aperture?
Beside observations I will do
astrophotography as well.
Clear Skies,