Re: [APML] Thank you to all that replayed...

[Alan Voetsch <critter12952@yahoo.com>]

Hi again Christopher,

--- "Christopher E." <cengell@attbi.com> wrote:
> Thank you for all you advice and help about my
> LX-200 with wedge, I will keep that and not get the
> G11, funny thing is I plan to use a EXT 90 as a
> guide scope with a 201XT autoguider...

You might want to re-think the plan to use an ETX 90
on the LX200. There is plenty of well documented
evidence indicating that using one moving mirror scope
to guide another is almost always a bad idea. A
slightly better idea is to use a refractor as a
guidescope, but, that may still leave you with flexure
between the OTAs. The safest bet is to use an off axis
guiding system. That is really the only way to guide
on what the imaging scope is actually seeing. Look
into the Taurus Tracker III from Taurus.
http://www.taurus-tech.com
Or try the Lumicon Giant Easy Guider (GEG). Lumicon is
now out of business, so you'll need to find a stocking
dealer who still has them, or try to find a used one
on astromart.

If you need help with the 201, you can start with:
http://www.mapug.com
Or, you can start with me. I know that beast well. 
:-)

Alan 

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