At 7:10 AM -0800 1/25/98, Robert Haler wrote:
>At 08:55 AM 1/25/98 EST, you wrote:
>>I am thinking of getting a Meade 12" LX-200.
>>I would like some info on this scope!
>>It's good & bad points...
>>
>>I have a Celestron 14. But it is getting to big for Me to set up!
>>And I want a scope with GO-TO...
>>
>>Thank You. Charles Peterson. Tampa FL.
>
>Hi Charles,
>
>The 12" LX-200 is a good telescope, but probably not the right choice if
>your C-14 is too heavy. ...

I agree with Robert. The 12" LX200 OTA and fork assembly weighs 70 pounds.
If you're having trouble with a C-14, the big LX200s are not for you.
(BTW, the 10" weighs 58 pounds, not all that much less.)

OTOH, if you want a GOTO scope and you're used to a 14" scope your only
choice really is to get a 12" or 16" LX200 and get someone to help you set
it up. Or mount is permanently.

OTTH (on the third hand :) you might investigate the new AstroPhysics 900
and1200 mounts. The 1200 is strong enough to hold your C-14 and has GOTO
(and a lot more; plus it is a beautiful piece of work); see
http://www.company7.com/astro/apnews.html
But beware, it ain't cheap.

Links to information about the other GOTO mounts I'm aware of:
http://www.seds.org/billa/meade/meade.html
(at the bottom of the page).

---
Bill Arnett "Science is a way of trying
San Jose, CA USA not to fool yourself." -- Feynman

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