Ric--

Thanks--I've found the 18" to be easy for me to handle by myself and you
spend very little time on a ladder. Even though Dallas is pretty windy, our
observing site in Oklahoma is rarely windy after midnight. Enjoy your posts
re LX photography--I'm still trying to wrestle that bear to the ground. Prime
focus photography is a challenge!

Clear skies, Andy

Ric L Ecker wrote:

> I was just joking, in a way, maybe a bit
> jealous...........................Compared views?? We do have one 25"
> scope in our group. He uses a engine hoist to remove the mirror and box
> from his truck. At RTMC they had a 36" mirror that toke an avocado
> ladder just to look through the eyepiece and almost all night to cool the
> mirror even when it was snowing. I have looked through several 18" scope
> and think they might just be the best for portablity and
> aperture...............We have about 250 members in our group (OPTAS)
> with a lot of Obsessions , Star Splitters and home builts. The original
> namer of Meade Street.
>
> ric
> OPTAS president
> San Marcos, California
> http://members.aol.com/rlecker/optas.html
>
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