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Subject: [M]: 10 inch vs 12 in LX-200
From: Brian Straight
Reply To: mapug@shore.net
Date: Sat Jun 12 07:30:37 1999
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My aplogies in advance if I try the patience of those kind souls in this =
group who, I'm sure, have answered this question before.
This Fall, I'm finally ready to take the plunge and buy an LX200 (that's =
what happens to you when you hang around here too much :)). I've had no =
problems setting up a friend's 12" Meade OTA by myself, so size and =
weight are not really a concern. The main use for the scope will be CCD =
asteriod imaging (for astrometrical measurements).
The small premium for the 10" over the 8" makes the 10" a pretty easy =
choice for me. My question is, all other things being equal, is the 12 =
inch "worth" the extra financial investment (i.e. does it buy me more =
than aperture--a more solid mount, for example), or am I better off =
investing the difference in accessories that I can use in my general =
observing?.
Brian
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