At 7:18 PM -0400 5/14/99, Bevanron wrote:
>Mapuggers,
> Thanks for the information on the base plate dimensions. I like the
>way Bill incorporated the eyepiece/accessory holder into his plate.
>Michael's wedge design is very nice. One thing I noticed was there are
>different dimensions for the three holes for the telescope mount. I
>assume that Michael's dimensions , at 6 1/2 ~ 6 3/4" is correct for the
>12" base. Bill's dimensions are 4 1/4". Is this for an 8" or 10" scope?
>Or is it different because of a production change? Any ideas?

I think I measured wrong. The picture clearly shows that distance
being about 6.5 not 4.5. Since my LX200 is currently sitting on top
of that plate I didn't measure it directly. Instead I measured the
holes on the top of my (unused :-) tripod. I guess they're
different. Trust Michael's numbers.

But, yes, mine is a 12". I believe the base is the same for all
LX200's except the 16".

Bill Arnett
http://www.seds.org/billa/
"I know that I am mortal and the creature of a day; but when I search
out the massed wheeling circles of the stars, my feet no longer touch
the earth, but, side by side with Zeus himself, I take my fill of
ambrosia, the food of the gods." -- Claudius Ptolemaeus (Ptolemy)

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