At 11:52 AM 3/31/98 -0600, you wrote:
>I am considering buying a 12 in LX200. I will use it for astrophotography
>primarily. Does anyone else out there use it for that purpose? What
>have your experiences been? Is it tripod/wedge stable enough? Are the motors
>strong enough or do they strain? Does it align well? Thanks for your
>help. What problems have you had?
>
Dan:
First go to Doc. G's web page for lots of good advice:

<http://www.mailbag.com/users/ragreiner>

I have only had my 12" LX200 for about a year and do mostly CCD imaging with
a Kodak 0400 chip. With its long FL - 3000mm - the field is quite small.
You will want to get a focal reducer. I use an Optec MAXfield f/3.3 reducer
and that gives me about a 30' x 20' FOV and pretty well matches the 9 micron
pixels of the CCD.

The tripod is a beast and very steady. I use mine in the Alt-Azi mode so
can't comment on the wedge.

Bob Elliott

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