> 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 -- I have (now for 2 1/2 years) a fine 12" lx200 pier mounted. I
use it 99% for CCD imaging with an ST7+AO7 setup. In the chain is a
Van Slyke Versaport II, which I find very usefull. Check out my
images at Deep Space 99. Be happy to answer any questions.


Best regards,

Frank Loch

Try Deep Space 99 at http://www.early.com/~floch/index.html

For Gemstone information try: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/FLoch/

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