> Question: Which should I go for f/10 or f/6.3?

Hey Tom,

I'd say go with the f/10 and focal reducer, I think
that's a better option than the 6.3 and extender. If
you plan on ccd work, then strong consideration needs
to be paid to the 6.3.

> 2. I probably won't be purchasing any kind of
> guiders for a while. I see
> some of you appear to use two simultaneously

All right, who is using more than one guider?

> Question: In general, using an average 10" LX200,
> how long of an exposure
> can be made without autoguiding before the need for
> an auto guider becomes
> apparent?

Before I had an autoguider, I was taking exposures up
to 2 hours. Now that I have 2 autoguiders, any
manually guided exposure is too long. :-))

> Secondly, How long of an exposure can be made before
> Smart Drive programming
> becomes necessary?

Train the smart drive as soon as you can, it's easy.

Good luck,
Alan Voetsch



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