"[M]: RE: 12" LX200 (vs 11" Celestron) and other stuff" in the Meade Astronomy Archive

Subject: [M]: RE: 12" LX200 (vs 11" Celestron) and other stuff
From: LaGuardia, Kristofer S.
Reply To: mapug@shore.net
Date: Thu Jun 28 12:55:39 2001

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I'll let you know that lately, good skies allowing, I've been taking my 12"
scope out once or twice a week. I have but a little cart (plywood with four
casters underneath) to haul it close to the tripod I'll set up, and then
I'll "unpack" it from the case. I will set it up for two hours or more...at
a time...I've even set it up for an hour here and there for solar observing.
Wonderful scope!

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Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2001 1:10 PM
Subject: [M]: 12" LX200 (vs 11" Celestron) and other stuff

I hope I'm using the right list for these questions. I'm a Celestron 8"
PEC owner
and I want to upgrade to a larger aperture telescope so I'm considering a
Meade 10" / 12" or a Celestron 11". I have a couple of questions and I've
seen
similar questions on this list so hopefully this ok. My main application
is going to
be spectroscopy.

1) Is the 12" really a portable instrument ? I know it's large, but how
many of you really
move it outside and bring it back in when you're done ? I think my
wife would shoot me
if I said I wanted to permanently mount (at least right now)

2) Considering the Meade vs a Celestron. It seems any software out there I
see says
it works with a Meade LX200 telescope, but nothing about Celestrons.
Is the Meade
just support more than Celestron (or the de-facto standard) ?

Again, sorry if this isn't appropriate for the list, if you feel it isn't
and want to send me mail
offline, that's fine (and would be appreciated).

Matt Ganis

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Matt Ganis - (914) 784-5759
17 Skyline Dr.. - office J2-F22
Hawthorne, NY 10532

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I'll let you know that lately, good skies allowing, =
I've been taking my 12" scope out once or twice a week.  I =
have but a little cart (plywood with four casters underneath) to haul =
it close to the tripod I'll set up, and then I'll "unpack" it =
from the case.  I will set it up for two hours or more...at a =
time...I've even set it up for an hour here and there for solar =
observing.  Wonderful scope!

-----Original Message-----
 From: Matthew Ganis [<A =
 Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2001 1:10 PM
 Subject: [M]: 12" LX200 (vs 11" Celestron) =
and other stuff

 
 
 

I hope I'm using the right list for these =
questions.  I'm a Celestron 8"
 PEC owner
 and I want to upgrade to a larger aperture telescope =
so I'm considering a
 Meade 10" / 12" or a Celestron =
11".   I have a couple of questions and I've
 seen
 similar questions on this list so hopefully this =
ok.   My main application
 is going to
 be spectroscopy.


1) Is the 12" really a portable instrument =
?   I know it's large, but how
 many of you really
      move it outside and bring =
it back in when you're done ?   I think my
 wife would shoot me
      if I said I wanted to =
permanently mount (at least right now)


2) Considering the Meade vs a Celestron.  It =
seems any software out there I
 see says
     it works with a Meade LX200 =
telescope, but nothing about Celestrons.
 Is the Meade
     just support more than Celestron =
(or the de-facto standard) ?


Again, sorry if this isn't appropriate for the list, =
if you feel it isn't
 and want to send me mail
 offline, that's fine (and would be =
appreciated).


          &nb=
sp;           &nb=
sp;       Matt Ganis


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Matt Ganis - (914) 784-5759
 17 Skyline Dr.. - office J2-F22
 Hawthorne, NY  10532


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