Re: Buying LX200, have ? on size
| Subject: | Re: Buying LX200, have ? on size |
| From: | Arnaldo Arnal |
| Date: | Sun Apr 07 08:33:54 1996 |
At 07:26 3/31/96 -0500,Pierre you wrote:
>At 22:55 03/30/96 -0700, you ( bradyb@iti2.net (Brady Blozvich)) wrote:
>>I would like to pose the following question to all MAPUG friends: Which
>>package would you rather buy, an 8" LX200 with a 35 panoptic eyepiece, or a
>
>I have the 8 inch and I am very happy with it. It obvious I could see more
>with the 10 inch model, but it would get less use because its extremely
>heavy...
>
>With the 8 inch, I can leave it attached permanently to the tripod and haul
>the whole thing outside in 30 seconds when I feel like it, which is
>impossible to do with the 10 inch (Too heavy AND bulky).
That is exactly what I do with my 10, leave it allways on the tripod and
haul it outside. It is heavy and you have to be carefull, but I am 44 years
old, 1.71 meters tall and not very athletic and if I can do it you can.
I have a Celestron 8 wich I can take on field trips. If you plant to move it
around go for the 8.
>
>My advice: Go to the store, and try to move it around. You dont want to
>drop expensive equipment like this when moving it around...
This sounds very wise. I reccomend it too.
Arnaldo Arnal,
Observatorio ARVAL,
Caracas - Venezuela,
10d N, 67d W, UT-4hrs
