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Subject: Re: Meade optics
From: Pierre Bellavance
Reply To: mapug@shore.net
Date: Sun Oct 09 03:20:26 1994

>>In my opinion, and hope others will chime in here, the LX-200 is
>>nothing short of superb optically.
>
>I'm still undecided about how well it performs on planetary, but I have
>been very impressed at deep-sky views! I suspect that part of the
>planetary problem I'm experiencing may be due to the eyepices (old
>Orthos). When my credit card recovers from the scope I want to look at
>some other Meade Series 4000 eyepieces. Othere eyepiece suggestions?
>
>
> Bruce Krobusek
> Rochester NY
>
I have a Meade 8 inch LX200 (of which I am extremely satisfied). My eyepieces (all Meade: I took advantage of the recent 2 for 1 sale) are the following:

-13.8mm, 18mm, both Super Wide angle (very useful) -26 mm Plossl (not used much: came with the scope) -8mm Ultra Wide angle (used when I want high power) -40mm Super Wide angle (used almost all the time)

I use the 40mm (this gives me 50X) about 75% of the time. It's a great eyepiece with a great view. It can also be used with the Lumicon Oxygen III in the 2 inch size.

I hope this is useful.

Pierre