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Subject: Re: [M]: Meade Schmidt-Newt, anyone own?
From: Ric L Ecker
Reply To: mapug@shore.net
Date: Sun Sep 21 00:00:25 1997


On Sat, 20 Sep 1997 13:26:49 -0400 Todd Gross <toddg@weatherman.com>
writes:
>I'm picking up a Meade Schmidt - Newt, 6". I have heard that these had
>good
>optics.
>I don't know why they dropped the line. Has/does anyone own one of
>these,
>and what
>should I look for?

I had one, but sold it for my LX-200. Great comet hunter, wide field and
fast. The 8" would be nicer considering its a f 4.5. Make sure you get
the LX-3 drive, very nice. I didn't like the helical focus, but it did
give a wide range of focus travel.


ric http://members.aol.com/rlecker/ric.html
drift align. focus adjustment etc
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