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Subject: Re: [M]: 8" vs 10" vs 12" LX-200
From: DLSW-Mote, Thomas A.
Reply To: mapug@shore.net
Date: Sat Jan 11 00:26:29 1997

Ken M Malley wrote:
>
> You said about the 10" being the largest you can set up yourself, is the
> 12" that much harder?
>
> <SNIP, SNIP>

I started with one of the early 10" LX200's and wish that I had
not traded it in when the 12" was announced. I have the 12" LX200
now and it only weighs about 8 or 9 pounds more than the 10" but
the weight is farther away from the body than it was in the 10".
I did not have any serious difficulty in mounting/dismounting the
10" in either alt-az or polar modes. I do NOT attempt to do either
by myself with the 12". I do have a much younger friend who not
only does the mount/dismount without assistance but, until he moved
recently, carried the 12" up and down his apartment stairs. I
would suggest that you try out moving, mounting and dismounting
both size scopes before buying. Otherwise, you may end up like
me, with a 12" for the fixed location pier and an 8" for star
parties, etc. I feel that the 10" is a much more economical
compromise.

Tom