Nuts....US$900 I know its too good to be true..
Thanks for the tip, Vince Snr.
Still hoping for an 8" Goto for under US$1000...heh heh
I wished for the optics and mechanicals of the Nexstar 8 GPS but the autostar of the Meade and all for under US$1000 ! Am I too greedy?? :-)
rich
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- Mon Oct 13, 2003 1:37 am
- Forum: Equipment Discussions
- Topic: Meade LX10 scope
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4773
- Mon Oct 13, 2003 1:12 am
- Forum: Equipment Discussions
- Topic: Meade LX10 scope
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4773
Meade LX10 scope
I just checked apogee and they are selling these old 8" LX10 scopes at a bargain US900+ for the normal one and $1100 for the UHTC version. This is the only place selling this scope (I thought it was discontinued as Meade does not list it on its site.) Can I check : 1. Is this scope an obsolete ...
- Mon Oct 13, 2003 1:09 am
- Forum: Equipment Discussions
- Topic: Visual Back for ETX
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4065
- Sun Oct 12, 2003 12:22 pm
- Forum: General Astronomy
- Topic: Link : light transmission for telescope designs.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4514
Link : light transmission for telescope designs.
A good read if you want to know more about why a 4" refractor performs better than a 6" SCT...
http://www.licha.de/AstroWeb/articles_f ... 3?iHowTo=8
http://www.licha.de/AstroWeb/articles_f ... 3?iHowTo=8
- Sun Oct 12, 2003 12:17 pm
- Forum: General Astronomy
- Topic: Top 20 things to see with a small 4 inch reflector scope
- Replies: 18
- Views: 11833
- Sun Oct 12, 2003 12:09 pm
- Forum: Equipment Discussions
- Topic: Visual Back for ETX
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4065
Visual Back for ETX
There has been talk that the mirror on the diagonal of the ETX degrades the light transmission by around 10%. I'm curious to try a visual back option for my ETX. Anyone know where I can get the visual back adapter for Meade ETX? I want to try out using it without a diagonal for out-of-zenith objects...
- Sun Oct 12, 2003 12:02 pm
- Forum: General Astronomy
- Topic: What is a Takahashi Epsilon?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5361
What is a Takahashi Epsilon?
I read about Remus' Epsilon scope and did some search for it . Antares did not indicate what aperture it is.... From the pics of the range, it looks like a short tube newtonian but is identified as a catadioptric. So what kind of scope is it and what is its strengths? would have asked myself but was...
- Sun Oct 12, 2003 12:22 am
- Forum: Astronomy Events & Observation Sessions
- Topic: Observation At Eunos MRT field Tonight at 8pm
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5577
- Sat Oct 11, 2003 5:32 pm
- Forum: Buy and Sell
- Topic: Wanted C5...
- Replies: 16
- Views: 10194
- Sat Oct 11, 2003 2:27 pm
- Forum: Astronomy Events & Observation Sessions
- Topic: Observation At Eunos MRT field Tonight at 8pm
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5577
Observation At Eunos MRT field Tonight at 8pm
Hi all, Remus has asked me to inform all that there will be a demonstration tonight at the usual field next to Eunos MRT at 8pm. On diplay for comparison will be Michael Lo's Mewlon 180 and Wira's brand new Mewlon 210! Also, there is a possibility of another Tak Monster present..keep your fingers cr...