Meade LXD75 N-6AT (f/5) Newtonian Reflector

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Aaron
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Meade LXD75 N-6AT (f/5) Newtonian Reflector

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I want to purchase Meade LXD75 N-6AT (f/5) Newtonian Reflector with GOTO autostar telescope include 1x 20mm 4000 eyepiece, counterweight etc. etc. from Holland, The price including shipping cost me S$1360 is it OK for this kind of telescope?
The discount is till 06/04/09
the shop don't sell overseas but i have friend who's going to buy for me and send by TNT the shipping include registered and insured.

Any advise welcome.

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Aaron
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kayheem
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Post by kayheem »

Price-wise sounds reasonable when compared to an online shops in Canada.

Let us know how it performs!
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Post by Aaron »

Thanks kayheem for your fast reply,

So as price is reasonable should i buy, I still dont know how its going to perform.
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Post by kingkong »

tnt more expensive right? no ems meh?

performance wise, you'll have to say what's your expected use and expectation lor.

for obs, i'll say i'll be good, if you are new, you can always get helps from all the gurus in singastro during obs sessions on collimation, alignment, etc.

for imaging it'll require quite a bit of patience, but can get the job done lah...
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Re: Meade LXD75 N-6AT (f/5) Newtonian Reflector

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Aaron wrote:I want to purchase Meade LXD75 N-6AT (f/5) Newtonian Reflector with GOTO autostar telescope include 1x 20mm 4000 eyepiece, counterweight etc. etc. from Holland, The price including shipping cost me S$1360 is it OK for this kind of telescope?
The discount is till 06/04/09
the shop don't sell overseas but i have friend who's going to buy for me and send by TNT the shipping include registered and insured.

Any advise welcome.

Regards,
Aaron
what is your level of experience in astronomy at this moment?
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Aaron
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Post by Aaron »

Yep TNT shipping is around S$250 im looking for cheaper shipping.
My experience in astronomy is 6 out of 10
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Aaron wrote:Yep TNT shipping is around S$250 im looking for cheaper shipping.
My experience in astronomy is 6 out of 10
I am not sure what you mean by 6/10. Would that be an experienced intermediate? Many beginners are turned off by newts after awhile.

From your own assessment, what are the reasons for getting this particular setup? Pricing? Features? Portability? Maintenance? Objects you are observing?

Have you tried scouting around for a GOTO mount with a 5 or 6" MCT or SCT?

Thanks!
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Post by Aaron »

Hi kayheem,

I'm more interested in astrophotography, I had before GoTo autostar with 4.5" starblast, I have no problem with maintenance especially collimation.
I use scopes for more then 15 years most of my scope was reflectors and some refractors , scope with eq mount used just only few months so need some experience with alignments, For potability i think this scope is ok, pricing is reasonable for this kind of scope and especially with this kind of mount and goto setup.

Regards,
Aaron
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Check out Grandeye from HK to see if they have good deals.
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