Meade LX 600 12 or 14" vs Meade LX850
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Meade LX 600 12 or 14" vs Meade LX850
Hi there. I'm about to buy a new scope as I'm getting back to stargazing (at last...) and I want to do some astro imaging in a while. Looking for MEADE LX 600 or 850 mount. Is there anybody having comments or recommendations on both mounts? Don'T know yet, as portability is important, if I'll go for a 12 or 14 inches.
Thanks in advance.
Jeff
Thanks in advance.
Jeff
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Re: Meade LX 600 12 or 14" vs Meade LX850
Hello,
I own a nice LX600 12"ota , very happy with the ota . Great focuser design, little mirror flop to worry about. I deforked it. I bought the LX600 new summer 2017, unfortunately mine was a lemon, within 3 months started having electronic issues, Meade fixed once, then more electronic issues. It was out of warranty at this point and it would cost a fortune to ship both ways, I cut my losses and deforked the ota . Mine could of been a rarity, at least I hope so. I bought a cem120 and haven't looked back. Really for imaging this is a great setup, I would really only consider a fork mount for visual use.
I own a nice LX600 12"
William optics flt 132, WO 0.72 reducer, Sbig Aluma U694/FW8G/AO-8a, 36mm LRGB 3nm Ha Oiii Sii, Cem120 non ec, Celestron CGX, Meade 12"F8 ota, Meade 70mm astrograph, Meade 6sn, TSflat2
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