Y, It's strange how no matter how much research you do before a major
purchase, the worst reports start to make themselves known after the card
number wings it's way down the lines!

From what I read, the SN10 and AR6 seem to over laden the mount, I imagine
any small problems in loose gears or dodgy motors start to become magnified
very quickly.

To the delight of my G/F, I spent many hours inspecting and adjusting and
balancing before the first few nights viewing. Is it possible that some of
the problems the other LXD55 users have had are 'user error' ? Just a
thought.

"andrew" wrote in message
...
I'm getting on ok with my SN6-EC !
Although the OTA had to be exchanged due to some marks on the corrector
plate, the mount is stable and smooth in operation.

It is NOT a portable scope however, I'm lucky in that it's only a few
steps
out of the door to nice dark (err) darkness.

I have had some great views of Jupiter, The Moon and a brief glimpse of
M31.
Just got my 'Special Offer' Eyepieces the other day and looking forward to
trying them out...

cheers


"Mark McIntyre" wrote in message
...
On Sun, 29 Jun 2003 09:06:43 +0200, in uk.sci.astronomy , "Bas Prins"
wrote:

Thanks I appreciate your opinion. On the other hand I would like some
recommendations on the two scopes, with regard to quality, usefullness
and
pricing.

Instead of "What would you recommend?" I should have asked "Which would
you
recommend?"

Neither, they're both bad choices for a beginner.

Sorry, but you asked.

--
Mark McIntyre
CLC FAQ http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/C-faq/top.html
CLC readme:
http://www.angelfire.com/ms3/bchambless0/welcome_to_clc.html


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