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Old October 8th 08, 09:27 PM posted to sci.astro.amateur
Craig
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Default Poll: Orion Atlas vs Losmandy G-11

While I don't have the orion Mt nor seen it in action, I can tell you from
expereince with the G-11, that while it does not have as nice a handpaddle
as the Orion/Meade/Celestron systems. It is far from poor.

It has a one line display, and the basic mode is scrolling through menus,
but It's accuracy is pretty good (asuming you have good polar alignment and
have built a decent pointing model.).

On Tue, 07 Oct 2008 21:12:48 -0500, Longfellow wrote:

This is obviously a newbie question, of course, but it's an opportunity
for the knowledgeable readers to hold forth.

One consideration is that the Atlas GOTO system seems to be well
regarded while the Losmandy Gemini (?) GOTO system is not. The Atlas
seems to be less expensive that the G-11, but is it noticeably less
able to perform for astrophotography?

What else am I missing here?

Thanks,

Longfellow