Wanted: Uncle Rod's opinion

I am considering purchasing a 10" lx-90 and putting it on one of those
new meade wedges. Will it be sturdy enough to handle a DSI imager and
maybe on occasion a small digital camera mounted afocally? I need to keep
the setup moderatly light due to a previous back injury.

Thx, Terry

Terry A Haimann wrote:
I am considering purchasing a 10" lx-90 and putting it on one of those
new meade wedges. Will it be sturdy enough to handle a DSI imager and
maybe on occasion a small digital camera mounted afocally? I need to keep
the setup moderatly light due to a previous back injury.

Thx, Terry

Hi:

Well, here's my advice, but I'm not sure it's what you'll want to hear.
Forget the 10 inch LX90. IMHO, the fork which is very nice indeed for
the 8 inch isn't sufficient for the 10 or (gawd!) the 12. No, stick
with the LX90 8, one of the nicest, most problem free scopes Meade's
ever built. Relatively inexpensive, but capable, with plenty of
features.

Also, it sounds like you're interested in imaging...all the 10 will get
you is a narrower field (not a good thing with the small-chip DSI
cams).

Peace,
Rod Mollise
Author of _Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope_
http://skywatch.brainiac.com/astroland/index.htm

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