Buying a scope

Hi Everybody,

I just purchased a new Meade ETX-90 RA, last week, from Anacortes. Got the
little guy while contemplating the purchase of a Celestron C6-RGT. I've
heard the optics aren't too bad for an achromat, but I haven't heard too
much about the mount. Is it relatively stable? I don't want to have to
take it out of the box to find it's a piece of crap, nor do I want to have
to start modifying it right away. Are there any other mounts that I should
maybe be looking at? I don't have a whole lot of money at the present time,
and it's going to take me about 3 months just to save up for the scope
itself, anyway, taking into account the fluctuating Canada/US exchange rate.

TIA

Chris

Chris Knight wrote:
Hi Everybody,

I just purchased a new Meade ETX-90 RA, last week, from Anacortes. Got the
little guy while contemplating the purchase of a Celestron C6-RGT. I've
heard the optics aren't too bad for an achromat, but I haven't heard too
much about the mount. Is it relatively stable?

The original tripod is pretty flimsy.

The latest adds show a new tripod that *looks* better; but I've not used
one.

OTOH -- my daughter reports seeing the SPC on Mars with my ETX-90EC
(really, it is now hers and my grandson's now and I will borrow it back
if I need an airplane scope)and the old tripod last weekend, so it can't
be TOO terrible :-)

Phil

I was asking about the Celestron 6 inch refractor's mount.
I like the ETX-90, because later, I can use it as a guidescope on the
6-inch.
Looking back on my post, I can see how you could have misconstrued my
question. It was a little ambiguous.

Chris

"Bill Foley" wrote in message
...
Chris,
It is usually better to ask opinions first, THEN purchase!
Now that you HAVE purchased it, why not try this:
Take it out, try it, and see how you like it.....

Clear, Dark, Steady Skies!
(And considerate neighbors!!!)

Chris

Just how do you plan to mount the etx to the 6" refractor.. The 6 "
refractor already comes with a 50mm finder.


Rich


On Tue, 29 Jul 2003 23:39:01 GMT, "Chris Knight"
wrote:

I was asking about the Celestron 6 inch refractor's mount.
I like the ETX-90, because later, I can use it as a guidescope on the
6-inch.
Looking back on my post, I can see how you could have misconstrued my
question. It was a little ambiguous.

Chris

"Bill Foley" wrote in message
...
Chris,
It is usually better to ask opinions first, THEN purchase!
Now that you HAVE purchased it, why not try this:
Take it out, try it, and see how you like it.....

Clear, Dark, Steady Skies!
(And considerate neighbors!!!)

The 50mm finder is useless as a guidescope. I think we can all agree on
that point. As a machinist, I can make rings to mount the ETX to the tube
of the 6".

Chris

"Rich McMahon" wrote in message
...
Chris

Just how do you plan to mount the etx to the 6" refractor.. The 6 "
refractor already comes with a 50mm finder.


Rich


On Tue, 29 Jul 2003 23:39:01 GMT, "Chris Knight"
wrote:

I was asking about the Celestron 6 inch refractor's mount.
I like the ETX-90, because later, I can use it as a guidescope on the
6-inch.
Looking back on my post, I can see how you could have misconstrued my
question. It was a little ambiguous.

Chris

"Bill Foley" wrote in message
...
Chris,
It is usually better to ask opinions first, THEN purchase!
Now that you HAVE purchased it, why not try this:
Take it out, try it, and see how you like it.....

Clear, Dark, Steady Skies!
(And considerate neighbors!!!)

Chris

Best of luck on this..

Rich


On Wed, 30 Jul 2003 04:15:34 GMT, "Chris Knight"
wrote:

The 50mm finder is useless as a guidescope. I think we can all agree on
that point. As a machinist, I can make rings to mount the ETX to the tube
of the 6".

Chris

"Rich McMahon" wrote in message
...
Chris

Just how do you plan to mount the etx to the 6" refractor.. The 6 "
refractor already comes with a 50mm finder.


Rich


On Tue, 29 Jul 2003 23:39:01 GMT, "Chris Knight"
wrote:

I was asking about the Celestron 6 inch refractor's mount.
I like the ETX-90, because later, I can use it as a guidescope on the
6-inch.
Looking back on my post, I can see how you could have misconstrued my
question. It was a little ambiguous.

Chris

"Bill Foley" wrote in message
...
Chris,
It is usually better to ask opinions first, THEN purchase!
Now that you HAVE purchased it, why not try this:
Take it out, try it, and see how you like it.....

Clear, Dark, Steady Skies!
(And considerate neighbors!!!)

Well, it's small enough, but for a guidescope, you
normally want a wide field, which the ETX-90 doesn't
have. It is a very nice planetary scope, though.

You may discover it's better as a grab 'n go than it is making
the 6" more cumbersome.

-Larry Curcio

Chris Knight wrote:

I was asking about the Celestron 6 inch refractor's mount.
I like the ETX-90, because later, I can use it as a guidescope on the
6-inch.
Looking back on my post, I can see how you could have misconstrued my
question. It was a little ambiguous.

Chris

"Bill Foley" wrote in message
...
Chris,
It is usually better to ask opinions first, THEN purchase!
Now that you HAVE purchased it, why not try this:
Take it out, try it, and see how you like it.....

Clear, Dark, Steady Skies!
(And considerate neighbors!!!)