Re: Tonight I start the adventure
- From: mmd49@xxxxxxxxx (Mark D)
- Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 15:44:29 -0600
Don't you DARE!...You're commiting astronomical suicide with an SCT.
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LOL!
Naw, you won't be commiting astro-suicide with an SCT, and in fact, it's
a good all around choice in a scope. Doubtful if there is any other
instrument made, that is as versatile as the SCT.
At my club's last meeting, a member brought in a new Meade 8" LX-200GPS,
to show how he had hooked a miniature Palm Pilot to it through the
RS-232 Port, and was able to control it, via Palm Pilot, with small star
maps on board. pretty neat.
I was very impressed by the build quality, and the sophistication of
this scope. They sure have come a long way over the last 20 years.
There's so many countless available acessories for the SCT that is
readily available, so you can persue any type of visual work, and any
type of Imaging, solar, lunar, planetary, deep sky, focal reducers, dew
caps, dew heaters, crayford focusers, prime focus camera adapters,
eyepiece projection adapters, solar filters, acessory shelves, flip
mirrors, you name it, just to name a few.
Portability is a main consideration of the SCT, as it is a folded
system, has a closed tube, which has a benefit of optics staying a bit
cleaner over the long haul versus open tubes like newtonians.
All, in all, a very tough system to beat fr the bucks invested.
I highly recommend buying the largest scope you can manage/carry, and/or
transport.
An 8" SCT (Either Meade, or Celestron) is a fine instrument, but
quickly, you might find that this aperture scope is only just starting
to wet your tastes/tongue, and you'll be longing for more aperture in a
very short time.
I suggest (if you're healthy, and don't mind managing the bulk) at least
a 9-1/4"-11" Celestron, or 10"-12" Meade SCT.
If you have higher goals, and figure you'll get decent use from these
behemoths, then shoot the works and step up to the venerable C-14, or
Meade 14".
Do take into consideration though, that a scope not being used because
it is too much trouble to put into operation, is a useless scope.
Ultimately, you must make that decision yourself, as to what size scope
will suit your needs.
If you're unsure of what you really want, either try to attend some
local star parties, or join a local astro club, so you can get your feet
wet a bit, and make a sound decision what your personal needs will be,
and too, how much $$$ that you are willing to invest. Mark
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