Is Meade LX200 10 a Good Deal for Your CCD Scope?

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meade lx200 10"

Trying to put together ccd scope. Is Meade LX200 10" a good deal for $1200?
 
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Scope sold for 1575, included cge mount. aarg.
 
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Looking at LXD75-10AT f/4 schmidt-Newtonian. Appears well suited for CCD and attractively priced [$1400]. Any opinions on these?
 


Chronos said:
Looking at LXD75-10AT f/4 schmidt-Newtonian. Appears well suited for CCD and attractively priced [$1400]. Any opinions on these?

Schmidt-Newtonians are HEAVY. You may need a beefy mount to handle it for photography. That mount (LXD75) can carry up to 30 lb and the OTA weighs a little over that. I think it is right on the edge for visual and probably not suitable for pics.

On a bigger mount you would love this scope, though.
 

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