Post by Paul Evans on Nov 4, 2007 8:24:20 GMT
Here's one for the bargain hunters!
www.lidl.ie/ie/home_ni.nsf/pages/c.o.20071108.p.MeadeReflectorTelescopeLXD75
A 6" reflector on heavy-duty German Equatorial Mount with #497 Autostar control for £399 !
I bought one last year (for £499) and have been mightily pleased with it with a couple of provisos. Firstly it was supplied with uncalibrated motors which mean't it went a bit beserk when first powered up, the cure being to take the OTA off the mount and let it rotate until an error condition arose and the motors recalibrated themselves - all was then well. The second issue is that with a bit of use some play developed - this required the worm gears to be adjusted - a straightforward enough job but requires a bit of mechanical understanding.
I have since added the facility to mount a 10" Dob OTA on the mount (thanks Andy!) which it copes with admirably and a direct camera mount (thanks again Andy!) for widefield photography all of which works as it should.
Clear skies,
Paul.
www.lidl.ie/ie/home_ni.nsf/pages/c.o.20071108.p.MeadeReflectorTelescopeLXD75
A 6" reflector on heavy-duty German Equatorial Mount with #497 Autostar control for £399 !
I bought one last year (for £499) and have been mightily pleased with it with a couple of provisos. Firstly it was supplied with uncalibrated motors which mean't it went a bit beserk when first powered up, the cure being to take the OTA off the mount and let it rotate until an error condition arose and the motors recalibrated themselves - all was then well. The second issue is that with a bit of use some play developed - this required the worm gears to be adjusted - a straightforward enough job but requires a bit of mechanical understanding.
I have since added the facility to mount a 10" Dob OTA on the mount (thanks Andy!) which it copes with admirably and a direct camera mount (thanks again Andy!) for widefield photography all of which works as it should.
Clear skies,
Paul.