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Date: 05 Dec 2006 18:59:40
From: W. Watson
Subject: Comparing a C-14 against a Meade 14" OTA
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I'm curious if anyone has compared these two OTAs as they are out of the
box? I'm particularly interested in how they fair with respect to mirror
flop (or movement) and focus. Has anyone tried, for example, to see how much
movement there is in focusing say at 15, 30, 45, 60 and 75 degrees altitude,
as one goes through focus?
Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
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Date: 05 Dec 2006 18:03:42
From: RMOLLISE
Subject: Re: Comparing a C-14 against a Meade 14" OTA
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Hi:
Frankly, these two scopes are much more similar than they are
different. You want a few comparisons, though?
The C14 has less focus shift and a smoother (ball bearing) focus
action.
The Meade OTA has a mirror lock.
The Celestron is lighter (about 39 pounds).
The optics, XLT vice UHTC, are very close in quality and both very good
indeed.
Peace,
Rod Mollise
Author of:
Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain Telescope
and
The Urban Astronomer's Guide
<http://skywatch.brainiac.com/astroland >
W=2E Watson wrote:
> I'm curious if anyone has compared these two OTAs as they are out of the
> box? I'm particularly interested in how they fair with respect to mirror
> flop (or movement) and focus. Has anyone tried, for example, to see how m=
uch
> movement there is in focusing say at 15, 30, 45, 60 and 75 degrees altitu=
de,
> as one goes through focus?
>
> Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
> (121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
> Obz Site: 39=B0 15' 7" N, 121=B0 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
> --
> "I have made this letter [e-mail] a rather long one, only
> because I didn't have the lesiure to make it shorter."
> -- Blaise Pascal
> Web Page: <home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews>
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Date: 08 Dec 2006 02:23:47
From: W. Watson
Subject: Re: Comparing a C-14 against a Meade 14" OTA
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RMOLLISE wrote:
> Hi:
>
> Frankly, these two scopes are much more similar than they are different.
> You want a few comparisons, though?
>
> The C14 has less focus shift and a smoother (ball bearing) focus action.
>
> The Meade OTA has a mirror lock.
>
> The Celestron is lighter (about 39 pounds).
>
> The optics, XLT vice UHTC, are very close in quality and both very good
> indeed.
>
> Peace, Rod Mollise Author of: Choosing and Using a Schmidt Cassegrain
> Telescope and The Urban Astronomer's Guide
> <http://skywatch.brainiac.com/astroland>
>
>
>
> W. Watson wrote:
>
>> I'm curious if anyone has compared these two OTAs as they are out of
>> the box? I'm particularly interested in how they fair with respect to
>> mirror flop (or movement) and focus. Has anyone tried, for example, to
>> see how much movement there is in focusing say at 15, 30, 45, 60 and 75
>> degrees altitude, as one goes through focus?
I suspect that's pretty close, but I understand the 14" GPS OTA has a
focuser that is different than the other GPS OTAs
From Pete Peterson's site:
Note that the kit does not fit Meade's 14" LX200R and LX200GPS. The 14" is
a major redesign of the GPS line, and it incorporates the EZ Focus thrust
bearing design.
Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
--
"I have made this letter [e-mail] a rather long one, only
because I didn't have the lesiure to make it shorter."
-- Blaise Pascal
Web Page: <home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews >
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