Superb 12" LX200GPS - Package mostly sold

[strongmanmike]

Package mostly sold

Still available:

Sturdy Meade Giant Field Tripod at AU$500 including postage within Australia

email or call me if you are interested

m.sidonio@bigpond.com

02 62477104 (AH)
0401 781 673 (mob)

Mike Sidonio

[splitscreen]

Have you had much interest in the scope

[matt]

Mike

You ever turned this scope on planets?

Got any shots?

How does it star test?

Sorry, but I'm an optically paranoid planetary imager:rofl:

[strongmanmike]

Hi Matt

I haven't taken any planetary images since first sticking my MX716 CCD on the scope back in 2003 for Mars. I was a complete novice at imaging at that stage and only took three images in total, here are two of them:

http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/56901005/small

http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/56900971/medium

Visually the scope is as good as I could imagine a SCT being...?

I have been very pleased with the optical quality.

I haven't star tested it but as an indication, visually I have seen detail inside the red spot, picked up Red Spot Junior and split 0.6" separated double stars!

One night of observing from Mt Campbell Observatory, in excellent seeing conditions, the president of the Canberra Astronomical Society, Andrew White and I had both my 6" Astrophysics Starfie APO and the 12" LX200GPS working on the same objects. It was one of those amazing nights (that were rather frequent at Mt Campbell actually) and after careful scrutiny going back and forth between the scopes, we both agreed that although it was very close, the view of Jupiter through the 12" was superior!

I can give you Andrews contact details if you like and he can confirm this - he was totally blown away actually!

So....is performance better than a AU$12000 6" APO good enough for you? :D

Mike

[strongmanmike]

Mike Sidonio[/quote]
All that's left now is:

Meade Giant Field Tripod - $500 + postage within Australia

Contact me if you are interested in anything that's left

Cheers

Mike

[h0ughy]

mike sent you an email!

Houghy!

[h0ughy]

Thanks Mike you did a great job in packing and I recieved the GEG and meade pads in excellent order. Top guy to deal with!