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Hi Allan,
Do you want to use the scope for visual astronomy or astro photography? or Both?
Have you got any of these with your scope?:
equatorial wedge
focuser
dew shield
eyepieces
diagonal
bahtinov mask
dew heater/controller
focal reducer
guide scope and camera
DSLR or CCD camera
laptop
most software is free
I ask as depending on what you have, can sway what you do.
I have the 10" LX200GPS which I think, apart from size, is close in operation.
If you have the wedge and guide scope then astro photography will be good.
If you have no wedge or guide scope then some astro photography can be done with I imagine great visuals from a 14" scope.
Anyway, if you just simply want to set it up and have not been able to, then it's not that hard really.
Happy to see if I can help in any way, but need to know where you are at, and exactly what you want to achieve and do.
Oh, and is yours the later LX200-ACF version or the one before LX200-GPS
Cheers,
Damien.
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