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First Light
My beautiful Meade LX90 8" had first light this evening. In every way it performed to my unrealistically high expectations. As I didn't polar aline I used manual slewing to keep Jupiter in the centre of my field of view. The variable slew rate of the Meade made this an easy task. The view of Jupiter was dramatic, full of pastel colour and marveiously distinct bands across the face of Jupiter. The Great spot was equally defined.
Being an 8" the physical task of assembling the scope was easy. I had planned this night for sometime I was genuinely impressed at how the scope performed. So in summary, one very happy camper and a remarkable scope. We are both in for many more nights together.
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