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Originally Posted by leo
Could you please send a website with more details on this brand and type. For example compare with Meade 8" cassegarain which is where I have been heading. Leo
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Hi Leo, the website address for the sole Australian agent is attached below in my original post. Otherwise you could simply google on mewlon 180 and you'll find stuff.. I recall a comparison between the Meade 7in Mak and the Mewlon 180, but not the Meade 8 in.
I have a SCT as well. The biggest advantages of the Mewlon are no corrector plate which means no dew and fast cooldown time... this can be quite a big deal, esp. for planetary imaging. The Mewlon is also lighter. After that it comes down to optical quality, you simply can't compare Tak 1/20th wave optics with the more common commercial Meade and Celstron optics (it's a bit like rolls royce versus holden commodore). What that's worth to you depends on where your interests lie...some applications are more demanding on quality (e.g. high res imaging, double star splitting etc) than others (e.g. deep sky observation). The Meade will have the advantage of more available and cheaper accessories.
Good luck with your deliberations
