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Old 11-05-2007, 12:48 PM
jase (Jason)
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Originally Posted by Dazzler View Post
I have an LX200R which is a Ritchey Cretien. I understand that there is a difference in the optical system between this and that of the old LX200 SCT but I don't know much about other types of reflectors.
Actually what you have is a modified SCT. The Ritchey Cretien design does not use corrector plates or lenses. Meade and other resellers of their products got into some trouble over this - http://www.star-instruments.com/lawsuit.html

Sorry, if you believed the marketing blurb that you bought an RC.
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