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Old 26-09-2007, 02:05 PM
Stephan
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Hi Vortex,

Go for the Celestron, not as much plastic. The gears in the ETX-90 are made from plastic, so I asume it is the same in the ETX-125, the Celestron gears are all metal also the fork arm itself is metal (just plastic covers on them) .

Also important on the Celestron the OTA is fixed on the mount with standard dovetail rail, so you can use the mount with other short telescopes if you get a William ED66 or a Takahashi FS60C for example Also you can use the OTA on other mounts.

The Celestron SE has an auto guider port and a port for a GPS, I don't know if this is available on the Meade.

Clear Skies!

Stephan
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