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Old 08-02-2009, 11:36 AM
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Here are the photos - sorry for the delay.

Specs for the LXD-75 can be found at Meade: http://www.meade.com/lxd75/index.html

Its a good mount for someone shifting from an alt/az set up - not as heavy as an EQ6. I've given it a tune up and its goto works well if the scope is reasonably well polar aligned.

The price for the mount is $600.

As an incentive for budding new astrophotographers, I've decided to through in the Orion ED80 (as pictured). With this, you have a nice little combo for getting into astrophotography. F/7.5 with a focal length of 600mm. It has a crayford focuser (which is v smooth).

I bought this second hand from another forum member so I'd guess its a few years old - still works a charm.

Included are:

1. finder scope

2. 2" to 1 1/2" adapter

3. 2" 26mm Bintel eyepiece

4. tube rings (as shown)

I'd like to hold onto the diagonal.

Price for scope and mount, $950.

Any questions, please PM

Pete
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