[rogerg (Roger)]

G'day all,

I've known of Milburn wedges since not long after I bought my 12" LX200 way back in 2000. But until now I haven't had significant cause to consider upgrading to a Milburn.

The way I use my telescope has changed in the last year. It's 100% automated and I have only been using it about once every month (on average). My change in use has meant flexure and polar alignment drift are causing me considerably more pain than they once did.

I'm finding that after a month of no use I have quite poor pointing accuracy. It feels much worse than it used to be 2-3 years ago because I am using it so much less. And slewing across the sky gives poor pointing accuracy, I think due to flexure as well as the polar alignment.

I'm wondering if upgrading to a Milburn wedge would have a significant real tangible affect on the accuracy of my setup - that is, how long the polar alignment sticks and the flexure.

I don't know if the flexure is in the wedge or the fork.

My upgrade path is a PME so I'm not wanting people to tell me to buy a new telescope mount - I'm not interested, this is a stop gap measure while I continue saving for the PME. Similarly I'm hesitant to spend the money on the Milburn, hence my desire to know if it would provide a significant real tangible improvement. If not, I will happily continue with my capable 'old LX200.

I'd love to hear from anyone who has gone from meade superwedge to milburn and can offer experience on the difference made.

Thanks,
Roger.