John, IMO the Meade has many advantages with things like software updates, satellite auto tracking, comets and meteorites. It appears the optics of the NS 11 and the 10" Meade LX200 GPS with the new coatings are pretty equal. Imaging is the only time you will need use the polar alignment (wedge). Now having said that I must point out I'm a rookie and have just had my scope for a year. Wayne -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-admin@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-admin@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of John Renstrom Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 1:15 AM To: utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Re: Auto Find Feature that could still allow for equatorial rotation... I have been doing a bit of research on the web and noticed that there are some Meade scopes that have what appears to be a wedge mount...I would like to get a scope that could allow for equatorial rotation but still maintain it's auto find features? I am heavily leaning towards a Nexstar 8 or Nexstar 11 for the ease of use and quality...However, I loose the auto find feature as soon as I put it on a wedge.
From all my research over the past few years, I have nailed down my buying decision based on the following priorities: #1 Ease of use (Auto Find Features)...This is absolutely the most important thing because this is my first scope. #2 Quality of image...I want to make sure I don't under buy...I am afraid I might get bored if the image quality isn't very good. #3 Photography...Long term goal.
I would appreciate any opinions of other scopes that might meet my needs. Thanks, JohnRen _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus]