Since they upgraded the system of the lx200 is Meade going to change the meade ED refractors? They have been around for a while. Anyone own a meade ED refractor, if so tell me how it performs. Also what's up with synta coming out with an apo?
Meade apos
Started by Abe_O, 07/10/2002 11:41AM
Posted 07/10/2002 11:41AM
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Posted 07/11/2002 05:03AM
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Hi Ibrahim,
While I can not answer all the questions you have asked, I do have an early Meade 127ED APO on the original 600 series mount. The scope has been a wonderful performer on the moon, planets and the brighter deep sky objects. I am no expert at the star test but I do see a difference inside and outside of focus which appears to be a bit of spherical abberation. I do not notice any degrading of the image however. I have compared it to several scopes: an excellent 6" F/8 newtonian, a superb 4" Showa flourite and a great 6" D&G F/15. The Meade matched or slightly exceeded the 6" newtonian, bested the 4" flourite on planetary detail and lost out in overall detail to the D&G. The Meade exhibited essentially no color while there was a bit in the D&G, the actual images were equally as sharp, the D&G just "out-horsepowered" it. I have been very pleased with the Meade APO and with the goto feature of the mount. I have had the opportunity to view through several highly touted scopes- a 7" APM triplet-APO, 130 and 155 AP's and Tak 4" APOs. The Meade has held it's own against all of them within the limits of it's aperature.
While I can not answer all the questions you have asked, I do have an early Meade 127ED APO on the original 600 series mount. The scope has been a wonderful performer on the moon, planets and the brighter deep sky objects. I am no expert at the star test but I do see a difference inside and outside of focus which appears to be a bit of spherical abberation. I do not notice any degrading of the image however. I have compared it to several scopes: an excellent 6" F/8 newtonian, a superb 4" Showa flourite and a great 6" D&G F/15. The Meade matched or slightly exceeded the 6" newtonian, bested the 4" flourite on planetary detail and lost out in overall detail to the D&G. The Meade exhibited essentially no color while there was a bit in the D&G, the actual images were equally as sharp, the D&G just "out-horsepowered" it. I have been very pleased with the Meade APO and with the goto feature of the mount. I have had the opportunity to view through several highly touted scopes- a 7" APM triplet-APO, 130 and 155 AP's and Tak 4" APOs. The Meade has held it's own against all of them within the limits of it's aperature.
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