Posts Made By: Eddie Casey

Here's an interesting link regarding the fortunes of two scope manufacturers. This may be old news so forgive me.
Ed

http://makeashorterlink.com/?L24C533DA

Just been reading a few first light reports on the Meade RCX, not for buying info, curiosity mainly. Particular interest is a review by a respected contributor to the mapug list. Seems this scope is streets ahead of the LX, visually at least. Another guy had the 10"RCX setup next to his C11 and described the differences as huge on observing jupiter. Anyone here had a nosey down the ep of one yet? Forgive my cynisicm but, all things being equal, I wouldn't have expected such an appreciable difference between a SCT and the RCX for planetary viewing. Seems Meade's advo is being answered anyway!
Ed

Stunning Damien, where was that taken?

Ed

Glad to hear of your success Joe. But you must of dreamt the whole affair, the SC bashers maintain such a beast is rare indeed! Good luck with your future observing.

By modular do you mean upgrade ability? I have long wondered if the big players would start producing a scope that was, as you put it, modular. Meade is suffering from its vast product diversity. I've been in this hobby for close on thirty years and think the descisions faced by the scope buying public are nothing short of bewildering.

Hi Joe, I have read the cloudy nights review and went ahead and bought the steiner 20x80's! I originally was going to buy a set of cheap japanese binos. I intended to get hold of the 'Helios' range. The only review of these on excelsis was pretty poor, very much accepting low quality along with the price. I managed to get the steiner at a great price, it worked out at about $350. I can tell you that they perform very well. I observed saturn last night and it pulled to a razor sharp image, albiet small, and tethys its 10th magnitude moon, was pin sharp. I agree with Erik though, if you have to pay over $850 I'd seriously look at cheaper alternatives. The other point I'd make is that one review of a product can be arbitary. If you search any review site you can get widely differing scores for the same item. Sadly it would seem you have to take a less informed descision with big binos.

Interesting Andrew! Any hints on where this is and speed?

Ed.

As always superb! Keep em coming!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cheers, Eddie.

nice colour result Brian. It never ceases to amaze me what that little egg is capable of!

Cheers, Eddie.

Hi Dan,
thats a very nice shot, I too would be interested in the settings you used. What capture software were you using?

Congratulations on a superb first effort.

Eddie.