Posts Made By: George Mavromates

March 19, 2003 08:42 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Mak7, SC10 or C9.25 for Mars opinions/comparisons

Posted By George Mavromates

Which would be the best. The 9.25 supposedly gives grat images but is the Mak 7 F15 better or does the aperture win with a well collimates SC10?

April 2, 2003 01:41 PM Forum: APM

TMB 6" Achro? Vaporware? Review? What's up

Posted By George Mavromates

What ever happened to the 6" Achro that was supposed to be released already. Many of us are waiting for reviews on this scope to see if it's worth buying. Markus tell us what's up.

April 24, 2003 09:00 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Meade UHTC coatings

Posted By George Mavromates

Is it worth the extra money to get a SCT with the UHTC coatings? How much does performance improve? Has anyone done a side by side comparison with a standard Meade SCT a UTC and a Celestron SCT?

May 15, 2003 08:13 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Meade UHTC coatings

Posted By George Mavromates

Is there a real noticable difference with a Meade 8" sct with UHTC coating over a 8sct with normal coating? Is it worth the extra bucks? The advertisements say 20% improvement in light gathering ability. Does this make the scope almost a as good as a 9"?

May 22, 2003 07:13 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Meade 8" SCT UHTC coatings

Posted By George Mavromates

Is there a noticable difference on planetary performance with a Meade UTC coated 8" SCT on a non coated. Meade says it improves light gathering ability by 20%. Does this mean the scope becomes equivilant to a 9" scope?? Has anyone done a comparison?

September 29, 2003 08:49 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Celestron CG5 goto Vs LXD-55

Posted By George Mavromates

Has anyone done a comparison yet? Which is the better mount. The upgraded cg5 can handle more weight but are the electronics better then Meade's LXD-55?

October 6, 2003 07:16 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

UHC is it worth it?

Posted By George Mavromates

Has anyone made a comparison using a UHC 8" Meade SCT and a non UHC 8" SCT. Is it worth the extra money? Are the planets brighter with better contrast?

November 3, 2003 09:42 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Meade Lunar and Planetary imager

Posted By George Mavromates

Has anyone tried the new Meade Lunar and planetary imager. Is it better than a toucam? Does it onlu work on the newer model scopes?

November 7, 2003 06:39 PM Forum: Chinese Optics Imports

150mm Refractor??

Posted By George Mavromates

Is Bill planning a future 150mm achro or APO ?

November 12, 2003 09:51 PM Forum: Chinese Optics Imports

may be a Burgess Goto Mount?

Posted By George Mavromates

It would be great if Bill could work out a mount deal and get us a really improved goto mount i.e real solid tripod and reliable electronics that can actually handle a 127 or 150mm refractor. A great scope requires a semilar mount. Both the LXD 55 and new improved cg 5 goto come from China. I had a lxd 55 and took 3 trips to Meade before it worked right. Just a thought.