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27 Oct, 2018
Great Scope for the serious backyard astronomer
The older US made EMC LX200 Classic is a beautifully crafted piece of equipment. Optics are sharp and clear all the way to the edge of field. Even using the Alt Az mount (which is rock solid) I have used it for up to two minute exposures for DSO’s, with clear sharp images taken at prime focus. I use the mount in combination with my PC and this gives me greater flexibility than the older Hand paddle (which is solidly constructed but without a list of catalogue Numbers handy can be difficult to navigate through. The face plate has a number of ports available that allow connection of a guide camera, illuminated reticule eyepieces and electric focuser. Earlier Classics generally run off 18V power supplies but I use a standard deep cycle 12V battery to power my Classic when out in the countryside. The slew rates are marginally slower but affect nothing else. I suspect placing less stress on electronics and gears. Used with 2” quality eyepieces the 8” is a wonderful scope, not to heavy yet solid enough to give almost zero shake when u knock the tripod. Sturdy metal lifting handles help in placing the scope atop its equally sturdy tripod. These are great scopes that usually sell at a fraction of the cost on newer Mexican made Meade LX200’s.
13 Apr, 2022
LGB toytrain Helena Steam Loco
Due to restricted space i fitted the Tsunami 2200 sound decoder with additional buffer. Used a 2W laptop speaker mounted in the roof of the cab. Easy to CV program and wow. Really impressed with the quality of the sound and the extremely well thought out programmable functions. Great decoder.
19 Oct, 2012
PORTABLE, LIGHTWEIGHT, VALUE FOR MONEY, EASE OF USE, QUALITY BUILD.
5 of 6 found this helpful This little scope has a HUGE advantage as a beginner scope in that anyone who can read the manual and takes the time to set the scope up correctly, can be viewing objects that usually would never be seen on a first night out by a novice with a new telescope!
I bought my scope second hand, complete with the backpack, tripod, a 26mmm, 15mm and 4mm EP lens, a 45 degree prism for terestrial use, dew shield and autostar hand held computer. Everything is contained in a well constructed backpack with ample padding, and makes the scope Good To Go almost anywhere, camping, packpacking, aircraft travel... mine has been everywhere with me! It sets up in minutes and has been used to observe some great objects in the Southern Hemisphere skies as well as used to view some great land based sights such as the longest waterfall drop in the Southern Hemisphere located in Lesotho, just outside Semonkong. The views were crystal clear and the tripod was rock solid even in a high wind area. Be sure that everything is tight, there can be some small vibrations seen under very high magnifications.
For me, the sign of a good scope is reflected in the number of times that YOUR scope is used in any given month. you can have an 18" Dob lurking in the corner of your living room collecting dust... while this little 60mm will be out every night collecting stars, galaxies, clusters and some fantastic views of the closer planets. The one key to this little scope is to undestand that you will NOT see objects the way the box and most books depict them... those Hubble, glossy prints you will NOT see..If you expect those views, keep looking at photos that are downloaded from Hubble...and don't waste your money on any Telescope. Be prepared to see glowing fuzzy patches of light that are clusters of stars thousands of light years away from earth... and contain many millions or billions of suns... the thrill is in realising that that faint fuzzy is in fact thousands of light years across and could contain planets just like our own...the trill is in finding objects that no naked eye has ever seen...and gettig to know it as a friend. It is great to revisit parts of the sky and recognise certain formations or shapes and become familiar with often observed areas. I started by using a great little book I also bought off Ebay - called Turn Left at Orion. It was written for small scopes like this and helped me understand the objects I was looking at - and what I would ACTUALLY see when looking through my eyepieces.
The only addition I would highly recommend is to upgrade the power supply - there are commercial products available that will allow you to connect the scope to a mains supply if viewing in your back yard - or an extension lead that can be run from your car cigarette lighter socket. The scope runs on 6AA batteries (9V DC) - which I find will generally give me around 15 - 16 hours of use on a quality set of new batteries. I have made up my own power supplies that takes care of this feature, but I have used batteries while in very remote areas where I have no other alternative --- and everthing works 100%. Just have a few spare full sets stashed in your backpack - it can save a frustrating power loss just as you get the best view of Jupiter you have ever seen!
The only other tweek - a velcro patch stuck on the one fork arm and the matching velcro patch on the rear of the Autostar hand held..it stops the controller from hanging in the dirt! This scope deserves 5 stars