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| My earlier setup for a night of imaging. The black plastic sheeting in the background is a light shield I made from PVC piping and a thicker mil black plastic sheet. |
| Cold Weather Operations: The LX200 Classic seems to hold up well even under cold temperatures. I took this picture at 3:45am after imaging. The temp was 17deg. F (-8 deg. C). I have operated the telescope in colder temps around 0 deg. F (-17 deg. C). On the table in the background, I use a plastic storage container turned on it's side as a dew shield, or in this case, a frost shield. I then place an electric heating pad inside the container to set the computer and LX200 Keypad on. |
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| Meade Lx200 10" SCT |
| I initially purchased the LX200 Classic in 1998 for visual observing and then began using the LX200 as my first imaging platform. It's a great versatile telescope. Telescope Setup: Optical Design: Schmidt-Cassegrain Clear Aperture: 254mm (10") Focal Length: 1600mm Focal Ratio: f/6.3 Feather Touch Focuser Losmandy Top Dovetail Plate and Lower Weight/Balance System Mount: Milburn Wedge on Meade Tripod. Dew Protection: Astro Zap Flex Dew Shield or Meade Aluminum Dew Shield and Kendrick Dew control system. |