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One Owner's Opinion

This review of the Meade 7" Maksutov-Cassegrain LX-50 was

published on Compuserve in March 1996 and later reposted on the

USENET newsgroup sci.astro.amateur with my permission. The

original review is followed here by some of the discussion which

ensued on Compuserve in the next week.

The bottom line conclusion of the review is the Meade Maksutov is a

good but by no means perfect telescope for the planetary and double

star enthusiast. Like all commercial telescopes, it has both strong

and weak points. Read on for details.

March 1996

I recently received my new Meade LX50 7" Maksutov-Cassegrain and thought others here might be

interested in my first impressions. This rather long report is presented as my personal observations and

opinions only. "Your mileage may vary," of course. I am not a professional reviewer of telescopes. I am an

electrical engineer by day and an amateur astronomer by night (as time and energy permits.) I hope to capture

a (relatively) unbiased review of this product, but will admit up front to already being a satisfied Meade

customer by way of a 2120 LX-3 10" SCT purchased back in 1987. I have tried to present a fair

representation of both the good and bad points of my new telescope.

I had been thinking about purchasing a new telescope off and on for about a year now. Over the past few

years, I'd noticed that I was not taking my 10" out as often as I once did. The main reasons were set-up time

and sheer physical weight of my old scope. I decided that I would like to have something smaller, lighter,

easier to set up, and easier to use. (I will hold on to the 10" until I am able to provide it with a permanent

mounting and shelter.) Ideally, I thought a 6" SCT or Mak, preferably equipped with digital setting circles,

would fit the bill. Unfortunately, I haven't seen scopes fitting that description advertised in a number of years.

The Ceravolo's partially fit the bill, but not my pocketbook. Another amateur I know was also looking for a

new scope after his C-8 committed suicide on the tiled entryway of his home. He asked if I knew anything

about the Meade 7" Mak or had seen any reviews of them. I hadn't. Given my trouble free experiences with

my LX-3, I decided to take a chance and order the 7" LX-50. Since there hasn't been a lot of discussion or

comment on this new product, I hope the information and opinions I present here are of some use to others.

I ordered the scope from Astronomics in Oklahoma because they were close (I'm in central Texas), had the

7" in stock, and have a good reputation for great service. I also already had some experience with them as

that is where I purchased my 2120 LX-3 and accessories years ago. To my surprise, the new scope was

delivered 3 days after placing the order. (I will continue to recommend Astronomics as a courteous, reputable

supplier.)

The telescope is delivered in three boxes and the optional field tripod comes in another. All parts are well

packed and arrived in good shape. Taking my time, unpacking and assembly took about an hour and a half,

including reading the assembly sections of the manual as I went. Since most of the components are nearly

exactly like my older LX-3, it could take a "first-timer" a bit longer due to unfamiliarity with terms and the final

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"look" of the equipment. (The assembly instructions are not as clear as they could be.) Since it was cloudy,only "indoor tests and in

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comments concerning the 7" crudely inserted into strategic places. The 7" is sufficiently different that it reallyneeds its own manual. Om

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wasn't able to slew "backwards" so I've never encountered R.A. backlash before. As mentioned above, I had several questions th

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Surprisingly, at low to medium power (90x - 215x) the fan's vibration was barely noticeable. For deep skyobserving, you could leave the fan

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[This message was in answer to questions about the brand of coma corrector and comments concerning thecommon occurrence of rolled edge at both inner a

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