Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Cloudy Nights - Official Forums of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu.... uh, User   You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Announcements and News >> Discussion of CN Articles, Reviews, and Reports Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 asaint Carpal Tunnel Reged: 04/25/03 Posts: 2021 Upgrading the Meade LXD75-AR5       #2304840 - 04/04/08 01:21 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Upgrading the Meade Post Extras:       GeorgeDuke Pooh-Bah Reged: 04/24/03 Posts: 1173 Loc: PARADISE! (So.Florida) Re: Upgrading the Meade LXD75-AR5 [Re: asaint]       #2305038 - 04/04/08 03:23 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I have the LXD-75 goto mount and I did have the AR-5 and then the AR-6. I have sold both OTAs because at my age they are just to much for me to handle. I did keep the mount however! Everything Steve said is true but, He keeps mentioning "what is Meade thinking". What Meade is thinking is that they want to give buyers a VERY reasonably priced setup. The whole shebang at an amazing price! Upgrades can be done as the owner can afford them, just as you did! I bought the Orion 16" pier extension, a MoonLite motorized focuser, the AstroZap dew shield, a WO 2" dialectric diagonal, and some nice eyepieces, all on Astromart for less than half the retail prices! It was fun doing it that way and I must say, if I had to buy the setup new with all that stuff, I never would have had any of it. By the way. I bought the LXD-75 AR-6 two months old for $300 less than retail. -------------------- George -------------- LX200GPS 203mm f10 StellarVue SV102ED2 Feathertouch Ser#0018 Celestron 130mm f15.4 Mak LXD75 GOTO with Orion 16" pier extension Desert Sky DSV1 dual head ALT-AZ mount Baader Hyperion 8mm ,13mm, 21mm and 8-24mm Zoom + FTRs 2" GSO ED barlow, Orion 2" Prism Diag. 2" WO Dielectric Chinese Scopes, Chinese Eyepieces, Chinese Wife, Love them all! Post Extras:       photonovore Moonatic Reged: 12/24/04 Posts: 2472 Loc: tacoma wa Re: Upgrading the Meade LXD75-AR5 [Re: GeorgeDuke]       #2311104 - 04/07/08 12:59 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Very nice result; well-written report, too! -------------------- Mardi 4" achromat, ETX-70. Whitepeak Lunar Observatory Website Post Extras:       Michael Miles professor emeritus Reged: 02/11/05 Posts: 604 Re: Upgrading the Meade LXD75-AR5 [Re: asaint]       #2320102 - 04/11/08 04:45 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I've done a lot of the things you're talking about. I've got an Antares pier also, but it's the shorter version, and it's very stable. My AR-5 is the best planetary scope I've had until I purchased my new SV-102. I've kept the AR-5 until now because I have a handicaped friend who finds it easiest to use in a wheelchair. I've been thinking about selling the AR-5 now that I've got the SV. Still, I'll always remember it for being the first scope that showed me Cassini's division. Fun read, Michael -------------------- LXD-75 w/ Stellarvue 102ED Hardin 10" Newt Antares 8" Newt Meade AR-5 Meade N-6 Celestron 102mm refractor Canon 300D, Meade DSI guiding Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 1 registered and 6 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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