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Paul_R
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Re: Intelliscope questions--2004 S&T review (LONG)
05/18/08 08:24 AM
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I think that an Ethos on a 12" Intelliscope placed on quicksand would have some balance and accuracy issues, too! 
The S & T review actually reported problems even on a "grassy lawn", so they felt it had to be on a hard surface such as driveway. That was distressing, and was confirmed as something of an issue by several users here! I had a 10" Discovery dob for a while and it spoiled me. It worked fine, whether on a lawn, even after it rained, and even after I put wheels on it! Balance, with or without heavy eyepieces, and DSC accuracy were fine. (Yes, should have kept it!)
The altitude problem that S & T found was, apparently, *without* an eyepiece and they attributed it to the heavy focuser and large finder! I know that problem well from an old Coulter dob I once owned. If you weren't careful when you removed an eyepiece, the scope would swing upwards and you'd lose the object. A nuisance, especially at higher powers!
It sounds, though, as if that problem is really not a problem... several people posted here having no problems using large, heavy eyepieces and finding an appropriate tension point.
What has intrigued me about the Intelliscopes is the hand control, especially the ability to select objects by simply pressing an M or NGC key. That is appealing and would be far easier to use than the dial/button and labyrinthine hierarchical menu systems of other DSCs.
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