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The Celestron mounts use a much better spreader design.

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Some may. That Meade tripod has in continuous service with some of the best-selling telescopes in the market for well over 20 years, beginning in 1980. There's no telling how many thousands of them are out there with very few failures. Celestron has produced a far smaller number of instruments and has changed their design every few years so a broad generalization is difficult.

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John C
Urban Observatory
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