Posts Made By: john crilly

July 18, 2004 12:11 AM Forum: Meade

Meade optics upgrade

Posted By john crilly

According to the ad, the upgrade was from EMC coated optics to UHTC coated optics. This upgrade was available for a brief time after the introduction of UHTC coatings.

John C

August 11, 2004 01:46 AM Forum: A Day in the Life of the Administrator

Actually Carl is a friend of mine

Posted By john crilly

"You all wouldn't know a Zambuto mirror from a Discovery if it bit you on the ass. Cheers. "

You know, he's right. I don't think it would be different at all whichever one was biting.

John C

August 24, 2004 12:44 AM Forum: Equipment Talk

"It seem curious to me that there are a lot of second hand Meade LX200 10 on the market but you hardly ever see a Celestron CGE 11 for sale used."

That's probably because (A) the 10" LX200 has been available for 14 years and the CGE1100 for only one year, and (2) the CGE1100 sells for about twice as much for similar aperture. The CGE is for people who KNOW they want a German EQ mount and are willing to pay extra to get it.

September 28, 2004 08:19 AM Forum: Equipment Talk