(December 6, 2011 at 2:59 pm)orogenicman Wrote: Speaking of telescopes, have a look at our club's president standing next to a recent donation:
16" Meade SCT with a fork mounted LX200 controller. This scope costs abut $16,000. Hell of a donation, eh???
Nice. I've got a 10" LX200 SCT and love it - I can only imagine what 150% more light-gathering capability would look like. Then again - a 10" SCT already pushes the limits of portability.