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LXD Mount

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Posted by Jake Rogers on May 10, 2002 22:31:01 UTC

I have heard that the mount on the LXD55 is pretty flimsy. It is okay for the 6" but with the 8" LXD and especially the 10", the scope is just too big. Also, according to astronomics.com the highest useful power for the LX90 is 400x while the LXD55 is only 254x.

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