SlashScope

Raul Medina writing over at Astromart has reviewed the Meade 12” LX90 LNT SCT [with UHTC] telescope. ‘I started stargazing about 10 years ago, the first years with just a 60mm refractor. I live In Phoenix, Arizona, where we get clear skies most of the year and transparency is usually good, but light pollution is an ever-growing problem. In the last 5 years I have owned and used on a regular basis several telescopes ranging in size from 80mm to 8 inches. I currently own a 80mm apochromatic refractor and a recently-acquired a Meade 12” LX90 LNT SCT with UHTC, the object of this review. I bought this scope through normal commercial channels and I have no affiliation with Meade Instruments or any other manufacturer or dealer named in this piece. I have no specialized knowledge of optics, so I won’t get into technical details like star testing, but rather describe the practical advantages and disadvantages that I perceive in the product reviewed.’