I purchased a Meade LX70 mount to use with my Lunt solar telescope for the solar eclipse. I was thinking about my next plans on the telescope models since I now have a reflector in the from of the Light Bridge 10” and a small compound in the ETX 90EC. I had read before that small refractor is the best for astrophotography but feel that is a long way off. But, I did some other reading that refractors are better for planetary viewing because they give sharper images then reflectors. So, I thought it might be a good idea to get a small, cheap refractor to experiment with that type of telescope model.
I had planned to wait until Christmas for a sale but I looked at Meade’s website for the LX70 telescope and noticed the 5” LX Refractor was being discontinued. So, I checked around on the telescope store website and found one still in stock and purchased it.
It arrived and of course mounted easily on the LX70 mount. Definitely needed the counterweight unlike the Lunt.
