Lidl watch

Hi all,

Someone in work who is a non-astronomer has seen this Lidl offer and is considering buying one. Is this the 6 inch Schmidt Newt with GoTo or the 6 inch Newt with the tracking but no Go-To? He would like Go-To so he was asking me about it, but I wasn't sure.

Neill

It's an N6-AT so it's a GoTo. The one with the motors but without the Autostar #497 unit is called an LXD75 N6-EC.

Really?
No Autostar this year?
It was in the package last year along with the CD Rom and Cable.
Are you sure it's not?

One of the nice features of this mount is that with the #497 Autostar attached it is not necesary to perform a full lineup in order to achieve tracking - put it down facing North and switch it on - voila, it tracks objects as perfectly as you've lined it up!

Neill, this one is the same as mine - it's a 6" Newt without the Schmidt corrector but with the #497 controller - it's no longer the case that the Newtonian only comes with the Electronic Controller as in years past.

No autostar497, ????that doesnt sound right, what controller does it come with it.

www.lidl.ie/ie/home_ni.nsf/pages/c.o.200...lectorTelescopeLXD75

Meade Reflector Telescope LXD 75

* Ultra-bright images of planets and deep-sky objects like planets, nebulae,
* star clusters and galaxies
* 6’’ Newton computer telescope with Autostar™ #497
* Illuminated pole finder
* Super Ploessl eyepieces (Ø 31.7 mm)
* Newton lens - top quality lens
* Finder scope 6 x 30
* 12V battery pack
* LXD75â„¢ mount with steel tubing tripod
* Computer controlled motor to ensure fast and precise tracking and slewing
* Caution - Weighs 22.6Kg. Handle with care!
* Price per item

You need the 497 controller to control this mount.

Hi all,

Someone in work who is a non-astronomer has seen this Lidl offer and is considering buying one. Is this the 6 inch Schmidt Newt with GoTo or the 6 inch Newt with the tracking but no Go-To? He would like Go-To so he was asking me about it, but I wasn't sure.

Neill

It's an N6-AT so it's a GoTo. The one with the motors but without the Autostar #497 unit is called an LXD75 N6-EC.

Really?
No Autostar this year?
It was in the package last year along with the CD Rom and Cable.
Are you sure it's not?

I was explaining that the model without Autostar is the N6-EC. The one in Lidl is an N6-AT, therefore it does have Autostar.

www.lidl.ie/ie/home_ni.nsf/pages/c.o.200...lectorTelescopeLXD75

Meade Reflector Telescope LXD 75

* Ultra-bright images of planets and deep-sky objects like planets, nebulae,
* star clusters and galaxies
* 6’’ Newton computer telescope with Autostar™ #497
* Illuminated pole finder
* Super Ploessl eyepieces (Ø 31.7 mm)
* Newton lens - top quality lens
* Finder scope 6 x 30
* 12V battery pack
* LXD75â„¢ mount with steel tubing tripod
* Computer controlled motor to ensure fast and precise tracking and slewing
* Caution - Weighs 22.6Kg. Handle with care!
* Price per item

You need the 497 controller to control this mount.

If you really wanted to be perverse you could replace the Autostar handset on an LXD75 with an EC handset and it would work, but not nearly as well.