I think you all are being a little too hard on the guy for venting from frustration. I'm not sure where the LX200 applies either. That scope costs $2000 more than el-cheapo meade models we are talking about. How many people are experts on buying scopes? One reason why people buy scopes and never use them is because of the frustrations with cheap scopes.

I mentioned two scopes in my earlier reply. I didn't mention a neighboorhood kid that received a scope and wants me to show him how to use it. It is unfair to say it's a Meade, because there are plenty of cheap scopes marketed to the unwary buyer, but actually, it is a Meade, and it's cheap.

He'll struggle to align the finder's scope. The tiny thumb screws on the finders scope is almost mechanically impossible to align, and specifically stay aligned. It's like a chrismas tree stand on each end of the finders scope. You have to loosen one screw to tighten the other. Consequently, the telescope moves off target while wrenching the finderscope's TINY screws. The moment you touch it, it moves off the alignment target (cheap tripod). Now you don't even know which way to move the finderscope. You have to stop, realign the telescope, attempt to move the finderscope to the alignment target again. Ooops, torquing the screws move the scope again. Punt again. Understand the difficulty? That's why that scope will end up in the closet or be someone's Halloween costume. It's also why dobs are the most recommended scopes to beginners.

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