Meade or Skywatcher

[Wheelybin]

I have been offered a Meade ETX 125 in exchange for my Skywatcher Mak 127 both are OTA's and in the same relatively new condition. Which one of these are in people's minds most suited for Visual Planetary, Lunar astronomy? Thank you

[johninderby]

Nothing to choose between them performance wise for lunar or  planetary.

Edited October 26, 2020 by johninderby

[Peter_D]

How old is the Etx-125?

If I remember correctly, collimation on the ETX-125 involves a degree of disassembly to access the collimation screws..the Skywatcher's screws are readily accessible.

Skywatcher's build quality is more robust  compared to the Meade - less plastic.

The Meade (possibly) has slightly better optics if they are both older models (if the Meade is a made in USA model from the 1990s). 

 

Edited October 26, 2020 by Peter_D