spaceydee
Postmaster
Reged: 04/16/04
Posts: 17311
Loc: Where the Kittens Are
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I've listed my Nexstar 8i, SV80 and SV 80/9D above, but I have another scope to add. I've recently picked up used the TAK FC100. This is a wonderful scope, with wonderful optics. This dew shield does not retract, so it is pretty long. I still prefer the feathertouch focuser to any other that I've tried, but for the money this scope was an excellent buy!
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Dee
space-scientist
student violinist
Nexstar8i,SV80S,80/9D,FC100,94 Brandon,TMB92SS,GM8
8" f/7 Discovery,12.5" Portaball, PST
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Anonymous
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Hi,
I'm new here. I have GSO-1080 (12" dob) and SW100ED on AZ3.
MS
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genome72
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Reged: 10/04/05
Posts: 84
Loc: Maryland
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Since my refractor scope was damaged by the movers.
Im looking to buy a Orion® SkyQuest™ XT10 Dobsonian.
I may get the 12" but not sure I want to spend the extra money.
Melanie
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For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring. [Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World]
The more corrupt the state, the more it legislates. – Tacitus
Edited by genome72 (10/04/05 04:57 PM)
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gary yang
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Reged: 08/30/05
Posts: 11
Loc: Rowland Hts, CA
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Hi, I am new here,
1)Tak FS102
Likes, Outstanding optics, excellent fit and finish,
rock solid on my AS-GT.
Dislikes, little short on DSO.
2)C9.25 AS-GT
Likes, very good optic, good aperture.
Dislikes, needs collimation and cool down, little heavy
for the mount.
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GARY
TAK FS102
C9.25 AS-GT
7X50 STEINER BINOS
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Anonymous
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Ok know I can talk. I have a Space Probe 130 with 2x barlow,moon filter 1% to 40%,and the bag. I like this scope but is heavy to carry.today is my second day with the scope so I can't talk a lot.Bye
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Anonymous
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I have Meade LXD75 AR 5" with GoTo. I like almost everything about this telescope. Unlike my previous Orbitor 6" (Newtonian) - I guess some of you heard about these killer-machines, which can be used for anything but astronomy - my Meade has good optics, chromatism is bearable, mount is steady and... GoTo - what else can I say? (trust me - GoTo is the only option if u have telescope on equatorial mount during winter time, because kieeping ur fingers on ur hands is the first priority)
I dun like only one thing about this scope - it is practically impossible to use it unless you have friends who're the same crazy about the sky as u r. It's bulky. There is no way one could transport it in bare hands. But the feedback for having this heavy instrument is a heavy performance.
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Anonymous
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well.. i don't have a verry ghood scope, can't aford one. what i have is an 180mm reflector, on an alt azimut mount. at the moment it is on an plastic tube, but i am concidering to make it a truss.
i also want to buy a refractor lens. mabe something like 70mm whit a focal length between 400 and 800 mm. does anyone know a good site, where i can find something like this?
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werewolf6977
Lord High Smasher
Reged: 12/15/03
Posts: 9034
Loc: Hanover, Ohio
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Check www.telescope.com . WELCOME TO CLOUDY NIGHTS!!
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Pete
6" Apogee/LXD55
Starhopper 6" Dob
Spaceprobe 130EQ
Black C8 OTA
WO Zenith Star 66 Patriot Edition
Sun Pak Pro 7500 Platinum Edition
8X42 Bushnell H2O Porro
7X35 Tasco
10X50 Nikon Actions (Type 7)
15X70 Skymasters
Dell Inspiron Dual Core 531s
"For those who fought for it, Freedom has a flavor the protected will never know"
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Sooon
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Reged: 08/19/04
Posts: 1043
Loc: Lausanne, Switzerland
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Keppler, Welcome to Cloudy Nights !!
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Philippe
Tele Vue 76 / Tele Vue Panoramic
Coronado PST
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Anonymous
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I have a ten inch Hardin dsh-10 and the optics are pretty nice. I've outfitted it with rubber castor wheels, with lockdowns. Now I can (very carefully) roll it out into the driveway, lock it down and view. It doesn't need to be precision because it doesn't track (of course).
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hardin dsh-10
telrad
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TimD
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Reged: 02/16/05
Posts: 1380
Loc: CA USA
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Ok here's what I presently have
ETX-125, got it as a grab and go. Really great optics, but the forks could have more rigidity.
Meade LX90 8", great medium sized all around I think.
Takahashi 225 9" SCT, love the views I get from this scope. I had to part with a C11 to get this one, but the quality and design make it a joy to use. And the collor correction is more like some of the larger refractors I have owned over the years.
C-90 astro, have never been able to part with this little guy, not even after I got the ETX. It is just built so darn solid. I do think they used to "build em better" back when.
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Takahashi TSC 225
WO Megrez 102
Meade ETX 90, ETX 125
Meade LX90
LX200 10"
Classic Orange tube C14, C90, C5+
Meade 5000 80mm APO
Etc,Etc,Etc!!
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Space Hog
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Reged: 10/29/05
Posts: 24
Loc: Placerville South County area ...
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I have meade 14" lx200 gps uhtc.
I don't care how heavy it is WOW!
This is my second telescope. My first one was my rewards for selling greeting cards for JSCA out of Boys Life magazine when I was 8 Years old. That was 39 years ago. I saw Saturn and then GI Joe got popular.
Well I'm back! I did have some college Astronomy 1A and lab a few years back so it will be fun to reacquaint myself
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Meade 14" gps lx200 UHTC
Working on feasability of owning it without an observatory.
Had a few semesters of Astronomy and lab.
I just couldn't go on without bringing those twinkling lights into perspective.
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Phecda
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Reged: 10/31/05
Posts: 22
Loc: Finland
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I have Optica 4.5" f/4.5 reflector on SkyWatcher EQ-6 SkyScan mount. Yeah I know, huge mount for a such scope but perhaps someday I'll have enough money to get an 8" SCT OTA.
Pros: The scope is easy to collimate and gives nice wide field views.
Cons: Focuser "slides" so I have to refocus all the time. Eypieces that came with the scope aren't suitable for deep-sky viewing.
-Sami
Edited by Phecda (11/05/05 05:46 PM)
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Scott Beith
SRF
Reged: 11/26/03
Posts: 42898
Loc: Frederick, MD
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Sami,
Welcome to Cloudy Nights!
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   SLAP Observer --- TMB130SS, SV102V(LOMO Lens), SV80ED Deluxe
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -- Edmund Burke.
"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." -- George Orwell
"The measure of a man’s greatness is not determined by what he accomplishes for himself, but by what he accomplishes for others.” -- Some Bald Guy
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mistyridge
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 10/28/05
Posts: 2896
Loc: Loomis, CA
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I am sort of new to this forum, but old, and have been into astronomy since I ground my own mirror for a 8" newtonian way back in 1960 while I was in college. I currently own a Vixen NA130SS on a CG5 mount, and C-11 and C-9.25 on a CGE mount.
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Mike F
Misty Ridge Observatory
Skyshed POD
Many scopes 70mm to 12.5", SCTs, refractors, and newts and a lot of other astro stuff.
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Gilfester
super member
Reged: 11/06/05
Posts: 195
Loc: Long Island, NY
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Recently purchased an Orion 100mm SVP Refractor,(f6). My first "real" scope! I plan on entering the CN refractor review contest as soon as I've had some more observing nights under my belt. 
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May your night skies be steady, clear and dark.
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ninjagordy
member
Reged: 11/06/05
Posts: 16
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hi lads, another nebie thats probbly bought the wrong thing ....
i bought an 8" newtonian of e bay (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7554216811)
can you give me views on this...also send me in the proper diredtion to get it all set up properly....
best regards
gordon.
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square_peg
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Reged: 03/26/04
Posts: 36712
Loc: Maple Valley, WA
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Gordon, welcome to CloudyNights! 
Your questions are best answered in a separate thread, but hopefully a moderator will come along soon enough and cut this section into a new thread.
First, NEVER use a solar filter that attaches to the eyepiece! The only safe solar filters are full aperture filters like those shown here .
Second, read/watch tutatorials on using an EQ mount. Here's one.
http://www.astronomyboy.com/eq/
Third, in general the ebay scopes have a bad reputation for lesser quality optics and shaky under-sized mounts. While this makes them more difficult to use, they are usually still able to show you a few things.
Read as much as you can. About your scope, about astronomy and about finding celestial objects. A good book like 'Turn Left at Orion' or 'NightWatch' will be a tremendous aid. Ask lot's of questions, especially here in the beginners forum. You'll find hundreds of fellow amateur astronomers just waiting to help.
Lastly, have patience! 
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Tom (Pegster)
DSH-8 (GSO Dob)
15x70 Oberwerks
ED80/SVP
WO 66P
Sears Discoverer EQ 60/900
8x42 Regals
History is Philosophy teaching by examples.
Thucydides
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ninjagordy
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Reged: 11/06/05
Posts: 16
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hi again, and thanks for the reply.
i have built the scope up and have not/will not look at the sun with the filter.....
my main concern is collimation of the scope as im not 100% sure on how to do it.....
once i have this confirmed i will tart to look for things in the glorious sky at night.... i woul like to see mars as i can noticably see it glowing orange just now and this seems an easy target to find....
thanks again....
gordon... (p.s. link to a collimation guide would be very helpfull)
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square_peg
Postmaster
Reged: 03/26/04
Posts: 36712
Loc: Maple Valley, WA
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More details down in the reflectors forum, but this is a great place to start.
http://www.andysshotglass.com/Collimating.html
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Tom (Pegster)
DSH-8 (GSO Dob)
15x70 Oberwerks
ED80/SVP
WO 66P
Sears Discoverer EQ 60/900
8x42 Regals
History is Philosophy teaching by examples.
Thucydides
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