Elias_Jordan
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Reged: 12/26/08
Posts: 74
Loc: Derby, Kansas
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Hey everyone.
I have had my ETX in many places with me and I have seen people do all kinds of cool things with their ETX. So I thought it would be really cool to see what cool things you have done with your ETX or some of those cool spots your set up.
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starquester
sage
Reged: 09/03/04
Posts: 469
Loc: Three Rivers, MI U.S.A>
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OK, Here is my set up,
Alan
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Alan D. Otterson
Windy Ridge Observatory
41-58.966N
85-43.069W
Alan Otterson
Founder&Owner
A Yahoo Observatory Group
Flip Top & Clamshell & Rubbermaid Observatories
http://tinyurl.com/yz9ckk
The Nikon D40 Astrophotography Group
http://tinyurl.com/5j8qw2
A Yahoo Astrophotography Group
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1_old_dog
sage
Reged: 09/07/07
Posts: 435
Loc: Smoky Mnts
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This is my sons ETX60.
sorry for the clutter but it's our scope room (man cave);-)
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old stuff but good stuff
http://chu65nang67.us/nam/vietnam.html
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Quads
sage
Reged: 09/07/08
Posts: 296
Loc: Central Sands, Wisconsin
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My ETX80:
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I'm a "just for fun" photographer that also takes nighttime sky pictures.
Meade ETX-80AT-TC-BB
Canon PowerShot SX100 IS
Affordable Astrophotography
Powered by Ni-MH Rechargeable Batteries
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Mike Cook
member
Reged: 07/13/08
Posts: 75
Loc: Moncton NB (Cloud Central)
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Here's my ETX125PE with a DSLR attached.
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Meade ETX125PE Maksutov
Meade series 5000 80mm triplet on AT Voyager alt-az
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Elias_Jordan
member
Reged: 12/26/08
Posts: 74
Loc: Derby, Kansas
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These are all really cool set-ups. Love the man cave Jim!
Edited by Elias_Jordan (03/11/09 04:12 PM)
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Arthur Dent
Galactic Hitch-Hiker
Reged: 10/23/08
Posts: 1184
Loc: South Yorkshire, UK
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Here's a picture of mine (sitting in a corner of the lounge)!
I'll pop a pic on this thread of the ETX at its prime observing site (my rear patio) later.
Art
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If I like it, the wife says that we can't afford it!
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Meade ETX105 (a nice "Grab & Go" scope) & Celestron NexStar 6SE with Bob's Knobs.
Various EP's from 6mm to 26mm, Baader Hyperion 8-24mm Zoom, a 2x Barlow, 2" diagonal and 7Ah PowerTank.
MRF and Antares 8x50 RACI finder scope - both for the 6SE's OTA, whilst the ETX gets a plain RDF.
Canon EOS 400D DSLR (un-modded) and SPC900 webcam. Finally climbing the AP Learning Curve!
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Joe Lalumia
Post Laureate
Reged: 01/24/07
Posts: 3616
Loc: Rockwall, Texas, USA
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Here's a far away picture-- of my ETX90--
http://www.flickr.com/photos/boatman1/2145341118/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/boatman1/2369595533/
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LX90 8" LNT, SV Nighthawk & TelePOD, SV 80/9D & M4 mount, ETX 90, Orion XT10i, 20x80 binoculars, SV-BV3s-- www.texasastro.org
"Great minds discuss ideas;Average minds discuss events;Small minds discuss people." Unknown
Edited by Joe Lalumia (03/11/09 05:09 PM)
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Dangermouse
member
Reged: 02/13/08
Posts: 85
Loc: 170.5E; -45.9S
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I love my WO binos for moon viewing
Camera plugged in...
and for widefield shots
12mm illuminated reticle for precise alignment. Also GSO red dot finder for getting into the zone of the totally feeble stock finder. The combination of optical and RDF makes aligning a breeze though :-) The JMI Motofocus is also a massive improvement over the stock focusing knob and all but eliminates annoying image shift during focusing.
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Elias_Jordan
member
Reged: 12/26/08
Posts: 74
Loc: Derby, Kansas
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Great job upgrading you scope Arthur!
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Jaimo!
super member
Reged: 10/11/07
Posts: 117
Loc: New Jersey / 40° North
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Here's mine waiting for night to fall, cooling on the back deck...
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Celestron Ultima 8, f/10
Meade ETX-125/AT, f/15
WO ZenithStar 66 SD APO, f/5.9
Zeiss 50/540 ATM Refractor, f/10.8
Bunch of Plossls, a few Orthos, some SWA & UWA...
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yock1960
professor emeritus
Reged: 06/22/08
Posts: 980
Loc: SW Ohio, USA
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Here's my ETX80 OTA piggybacked on my Starblast 4.5"/LXD75 as a guidescope. It's in a 'cool' spot too! 
Steve
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LXD75 GEM
Orion Starblast 4.5" Imaging Reflector
William Optics Zenithstar 66 SD APO
Meade DSI II OSC
Meade DSI III OSC
Orion Starshoot Autoguider
Televue Powermate 2.5x
Discovery 6" Dobsonian
Nikon Action Extreme 10x50's
Gallery
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Arthur Dent
Galactic Hitch-Hiker
Reged: 10/23/08
Posts: 1184
Loc: South Yorkshire, UK
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Here you go, as promised:
Art
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If I like it, the wife says that we can't afford it!
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Meade ETX105 (a nice "Grab & Go" scope) & Celestron NexStar 6SE with Bob's Knobs.
Various EP's from 6mm to 26mm, Baader Hyperion 8-24mm Zoom, a 2x Barlow, 2" diagonal and 7Ah PowerTank.
MRF and Antares 8x50 RACI finder scope - both for the 6SE's OTA, whilst the ETX gets a plain RDF.
Canon EOS 400D DSLR (un-modded) and SPC900 webcam. Finally climbing the AP Learning Curve!
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Arthur Dent
Galactic Hitch-Hiker
Reged: 10/23/08
Posts: 1184
Loc: South Yorkshire, UK
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... and here's a picture that it was taking ...
Pretty bland I'm afraid, so difficult to focus!
Art
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If I like it, the wife says that we can't afford it!
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Meade ETX105 (a nice "Grab & Go" scope) & Celestron NexStar 6SE with Bob's Knobs.
Various EP's from 6mm to 26mm, Baader Hyperion 8-24mm Zoom, a 2x Barlow, 2" diagonal and 7Ah PowerTank.
MRF and Antares 8x50 RACI finder scope - both for the 6SE's OTA, whilst the ETX gets a plain RDF.
Canon EOS 400D DSLR (un-modded) and SPC900 webcam. Finally climbing the AP Learning Curve!
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Arthur Dent
Galactic Hitch-Hiker
Reged: 10/23/08
Posts: 1184
Loc: South Yorkshire, UK
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... and a couple more pictures of my (repaired) ETX ...
Scope is pointing due South.
Art
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If I like it, the wife says that we can't afford it!
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Meade ETX105 (a nice "Grab & Go" scope) & Celestron NexStar 6SE with Bob's Knobs.
Various EP's from 6mm to 26mm, Baader Hyperion 8-24mm Zoom, a 2x Barlow, 2" diagonal and 7Ah PowerTank.
MRF and Antares 8x50 RACI finder scope - both for the 6SE's OTA, whilst the ETX gets a plain RDF.
Canon EOS 400D DSLR (un-modded) and SPC900 webcam. Finally climbing the AP Learning Curve!
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jgraham
Postmaster
Reged: 12/02/04
Posts: 6764
Loc: Dayton, Ohio
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My little ETX-60 fitted with my Orion binoviewers. You need to use the 2x Barlow to reach the focus, but that works well with the 60's short focal length.
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-John
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Homebuilt scopes from 4.25-16.5"
Meade LXD75-N6/SN6/SC8, DSX-90, ETX-60BB, ETX-125PE, DS-2130
Orion StarBlast, BinoViewers, Coronado PST
Rebel XT/XTi, DSI Pro (I, II, & III), DSI, LPI, Electronic Eyepiece, Phillips SPC900NC
Tasco 60mm Refractors
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jgraham
Postmaster
Reged: 12/02/04
Posts: 6764
Loc: Dayton, Ohio
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My DSX-90 in its original configuration. It now spends most of its time riding shotgun on my LXD75 SN6 serving as a finder/guidescope.
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-John
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Homebuilt scopes from 4.25-16.5"
Meade LXD75-N6/SN6/SC8, DSX-90, ETX-60BB, ETX-125PE, DS-2130
Orion StarBlast, BinoViewers, Coronado PST
Rebel XT/XTi, DSI Pro (I, II, & III), DSI, LPI, Electronic Eyepiece, Phillips SPC900NC
Tasco 60mm Refractors
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jgraham
Postmaster
Reged: 12/02/04
Posts: 6764
Loc: Dayton, Ohio
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And my baby, my ETX-125PE. This telescope serves as the visual companion to my imaging gear. You don't need the Barlow to us the binos with either the DSX-90 or the EXT-125.
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-John
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Homebuilt scopes from 4.25-16.5"
Meade LXD75-N6/SN6/SC8, DSX-90, ETX-60BB, ETX-125PE, DS-2130
Orion StarBlast, BinoViewers, Coronado PST
Rebel XT/XTi, DSI Pro (I, II, & III), DSI, LPI, Electronic Eyepiece, Phillips SPC900NC
Tasco 60mm Refractors
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1_old_dog
sage
Reged: 09/07/07
Posts: 435
Loc: Smoky Mnts
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John.
We have Celestron BV's and we don't need to use a barlow to achieve focus. What EP's are you using in you ETX60? I thought most of the entry level bino's were basically the same.
OD
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old stuff but good stuff
http://chu65nang67.us/nam/vietnam.html
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jgraham
Postmaster
Reged: 12/02/04
Posts: 6764
Loc: Dayton, Ohio
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At the time I tried my bino's on my ETX-60 I was using a pair of Meade 26mm Plossl's. I've since switched to using Orion Explorer IIs. I'll give those a try on my -60 the next time I have it out. If I recall the focus was real close without the Barlow, so maybe the Explorer IIs will close the gap.
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-John
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Homebuilt scopes from 4.25-16.5"
Meade LXD75-N6/SN6/SC8, DSX-90, ETX-60BB, ETX-125PE, DS-2130
Orion StarBlast, BinoViewers, Coronado PST
Rebel XT/XTi, DSI Pro (I, II, & III), DSI, LPI, Electronic Eyepiece, Phillips SPC900NC
Tasco 60mm Refractors
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1_old_dog
sage
Reged: 09/07/07
Posts: 435
Loc: Smoky Mnts
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thanks John
I'm using elcheapo MA25's in ours, only because those are the only matching pair we have. We will get another set soon but for now these EP's give us great views.
Bino viewing with the ETX60 adds yet another dimension to this underrated scope.
OD
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old stuff but good stuff
http://chu65nang67.us/nam/vietnam.html
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rob0260
super member
Reged: 01/31/09
Posts: 116
Loc: Teulon, Mb., Canada
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Nice scopes here. Here's mine. Etx-80 in my observatory. I've outfitted it with a homemade dewshield, piggyback camera adapter, semiflexible focus extension and a 9v 600mA power supply which seem to work fine. If you look close enough, you can see the masking tape I put on the topside of the inner tube assm. for indexing the focal point with various ep's, barlows, imagers, etc.
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SN8, LXD75, ETX 80, 4 1/2 inch Newtonian, DSI-C, Meade series 4000 eyepiece set, Antares ub2s barlow, antares 5x barlow, 10x50 binoculars.
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Thierrys
journeyman
Reged: 11/08/08
Posts: 32
Loc: Mru, Indian Ocean
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This is my ETX-125 PE with a 8x50 GSO finder. Very nice
finder by the way!
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5" Meade ETX-125
Coronado PST
10x50 Nikon Action Extreme
10x50 Nikon Action
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Remy Bosio
Zeit-Meister
Reged: 03/02/04
Posts: 10360
Loc: Kenner, LA.
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125PE
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REMY
Meade ETX 125PE
102mm.F-7 Ref.
Sears 60mm.Ref.
UCNROSN
Member: Baton Rouge Ast.Soc.
"Life Member" Pontchartrain Ast. Soc. Inc.
President:Beachview Heights Civ.Assn.
American Legion,Post 0133
http://pasnola.org/
"Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!"
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Elias_Jordan
member
Reged: 12/26/08
Posts: 74
Loc: Derby, Kansas
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Love the Happy astronomer look!
Then Rob0260 is that entire Observatory for the ETX???
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JAT Observatory
Got Cookies?
Reged: 02/20/05
Posts: 6799
Loc: Eastern PA
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The ETX90 is a small flexible scope that I have used in various configurations over the years.
Here the piggy-backed my old LXD-55:
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-Marcus
The problem with free speech is even the stupid have a voice.
http://www.jatobservatory.org
Currently a SV102A, WO 66mm & 10" LX200GPS OTA on a Paramount ME
(these OTAs subject to change without notice)
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JAT Observatory
Got Cookies?
Reged: 02/20/05
Posts: 6799
Loc: Eastern PA
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Here it is being used as a guider mounted on top of the 10" LX200GPS
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-Marcus
The problem with free speech is even the stupid have a voice.
http://www.jatobservatory.org
Currently a SV102A, WO 66mm & 10" LX200GPS OTA on a Paramount ME
(these OTAs subject to change without notice)
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JAT Observatory
Got Cookies?
Reged: 02/20/05
Posts: 6799
Loc: Eastern PA
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Last here is the ETX90 back on its forks in solar observing mode.
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-Marcus
The problem with free speech is even the stupid have a voice.
http://www.jatobservatory.org
Currently a SV102A, WO 66mm & 10" LX200GPS OTA on a Paramount ME
(these OTAs subject to change without notice)
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rob0260
super member
Reged: 01/31/09
Posts: 116
Loc: Teulon, Mb., Canada
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Yes, my lucky etx has the observatory all to itself. I do plan on upgrading to a 8 inch newtonian on a goto as soon as my income tax refund arrives. 
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SN8, LXD75, ETX 80, 4 1/2 inch Newtonian, DSI-C, Meade series 4000 eyepiece set, Antares ub2s barlow, antares 5x barlow, 10x50 binoculars.
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Backscatter
member
Reged: 02/20/09
Posts: 10
Loc: Puget Sound, USA
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Here is my ETX-80 still in its primitive state, not alot of bells and wistles yet
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Meade ETX-80AT-TC, Meade 4500 Newtonian
Meade 25mm & 9.7mm S Plossi, Swan 15mm EP
Celestron 2x Barlow Ultima SV
Zhumell EP & filter set w/Barlow
No room for my golf clubs
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rob0260
super member
Reged: 01/31/09
Posts: 116
Loc: Teulon, Mb., Canada
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I like your homemade dewshield Backscatter. Is that a 4" ducting pipe and how far past the objective is the end of the pipe?
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SN8, LXD75, ETX 80, 4 1/2 inch Newtonian, DSI-C, Meade series 4000 eyepiece set, Antares ub2s barlow, antares 5x barlow, 10x50 binoculars.
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Backscatter
member
Reged: 02/20/09
Posts: 10
Loc: Puget Sound, USA
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Thanks rob
Looks like rest of my post cut off below the photo...
There is 3.5" to 4.0" of extension depending on rotation of the whole tube (typical use is 3.75), and it will extend to 5" or 6", by rotating the segments a couple of degrees.
It was an extra piece of dryer venting and its for making complex angles.
I sprayed the inside with several heavy coats of a spray can of bed liner touch up paint (heavy texture, flat black), and the outside with a can of metallic blue.
The shield fits with the lens cap on, though not quite as far down. Sometime I just keep the shield on, as the lens cap threads sit within the opening, or it sits tight with a little angle to the cap (the corrugated end expands).
There has been no marring or scratches to the scope finish. Its pretty light, but sturdy.
Rummaging through the garage...go figure. I'm doing another with flexible aluminum vent hose for my 4500.
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Meade ETX-80AT-TC, Meade 4500 Newtonian
Meade 25mm & 9.7mm S Plossi, Swan 15mm EP
Celestron 2x Barlow Ultima SV
Zhumell EP & filter set w/Barlow
No room for my golf clubs
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cnstarz
professor emeritus
Reged: 12/22/07
Posts: 549
Loc: Kentucky, USA
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Here's an old Pic of My ETX-60 with DSI, messing with Polar mode. Hope to get some more scope time soon.
Cheers,
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Matt
Apogee 50mm BB scope
ETX-60 BB
Meade 70-az
5" DIY Newt (wip)
C6-N on CG-4 GEM
Gallery
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jgraham
Postmaster
Reged: 12/02/04
Posts: 6764
Loc: Dayton, Ohio
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It's been a while since I had my little ETX-60BB out, so when I recently had it set up along with my ETX-125PE I decided to grab a quick picture of the pair sitting nest to each other.
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-John
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Homebuilt scopes from 4.25-16.5"
Meade LXD75-N6/SN6/SC8, DSX-90, ETX-60BB, ETX-125PE, DS-2130
Orion StarBlast, BinoViewers, Coronado PST
Rebel XT/XTi, DSI Pro (I, II, & III), DSI, LPI, Electronic Eyepiece, Phillips SPC900NC
Tasco 60mm Refractors
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