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Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | >> (show all) LivingNDixie TSP Chowhound Reged: 04/23/03 Loc: Trussville, AL Re: Show off your LX200 setup [Re: Grizz]       #205766 - 09/25/04 04:36 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Nice observatory! Post Extras:       kruzmisl member Reged: 09/29/03 Loc: Thousand Oaks, CA Re: Show off your LX200 setup [Re: Grizz]       #206463 - 09/26/04 06:48 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Grizz; Thanks for taking care of mine. The instructions said 200k, and it was trial and error to get it there. John Shwope Post Extras:       rumples riot Carpal Tunnel Reged: 07/01/04 Loc: South Australia Re: Show off your LX200 setup [Re: Hawkeye]       #222869 - 10/16/04 03:59 AM Attachment (1138 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Well here it is Hawkeye. Equipment: 10" Lx200 GPS UHTC Field derotator Off axis guider LPI imager reticular illuminated ep 26mm super plossel 20mm super plossel 12.5mm super plossel 40mm maxiview ep 2 x barlow tube counter weight set Nikon D70 DSLR Waeco 12volt rechargable gel battery Dew shield JMI hard transport case Phew spent a lot of cash . Anyway I love it. Paul Post Extras:       ProfLemoi sage Reged: 09/26/04 Loc: Ashburnham, MA Re: Show off your LX200 setup [Re: rumples riot]       #222959 - 10/16/04 10:37 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Nice scope! I can't wait for mine to get here! say, what kind of luck have you had with your LPI? Do you have any pics you can show us? Post Extras:       Hawkeye super member Reged: 06/10/04 Loc: Melbourne, Australia Re: Show off your LX200 setup [Re: ProfLemoi]       #223571 - 10/17/04 06:23 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Very tidy. And, it looks as though you have even given it a silk scarf! Very nice setup, Paul - and in Aussie Dollars too. That, ladies and gentlemen is commitment! I bet the weeks can't pass quickly enough for you to scoot down to the peninsula for some serious dark sky! Post Extras:       rumples riot Carpal Tunnel Reged: 07/01/04 Loc: South Australia Re: Show off your LX200 setup [Re: Hawkeye]       #225451 - 10/19/04 10:46 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Dark skies, yeah, yeah, yeah (think of muttly doing his little dog laugh). Paul Post Extras:       ProfLemoi sage Reged: 09/26/04 Loc: Ashburnham, MA Re: Show off your LX200 setup [Re: john]       #225749 - 10/19/04 05:37 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   John, Great sticker! I went to the site and ordered the Planet hunter and the clear skies stickers... still waiting for those to arrive. Kevin Post Extras:       Festus sage Reged: 01/07/04 Re: Show off your LX200 setup [Re: Hawkeye]       #237186 - 10/31/04 04:55 PM Attachment (986 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   This interesting picture is a combination of pics taken by my toshiba web cam, it was -6C notice the blue dew shield white with icy frost. I am still trying to figure out why I can't autoguide with the lpi you see stuck on the back, along with the digital rebel. On the bottom is a meade 12"lx200gps with a starmax 127 mounted on top. It has the special york iron 3d weight system I found in my garage. Post Extras:       Grizz Carpal Tunnel Reged: 04/24/03 Loc: Waldwick,New Jersey USA Re: Show off your LX200 setup [Re: Festus]       #237934 - 11/01/04 02:41 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Festus I don't think you have the LPI in the correct position. When I use the LPI inserted in my ETX90 to guide my LX200GPS the USB cable has to be facing forward in order for the LPI to guide correctly. For your setup I'm not sure if the USB cable should be facing front or back but I'm pretty sure facing sideways will not work. Post Extras:       Festus sage Reged: 01/07/04 Re: Show off your LX200 setup [Re: Grizz]       #237981 - 11/01/04 03:27 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks Grizz, it is hard to tell from this picture because it is a composite of several. It is pointed ahead and stuck into a off axis guider. I have tried installing it in the starmax 127 mounted on top of the 12" with the cable pointing down (no diagonal) and the focal length adjusted in the software. It seems to track for a couple of seconds then guides the object right off the screen. It behave this way for both setups. If I leave the scope alone without guiding it does well for about 10 minutes (mind you the object tends to slide out of view). Post Extras:       Grizz Carpal Tunnel Reged: 04/24/03 Loc: Waldwick,New Jersey USA Re: Show off your LX200 setup [Re: Festus]       #238099 - 11/01/04 05:22 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Ah I see...well not really. Couple of things come to mind. Firmware version? Have you tried checking and unchecking the Diag Mirr box and doing a reset cal after each attempt? I have had very good results using the LPI for guiding. I'm sure you will also. Post Extras:       John_Gillies Vendor - Earthwin Optical Reged: 04/23/03 Loc: Ontario, Canada Re: Show off your LX200 setup [Re: Hawkeye]       #244080 - 11/07/04 10:37 AM Attachment (954 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Observalavatory Scope. Post Extras:       ProfLemoi sage Reged: 09/26/04 Loc: Ashburnham, MA Re: Show off your LX200 setup [Re: John_Gillies]       #252095 - 11/15/04 11:01 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Nice addition of the bi-noc viewers John! I immage that must help with looking at objects for a long time. Reduced eye strain and the like... sweet! Post Extras:       John_Gillies Vendor - Earthwin Optical Reged: 04/23/03 Loc: Ontario, Canada Re: Show off your LX200 setup [Re: ProfLemoi]       #253125 - 11/16/04 06:59 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I wouldn't live without my Denkmeier's. Last Saturday night at the Observalavatory with the 12"/Denkmeier and a guest with his 12"/Denkmeier, four of us spent no less than 8 hours (7:30 pm to 3:30 am) at the ep's. And it only went down to -11 Celcius. You bet the binoviewer makes viewing easier! Post Extras:       Strgazr27 Reged: 10/04/04 Loc: StonyHill Observatory Re: Show off your LX200 setup [Re: john]       #266219 - 11/29/04 11:33 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Here ya go... 12" LX200 Classic with UHC Bucks Gears Version 4.32 Superwedge 9x50 Celestron Polar scope Kendrick Dew Controller w strips for Corrector and Diag/EP 2" Diagonal GFT shortened 12" Just ordered a bunch of stuff from Bobs Knobs. Also just ordered the Meade Zero Image shift focuser and 2" Flip Mirror Assembly. Plans call for an Orion 80ED this spring piggy backed. UPS says my Rebel w remote/ grip and extra battery should be here by Wednsday morning I know, 3 weeks of rain Lol. A big thanks to Mark G. for giving me the deal of a lifetime and "Big" John C for answering all my questions and PM's. Thanks Guys. Bobby Post Extras:       Neil professor emeritus Reged: 11/21/04 Loc: Nottingham, England Re: Show off your LX200 setup [Re: Strgazr27]       #266407 - 11/29/04 03:43 PM Attachment (927 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Meade very poorly, at the eye surgeons.. Post Extras:       Strgazr27 Reged: 10/04/04 Loc: StonyHill Observatory Re: Show off your LX200 setup [Re: Strgazr27]       #293309 - 12/28/04 09:27 AM Attachment (884 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Let's try this one... Post Extras:       Strgazr27 Reged: 10/04/04 Loc: StonyHill Observatory Re: Show off your LX200 setup [Re: Strgazr27]       #293311 - 12/28/04 09:28 AM Attachment (688 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   My "Finderscope" Actually my 90mm F/11 Guider I just picked up. Post Extras:       R1200C sage Reged: 09/08/03 Loc: Eastern Ohio Re: Show off your LX200 setup [Re: Strgazr27]       #297045 - 01/01/05 01:03 PM Attachment (871 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Here's Mine: *1998 10" LX200, with added bearings on focuser *Stellarvue SV105 with 2" Feathertouch Focuser *Robofocus with homeade bracket *Ken Milburn Dovetails Top & Bottom *Meade Superwedge with bearings and blocks on both axis, Mitty kit, teflon, rosette knobs..... *JMI Wheely Bars Post Extras:       Chris Graham mmmm...Haggis Reged: 04/01/04 Loc: Stirling, Scotland Re: Show off your LX200 setup [Re: john]       #300564 - 01/05/05 07:47 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   wow some people are so lucky! Great setups all! Post Extras:       Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | >> (show all)

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