stevew
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 03/03/06
Posts: 1142
Loc: Vancouver
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Ok, how about CAT'S
C5-C8-C11
Steve
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TV Genesis SDF
Meade 127ED
Antares 152
Celestron C5
Celestron C8
Celestron C11
Coulter Odyssey 8
16 Dobsonian
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stevew
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 03/03/06
Posts: 1142
Loc: Vancouver
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One more.
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TV Genesis SDF
Meade 127ED
Antares 152
Celestron C5
Celestron C8
Celestron C11
Coulter Odyssey 8
16 Dobsonian
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Doug76
Postmaster
Reged: 12/05/07
Posts: 5537
Loc: SE Louisiana, future Texan
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SW8, my newest. It replaces the C6.
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Doug
Truckstop Astronomer
The Universe, the light of God, in all it's majesty
6 achro refractors 50mm-150mm
1 apo refractor 90mm
1 SCT 8inch
UO Abbe Volcano Tops
Faworski Ortho's
Panoptic 24mm
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mcoren
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Reged: 01/11/06
Posts: 1174
Loc: Northern Virginia, USA
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I don't own this one anymore (thankfully!). This is a Dynamax 8 that I bought, used, in 1981. I kept it for way too long before getting rid of it.
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Mike
Orion SkyQuest XT10
Suburban Washington DC
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David Pavlich
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Reged: 05/18/05
Posts: 8633
Loc: Mandeville, LA USA 30.22 X 90....
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It's not mounted, but this is my C14 after I replaced the stock tube with a Public Missiled CF tube:
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David
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Proud Member; PAS NOLA,
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be called research..."
A. Einstein
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Tony Bonanno
member
Reged: 04/03/07
Posts: 29
Loc: Santa Fe, New Mexico
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Lousy weather keeps these in garage alot lately.. Vixen VMC260L (10.25" modifed mak-cass) and Takahashi Mewlon 210 (8.25" Dall-Kirkham).
Tony
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Mewlon 210
Vixen VMC-260L
Intes MN61 Mak-Newt
CGE
Atlas
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ahlberto
sage
Reged: 09/06/08
Posts: 363
Loc: lisbon-portugal
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My pride and joy.The amazing C8 
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http://www.atalaia.org/index.php
CELESTRON C8
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JoshH
member
Reged: 11/07/08
Posts: 47
Loc: Jefferson City, MO
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Here is my Intes Micro MN-56 on the Unistar mount,
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16" F4.5 Astrosystems Telekit, Galaxy Optics Primary
Meade LX-50 8" F10 SCT Magellen II DSC (For Sale)
Intes Micro MN-56 Maksutov Newtonian
Orion 100mm F6 Achromat
Orion ST-80 F5 Acrhomat
Unistar Alt-Az Mount
Celestron CI-700 Mount
UO 40mm MK-70, 26mm Nagler, 20mm Pentax XW, 13mm Ethos, 8mm Ethos, 4.7mm 5k UWA, TMB Planetary Set, Paracorr.
Modified Canon 400D
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RobertED
professor emeritus
Reged: 07/11/03
Posts: 1192
Loc: Johnston, RI
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ORION's version of the C-11 on the Atlas mount!!
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pollux
artiste
Reged: 04/01/04
Posts: 6851
Loc: Vancouver Canada
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Quote:
Ok, how about CAT'S
C5-C8-C11
Steve
What's wrong with you Steve? 
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Pentax 105SDP
Vixen VMC200L
Vixen VMC260L
Pentax XW eyepiece (complete set)
Personal Web Site
Telescope Comics
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Phil Frederick
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 12/19/05
Posts: 844
Loc: Seattle, WA & La Paz MX
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Great pic Steve. Really gives a perspective of the relative size difference as one moves up in aperture. Not really apparent from mfr's ads or other pics posted here! Gives one pause when aperture fever strikes! 
Phil
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Phil
Intes M500 MCT (Teton Mods)
Stellarvue SV115EDT
Stellarvue SVR70ED Raptor
Orion ST80 f/5 w/Crayford
SV F50 Sparrowhawk
SV F60 Biggerhawk
Tak Teeguls, SV MG, SV Stablelock tripod, TV Gibraltar tripod, a rebuilt TV Gibraltar tripod with fixed Walnut/Oak legs, M1 on Bogen475
... Naglers, Panoptics, Stratus'
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RAKing
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 12/28/07
Posts: 2071
Loc: West of the D.C. Nebula
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This is "Old Faithful", my C925 carbon fiber SCT. I've upgraded the mount to a Mach1 and this is a great combination - easy to use with great views. 
Ron
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Time spent looking at the stars is added to your life.
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Phil Frederick
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 12/19/05
Posts: 844
Loc: Seattle, WA & La Paz MX
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Here's my little Intes M500 as modified for me by Mark at Teton. It got a new "Teton Blue" powdercoat finish and it got vents to help overcome the MCT cooldown issue.
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Phil
Intes M500 MCT (Teton Mods)
Stellarvue SV115EDT
Stellarvue SVR70ED Raptor
Orion ST80 f/5 w/Crayford
SV F50 Sparrowhawk
SV F60 Biggerhawk
Tak Teeguls, SV MG, SV Stablelock tripod, TV Gibraltar tripod, a rebuilt TV Gibraltar tripod with fixed Walnut/Oak legs, M1 on Bogen475
... Naglers, Panoptics, Stratus'
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Phil Frederick
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 12/19/05
Posts: 844
Loc: Seattle, WA & La Paz MX
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another...
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Phil
Intes M500 MCT (Teton Mods)
Stellarvue SV115EDT
Stellarvue SVR70ED Raptor
Orion ST80 f/5 w/Crayford
SV F50 Sparrowhawk
SV F60 Biggerhawk
Tak Teeguls, SV MG, SV Stablelock tripod, TV Gibraltar tripod, a rebuilt TV Gibraltar tripod with fixed Walnut/Oak legs, M1 on Bogen475
... Naglers, Panoptics, Stratus'
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Phil Frederick
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 12/19/05
Posts: 844
Loc: Seattle, WA & La Paz MX
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last one showing the vents.
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Phil
Intes M500 MCT (Teton Mods)
Stellarvue SV115EDT
Stellarvue SVR70ED Raptor
Orion ST80 f/5 w/Crayford
SV F50 Sparrowhawk
SV F60 Biggerhawk
Tak Teeguls, SV MG, SV Stablelock tripod, TV Gibraltar tripod, a rebuilt TV Gibraltar tripod with fixed Walnut/Oak legs, M1 on Bogen475
... Naglers, Panoptics, Stratus'
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moonnerd
member
Reged: 12/18/08
Posts: 24
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Phil - thats awesome! Is that new scope? I haven't noticed that in your stable before. You've got a PM heading your way.
cheers - Rob
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stevew
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Reged: 03/03/06
Posts: 1142
Loc: Vancouver
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What's wrong with you Steve?
Hi My name is Steve, and I'm a scope-a-hollic
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TV Genesis SDF
Meade 127ED
Antares 152
Celestron C5
Celestron C8
Celestron C11
Coulter Odyssey 8
16 Dobsonian
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Phil Frederick
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 12/19/05
Posts: 844
Loc: Seattle, WA & La Paz MX
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Quote:
thats awesome! Is that new scope? I haven't noticed that in your stable before
Thanks Rob--but I guess the kudos should go to Mark at Teton who did all the work. I just paid the bill!
Not new--I picked up the scope on AM earlier this year. A part came loose during shipping and put a coupla' scratches on the tube which prompted the new paint job. Mark suggested adding the vents when he had the scope disassembled so in my mind it was a no brainer to give it a try. I've only had it out a couple of times but they do seem to help.
Phil
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Phil
Intes M500 MCT (Teton Mods)
Stellarvue SV115EDT
Stellarvue SVR70ED Raptor
Orion ST80 f/5 w/Crayford
SV F50 Sparrowhawk
SV F60 Biggerhawk
Tak Teeguls, SV MG, SV Stablelock tripod, TV Gibraltar tripod, a rebuilt TV Gibraltar tripod with fixed Walnut/Oak legs, M1 on Bogen475
... Naglers, Panoptics, Stratus'
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Fox1971
member
Reged: 01/27/09
Posts: 15
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How do you like the MN56? I am thinking of getting one for a bit more aperture for my grab n go.
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JoshH
member
Reged: 11/07/08
Posts: 47
Loc: Jefferson City, MO
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I love my MN-56, I doubt I will ever part with it. I did a side by side with a Televue 102 this spring and while there were subtle differences, the performance was VERY close. Sharpness on and off axis was pretty much identical. Saturn was the only planet to compare on, but other than a little bit of difference in color, (the Televue had a more orange color), the detail was pretty much identical. One very slight difference, stars were just a small bit brighter in the Televue, however the background sky was darker in the Mak-Newt. This made open clusters just a bit better in the Televue, but because of the contrast, galaxies were better in the Mak-Newt. Keep in mind these were VERY slight differences, if we didn't have the scopes side by side I don't think you would ever notice the difference. When you consider the price, and viewing position, (on an alt-az mount I much prefer the eyepiece at the top of the tube), I would rather have the MN-56 over a 4" refractor. If you want super wide fields and are super sensitive to field illumination you might notice a slight darkening around the edged of a low power wide field eyepiece. I never notice this unless I'm being very critical and looking for it, I don't feel it detracts from the view however. I'm not sure if this is accurate but I've heard it said that the MN-56 gives a 2 degree fully illuminated FOV. Here is a quote of an earlier post I made about my MN-56,
"On a night of very good seeing I really got to see what my MN-56 could do. I ran out of power with my 5mm TMB planetary and a 2x barlow giving 305x, 61x per inch, and if I had a shorter focal length eyepiece I'm sure I could have went higher. The views of the Moon and Saturn were just stunning, razor sharp with lots of contrast. I also looked at Mars, and even though it was about 3 arc seconds in size at that time, I could still detect a polar cap."
Hope that helps,
Josh
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16" F4.5 Astrosystems Telekit, Galaxy Optics Primary
Meade LX-50 8" F10 SCT Magellen II DSC (For Sale)
Intes Micro MN-56 Maksutov Newtonian
Orion 100mm F6 Achromat
Orion ST-80 F5 Acrhomat
Unistar Alt-Az Mount
Celestron CI-700 Mount
UO 40mm MK-70, 26mm Nagler, 20mm Pentax XW, 13mm Ethos, 8mm Ethos, 4.7mm 5k UWA, TMB Planetary Set, Paracorr.
Modified Canon 400D
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