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Tony Bonanno
member

Reged: 04/03/07

Loc: Santa Fe, New Mexico

Re: Post a picture of your Cat new

[Re: JoshH]
#3416744 - 10/28/09 07:08 PM

I'll second what Josh has to say about the MN-56. Had two of them years ago and wish I had kept one. The optics were stellar and the views terrific for the size aperture.

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BarabinoSr
Pooh-Bah

Reged: 11/17/05

Loc: Slidell La

Re: Post a picture of your Cat new

[Re: stevew]
#3416771 - 10/28/09 07:22 PM Attachment (450 downloads)

My 10 inch Meade Schmidt-Cass.Hi David!G

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WadeH237
scholastic sledgehammer

Reged: 02/24/07

Loc: Snohomish, WA

Re: Post a picture of your Cat new

[Re: BarabinoSr]
#3417331 - 10/28/09 11:32 PM Attachment (581 downloads)

I had a mini star party at my house about a year ago. Here are the cats: Celestron C14, Celestron C8, Meade LX200ACF 8", and Meade 6" SN. I also had a 6" dob set up just outside of the frame of this shot, but it doesn't count as a cat or cass.

-Wade

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skybsd
Post Laureate

Reged: 02/01/08

Re: Post a picture of your Cat new

[Re: WadeH237]
#3417591 - 10/29/09 03:55 AM

Hi,
Really nice shot!

They all look like they mean business!

Regards,

skybsd

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Phil Frederick
Pooh-Bah

Reged: 12/19/05

Loc: Seattle, WA & La Paz MX

Re: Post a picture of your Cat new

[Re: WadeH237]
#3418068 - 10/29/09 11:52 AM

Quote:

I had a mini star party at my house about a year ago.

Hi Wade,

Nice shot! But from the looks of that scope collection, it appears that maybe it was the scopes who were having the party and that you might have been there only as an innocent bystander!

Phil

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WadeH237
scholastic sledgehammer

Reged: 02/24/07

Loc: Snohomish, WA

Re: Post a picture of your Cat new

[Re: Phil Frederick]
#3419144 - 10/29/09 09:17 PM

The scopes partied until sundown.

After that, I had about 15 kids out there looking through them for several hours. They had a great time.

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rick rian
Seeker of Truth(s)

Reged: 08/03/04

Loc: Upper Mid West

Re: Post a picture of your Cat new

[Re: WadeH237]
#3419865 - 10/30/09 10:10 AM Attachment (418 downloads)

C8 on GM-8 ... great combo.

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rick rian
Seeker of Truth(s)

Reged: 08/03/04

Loc: Upper Mid West

Re: Post a picture of your Cat new

[Re: rick rian]
#3419870 - 10/30/09 10:13 AM Attachment (324 downloads)

another ...

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rick rian
Seeker of Truth(s)

Reged: 08/03/04

Loc: Upper Mid West

Re: Post a picture of your Cat new

[Re: rick rian]
#3419876 - 10/30/09 10:16 AM Attachment (296 downloads)

and one more

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Dixie
super member

Reged: 03/30/06

Loc: UK Latitude 53.3 north

Re: Post a picture of your Cat new

[Re: rick rian]
#3421459 - 10/31/09 07:13 AM Attachment (410 downloads)

Cat number one - ready for action at a dark sky camp last month. On a CGE.

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Dixie
super member

Reged: 03/30/06

Loc: UK Latitude 53.3 north

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[Re: Dixie]
#3421461 - 10/31/09 07:15 AM Attachment (340 downloads)

Cat number 2 long since sold - 9.25 sat on a Vixen GPDX and heavy duty field tripod.

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Dixie
super member

Reged: 03/30/06

Loc: UK Latitude 53.3 north

Re: Post a picture of your Cat new

[Re: Dixie]
#3421462 - 10/31/09 07:18 AM Attachment (373 downloads)

Cat number 3 - first time assembled, had to knock down a wall to get it out of the kitchen.

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Ouranos
professor emeritus

Reged: 11/07/06

Loc: Illinois

Re: Post a picture of your Cat new

[Re: Dixie]
#3425879 - 11/02/09 04:58 PM Attachment (308 downloads)

Classic C8

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Ouranos
professor emeritus

Reged: 11/07/06

Loc: Illinois

Re: Post a picture of your Cat new

[Re: Ouranos]
#3425888 - 11/02/09 05:03 PM Attachment (257 downloads)

One More - Classic C8

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David Knisely
Postmaster

Reged: 04/19/04

Loc: southeastern Nebraska

Re: Post a picture of your Cat new

[Re: stevew]
#3425928 - 11/02/09 05:32 PM Attachment (325 downloads)

My NexStar 9.25GPS-XLT at the Nebraska Star Party:

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David Knisely
Postmaster

Reged: 04/19/04

Loc: southeastern Nebraska

Re: Post a picture of your Cat new

[Re: David Knisely]
#3425938 - 11/02/09 05:37 PM Attachment (334 downloads)

My NexStar doing public outreach at the "Howling Homestead" night at Homestead National Monument (a GREAT outreach scope, especially for kids):

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stevew
Now I've done it

Reged: 03/03/06

Loc: British Columbia Canada

Re: Post a picture of your Cat [Re: David Knisely]
#3426280 - 11/02/09 09:24 PM

David, Nice set up.
Does the C9.25 ota swing through the fork arms?
It looks like it does.

Steve

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scopethis
Postmaster

Reged: 05/30/08

Loc: Kingman, Ks

Re: Post a picture of your Cat [Re: stevew]
#3426880 - 11/03/09 05:40 AM

Hey David, ever have a problem with the brim of baseball caps hitting/bumping things on your scope (finder, EP, scope tube).?

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David Knisely
Postmaster

Reged: 04/19/04

Loc: southeastern Nebraska

Re: Post a picture of your Cat [Re: stevew]
#3427625 - 11/03/09 02:49 PM Attachment (280 downloads)

Quote:

David, Nice set up.
Does the C9.25 ota swing through the fork arms?
It looks like it does.

Steve

It does quite easily with three inches of clearance between the back end of my 2" star diagonal and the base of the fork. Here is a shot of one of my fellow club members Dave Churilla (the guy in the funny hat) with his CPC 9.25 equipped with an aftermarket external focuser at the same event:

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David Knisely
Postmaster

Reged: 04/19/04

Loc: southeastern Nebraska

Re: Post a picture of your Cat [Re: scopethis]
#3427631 - 11/03/09 02:52 PM

Quote:

Hey David, ever have a problem with the brim of baseball caps hitting/bumping things on your scope (finder, EP, scope tube).?

I have problems like that all the time with any scope equipped with a big star diagonal, so I just turn my cap around (or I don't wear it while observing). Clear skies to you.

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