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bartine
Pooh-Bah

Reged: 10/03/07

Loc: Potomac, MD

Re: Post a picture of your Cat new

[Re: David Knisely]
#3427768 - 11/03/09 04:09 PM Attachment (310 downloads)

My very nice optically 10" LX200 - circa 1999

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tim53
Postmaster

Reged: 12/17/04

Loc: Highland Park, CA

Re: Post a picture of your Cat new

[Re: bartine]
#3427786 - 11/03/09 04:14 PM Attachment (312 downloads)

I just got this (see my "carrion" thread in this forum), and am still tweaking the collimation and tightening things up here and there, but so far, it's looking to be a winner!

-Tim.

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Zotty
super member

Reged: 07/24/09

Loc: The Netherlands

Re: Post a picture of your Cat new

[Re: tim53]
#3428015 - 11/03/09 06:36 PM Attachment (338 downloads)

Don't you just love getting home from work only to find out the postman came by

The setup is not complete yet, but it surely qualifies as a picture of a CAT!

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Lane
Post Laureate

Reged: 11/19/07

Loc: Frisco, Texas

Re: Post a picture of your Cat new

[Re: Zotty]
#3428576 - 11/04/09 01:42 AM Attachment (347 downloads)

I thought I would try a dual scope setup, to avoid lugging two mounts around all the time. Here is the CGEM with a C9.25 and ED80 mounted on an ADM side by side. Damping time is still under 2 seconds even though it is at the limit of the scope - 40 lbs of equipment and 40 lbs of counterweights. Kind of surprised at how easy it was to balance too.

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skybsd
Post Laureate

Reged: 02/01/08

Re: Post a picture of your Cat new

[Re: stevew]
#3428636 - 11/04/09 03:40 AM

Nice collection there!

How do you mount each of them?

Regards,

skybsd

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skybsd
Post Laureate

Reged: 02/01/08

Re: Post a picture of your Cat new

[Re: David Pavlich]
#3428639 - 11/04/09 03:42 AM

Hi David,
Really good job you did there..,

I'm not brave enough myself..,

Regards,

skybsd

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Wes James
Postmaster

Reged: 04/12/06

Re: Post a picture of your Cat new

[Re: skybsd]
#3428687 - 11/04/09 05:29 AM Attachment (372 downloads)

My Cat??? Sure!

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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: Wes James]
#3429060 - 11/04/09 11:37 AM

Wes,

It's clear who rules at your house! Ahhh, the arrogance of those little critters....

Phil (who is also ruled by a Cat!)

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Lane
Post Laureate

Reged: 11/19/07

Loc: Frisco, Texas

Re: Post a picture of your Cat new

[Re: skybsd]
#3430052 - 11/04/09 10:16 PM

Quote:

Nice collection there!

How do you mount each of them?

Regards,

skybsd

I usually use the Sirius mount and C8 in the backyard because it is pretty fast to setup and takedown. So I can get a couple of hours observing done on a work night.

If I am really short on time I usually use the ED80 on the AT Voyager mount.

When I have a lot more time to view, like on a weekend or when I travel to the dark site, I always use the CGEM and either the C11 or C9.25. I will also set up the AT Voyager with the ED80 along side the CGEM to get some good wide field views. I decided to try out this new dual mount idea to see if could eliminate having to take the AT Voyager mount with me all the time. After trying it out last night on the moon and a few star clusters I was very impressed. It also solves the dew issue for me too. Having the scopes on the same mount means I don't need two dew controllers and two batteries, I just need to plug two wires in the dew controller on the CGEM.

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Danno2006
Pooh-Bah

Reged: 01/25/06

Loc: Ontario, Canada

Re: Post a picture of your Cat new

[Re: Lane]
#3435162 - 11/07/09 06:48 PM Attachment (317 downloads)

C14 on a G11

Edited by Danno2006 (11/07/09 06:49 PM)

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skybsd
Post Laureate

Reged: 02/01/08

Re: Post a picture of your Cat new

[Re: Danno2006]
#3435198 - 11/07/09 07:14 PM

Hey Danno,
Kindred sprits we are.,

Nice!

Regards,

skybsd

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Fordracer1
scholastic sledgehammer

Reged: 12/05/04

Loc: Springfield, MO

Re: Post a picture of your Cat new

[Re: skybsd]
#3435648 - 11/07/09 11:57 PM

Here is my Carbon Fiber tube Nexstar 11 GPS with Starbright coatings and Hyperstar getting ready to do some imaging at a recent club star party:

And here it is currently in the observatory on my G11 side by side with an Orion 120ST guide scope:

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Danno2006
Pooh-Bah

Reged: 01/25/06

Loc: Ontario, Canada

Re: Post a picture of your Cat new

[Re: skybsd]
#3436252 - 11/08/09 12:02 PM

Quote:

Hey Danno,
Kindred sprits we are.,

Nice!

Regards,

skybsd

Thanks - much appreciated.

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ETXer
member

Reged: 09/03/09

Loc: Rockville, MD USA

Re: Post a picture of your Cat new

[Re: Fordracer1]
#3436324 - 11/08/09 12:45 PM Attachment (251 downloads)

My early 80s C8 with a Byers drive

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jrcrilly
Refractor wienie no more

Reged: 04/30/03

Loc: NE Ohio

Re: Post a picture of your Cat new

[Re: ETXer]
#3436447 - 11/08/09 02:01 PM Attachment (300 downloads)

Waiting for dark (C14/NJP).

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jrcrilly
Refractor wienie no more

Reged: 04/30/03

Loc: NE Ohio

Re: Post a picture of your Cat new

[Re: jrcrilly]
#3436450 - 11/08/09 02:02 PM Attachment (309 downloads)

Closeup

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Danno2006
Pooh-Bah

Reged: 01/25/06

Loc: Ontario, Canada

Re: Post a picture of your Cat [Re: jrcrilly]
#3436738 - 11/08/09 04:53 PM

John - quite the futuristic picture.

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7331Peg
Sirius Observer

Reged: 09/01/08

Loc: North coast of Oregon

Re: Post a picture of your Cat [Re: bartine]
#3437386 - 11/09/09 01:18 AM Attachment (320 downloads)

Not the best picture, but this is a real cat with a real dog.
The C11 is in Massachusetts now and the CGE is in Ohio. But the dog is still here, and now he's guarding a C9.25, and I'm still waiting for him to take a picture of it ..............

John

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StarWrangler
scholastic sledgehammer

Reged: 09/03/04

Loc: Three Rivers, MI U.S.A>

Re: Post a picture of your Cat [Re: Fordracer1]
#3437645 - 11/09/09 08:59 AM

Neat setup,

Never saw a camera in front of a Cat before, How did you do it?

Alan

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David Pavlich
Transmographied

Reged: 05/18/05

Loc: Mandeville, LA USA

Re: Post a picture of your Cat [Re: StarWrangler]
#3437653 - 11/09/09 09:07 AM

Quote:

Neat setup,

Never saw a camera in front of a Cat before, How did you do it?

Alan

That's a Hyperstar lense and can be seen here. This will explain the whole thing.

David

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