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DarkDude
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Posts: 12
Loc: Brisbane, QLD, AUS

Post a picture of your mount!! (Part 2)
#2080922 - 12/29/07 08:31 AM

Decided to make this post to see what everyone else is swinging off lol. Lets show some MOUNT PICS.

Moderator Note: the previous version of this thread can be found here.

Edited by Charlie Hein (01/03/08 12:49 PM)

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bginaz
sage

Reged: 12/15/04
Posts: 309

Re: Post a pic of your mount new

[Re: DarkDude]
#2080967 - 12/29/07 09:19 AM Attachment (408 downloads)

This is a Nexstar 8i adapted for my Miyauchi's

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Brian G
Carlsbad NM

JC Penny 7x35
Pentax 10x50
Miyauchi 20/26/37x100

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PGW Steve
professor emeritus

Reged: 10/03/06
Posts: 537
Loc: Winnipeg, Canada

Re: Post a pic of your mount new

[Re: bginaz]
#2081079 - 12/29/07 10:36 AM Attachment (521 downloads)

First light in the parking lot, couldn't wait!!!

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A-P 1200GTO - On the list for a Mach1GTO
14" LX200R OTA
FSQ106ED Tak .75 reducer +1.6 extender
WO Megrez 80mm 600mm triplet APO
WO ZenithStar 66 Triplet ED APO
EQ 6 PRO, HEQ-5 PRO
Astrotrac TT320, Manfrotto 475&488
DSI PRO II W/filters, Orion SSAG
Hutech 40D and Unmodded EOS 40D
16-35mm f2.8L II, 24-70mm f2.8L,70-200mm f2.8L IS 300mmf4.L, 400mmf5.6L
31T5,22T4,13E,9T6,8E,5T6,3.5T6
5’X8’ Wells Cargo trailer to haul it in!!!

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KWB
Postmaster

Reged: 09/30/06
Posts: 7133
Loc: Westminster,Co Elev.1646Meters

Re: Post a pic of your mount new

[Re: PGW Steve]
#2081214 - 12/29/07 11:42 AM Attachment (483 downloads)

My grab and go setup.

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Kenny

"Everything which the enemy least expects will succeed the best."

Frederick the Great

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BradH
Pooh-Bah

Reged: 06/19/04
Posts: 1008
Loc: Spencer, Indiana

Re: Post a pic of your mount new

[Re: KWB]
#2081316 - 12/29/07 12:42 PM Attachment (399 downloads)

Steve thats a great looking setup.

Heres my AP900

Brad

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AP 140mm f7.5 StarFire
AP 900 GTO
PST goto Meade DS mount
Mallincam Hyper Color Plus
Skyshed

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Ben Ritchie
Lost in Space

Reged: 01/31/05
Posts: 4312
Loc: Bosham, UK

Re: Post a pic of your mount new

[Re: BradH]
#2081338 - 12/29/07 12:52 PM

Here's my 1200

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Astro-Physics 130EDT StarFire, Borg 77EDII, way modified 80ED, VLT
Astro-Physics 1200GTO, 'evolved' HEQ5/pro
Artemis 285, DMK something-or-other, SBIG ST-4k, 450D
Coronado SM60/BF10, 3-6 Nagler zoom, 8 & 13 Ethos
...and a box full of bits

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ericjacob613
Photon Hog

Reged: 05/25/07
Posts: 2856
Loc: Santa Barbara CA

Re: Post a pic of your mount new

[Re: Ben Ritchie]
#2081538 - 12/29/07 02:52 PM Attachment (342 downloads)

Here's my humble CG5.

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gmacln
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Posts: 646
Loc: Ontario, Canada

Re: Post a pic of your mount new

[Re: ericjacob613]
#2082128 - 12/29/07 08:33 PM

Those AP mounts are amazing!

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Gord

18" Obsession #1390
TeleVue 140

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blueman
professor emeritus

Reged: 07/20/07
Posts: 580

Re: Post a pic of your mount new

[Re: DarkDude]
#2082170 - 12/29/07 08:52 PM Attachment (372 downloads)

Hi.
My mount is a GM-11, with a WO Megrez 80mm APO f/6 for imaging, Meade 80mm f/11.3 for guiding.
Blueman

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WO 80mm f/6 APO
DSI III Pro Televue .8 focal reducer
Atik filter wheel Astronomik filters
Losmandy G-11 Gemini Auto-guided

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blueman
professor emeritus

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Posts: 580

Re: Post a pic of your mount new

[Re: blueman]
#2082173 - 12/29/07 08:53 PM Attachment (319 downloads)

A close up of the rig.
Blueman

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WO 80mm f/6 APO
DSI III Pro Televue .8 focal reducer
Atik filter wheel Astronomik filters
Losmandy G-11 Gemini Auto-guided

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kent
professor emeritus

Reged: 02/16/06
Posts: 713
Loc: P.E.I. Canada

Re: Post a pic of your mount new

[Re: PGW Steve]
#2082223 - 12/29/07 09:24 PM

Those rings you made Steve sure do look nice!

Any LP there Steve?

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Kent

Orion 100mm ED
Skywatcher 8" Newt
Skywatcher 10" Newt
Orion 20X80 Giant Veiw bino's
and a few other goodies
And in my possession(for the time being)
LX200R 14" behemoth

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Skylook123
Post Laureate

Reged: 04/30/05
Posts: 3918
Loc: Tucson, AZ

Re: Post a pic of your mount new

[Re: blueman]
#2082251 - 12/29/07 09:41 PM Attachment (339 downloads)

Tectron truss dob and Atlas EQ-G at All Arizona Star Party, 2006.

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Jim

A Bad Night With A Telescope
Beats A Good Night Doing Anything Else
Tectron 18" Truss Dob/Sky Commander DSCs, "Derrick"
Meade 10" LX-5 SCT/Atlas-G "Ol' Blue Eye"
Orion 90mm refractor,
Meade 10" Starfinder Newt/JMI NGCMax DSCs,
Celestron 10x50 Ultima Pro

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Skylook123
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Posts: 3918
Loc: Tucson, AZ

Re: Post a pic of your mount new

[Re: Skylook123]
#2082254 - 12/29/07 09:48 PM Attachment (301 downloads)

Atlas EQ-G

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Jim

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Steve Fisher
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Reged: 08/12/06
Posts: 724
Loc: Utah

Re: Post a pic of your mount new

[Re: Skylook123]
#2082325 - 12/29/07 10:36 PM Attachment (340 downloads)

The first night out with my EQ-6 Pro I almost knocked off an eyepiece with some "out of control" slew's.

Started work on the extension the next day and this is what I ended up with. 14" high and REALLY helps at zenith.

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Steve

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"Never try to teach a pig to sing, It wastes your time and it annoys the pig". (Robert Heinlein)

Edited by Steve Fisher (12/29/07 10:38 PM)

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LLEEGE
Running out of Oxygen

Reged: 03/03/05
Posts: 6535
Loc: Cloud-chester,NY

Re: Post a pic of your mount new

[Re: DarkDude]
#2082414 - 12/29/07 11:42 PM

Here is my 900 getting a workout!

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BYoesle
scholastic sledgehammer

Reged: 06/12/04
Posts: 855
Loc: Goldendale, WA USA

Re: Post a pic of your mount new

[Re: gmacln]
#2082451 - 12/30/07 12:03 AM Attachment (284 downloads)

Quote:

Those AP mounts are amazing!

Here's the no longer made 600E (with a 130EDT):

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Bob

You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars...
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Desiderata

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LLEEGE
Running out of Oxygen

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Posts: 6535
Loc: Cloud-chester,NY

Re: Post a pic of your mount new

[Re: BYoesle]
#2082456 - 12/30/07 12:05 AM

Quote:

Here's the no longer made 600E (with a 130EDT):

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AP900,LXD75
AP140EDF, SN6-OTA, ZS80EDII, C8-OTA
Canon 20D, 350Hutech
PST, Lunt LD60T/DS (on order)

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BYoesle
scholastic sledgehammer

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Loc: Goldendale, WA USA

Re: Post a pic of your mount new

[Re: BYoesle]
#2082459 - 12/30/07 12:05 AM Attachment (348 downloads)

Here's a blast from the past -- A CAVE Observatory mount:

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Bob

You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars...
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Desiderata

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BYoesle
scholastic sledgehammer

Reged: 06/12/04
Posts: 855
Loc: Goldendale, WA USA

Re: Post a pic of your mount new

[Re: BYoesle]
#2082462 - 12/30/07 12:07 AM Attachment (295 downloads)

With a new paint job:

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Bob

You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars...
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Desiderata

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BYoesle
scholastic sledgehammer

Reged: 06/12/04
Posts: 855
Loc: Goldendale, WA USA

Re: Post a pic of your mount [Re: BYoesle]
#2082465 - 12/30/07 12:08 AM Attachment (278 downloads)

Now being upgraded to GOTO with Mathis drives and stepper motors, improved alt & az adjustments:

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Bob

You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars...
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Desiderata

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