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Den Mama
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My "Manny" AT Voyager!
#2983762 - 03/14/09 04:08 PM Attachment (62 downloads)
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My AT Voyager is all dressed up with Manny's Accessories! They fit & perform beautifully! They are so well made that they look like original equipment!
Here's some photos: (I put the eyepiece tray smaller disc on wrong, but will change it):
Thanks so much Manny! 
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Den Mama
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Re: My "Manny" AT Voyager!
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#2983764 - 03/14/09 04:09 PM Attachment (44 downloads)
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Den Mama
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Re: My "Manny" AT Voyager!
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#2983769 - 03/14/09 04:10 PM Attachment (41 downloads)
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Den Mama
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Re: My "Manny" AT Voyager!
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#2983770 - 03/14/09 04:11 PM Attachment (38 downloads)
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Mark9473
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Re: My "Manny" AT Voyager!
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#2983810 - 03/14/09 04:31 PM
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Excuse my ignorance, but who's Manny, and what exactly are the accesories you mentioned?
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Manny Myles
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#2983815 - 03/14/09 04:33 PM
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Looks great Carol!
Your ground out there sure is crooked, that or the camera person is leaning wayyyyyy the the right<G>
Manny
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Den Mama
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Re: My "Manny" AT Voyager!
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#2983818 - 03/14/09 04:36 PM
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Excuse my ignorance, but who's Manny, and what exactly are the accesories you mentioned?
It's Manny Myles, a great member here. The accessories are the add-on to the AT arm, that allows a scope to be mounted from the bottom, rather that from the side. A very handy panning handle is attached to that, also.
Then there is the plexiglass eyepiece holder.
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Den Mama
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Re: My "Manny" AT Voyager!
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#2983822 - 03/14/09 04:38 PM
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 Manny, my driveway where this was sitting is the most level area around, & still has quite a "lean".
Thanks again, Manny!
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Manny Myles
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#2983838 - 03/14/09 04:48 PM
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My Pleasure Carol!
I can "almost" smell the fresh air you have in your photos.
Manny
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Mark9473
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Re: My "Manny" AT Voyager!
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#2983890 - 03/14/09 05:13 PM
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Manny, if you don't mind me asking, would this add-on mounting device work well with my WO Megrez 80 FD?
Do you custom-make these so the scope with it's usual accesories is balanced?
Do you have a web-site giving details?
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Manny Myles
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Re: My "Manny" AT Voyager!
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#2983935 - 03/14/09 05:38 PM Attachment (40 downloads)
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Hi Mark,
Below is my WO 80mm Megrez II FD on the Voyager, balance problems???
Not since I designed the brackets.
The scope is so back heavy I could not leave it unattended for fear of it toppling, with the bracket, they transfer the weight forward quite nicely and I can give the scope a push and the scope tripod wants to fall back on its feet.
Since I use any tripod with the legs collapsed as much as posible so I can view seated, moving the balance point was quite needed for me.
The Bent Bar(TM)helps move the weight forward as well plus it angles the az slo mo control towards your steering hand.
Website?? no too busy with fun stuff to get one up and running, but can email you photos if you care.
In the photo you really can't see the advancing bracket due to the black paint and black background of the speaker.
m2
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Mark9473
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Re: My "Manny" AT Voyager!
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#2983962 - 03/14/09 05:52 PM
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Thanks Manny, that's a nice overview shot, thanks for posting it. I was hoping for a "quick release" concept using the "foot" on the Megrez, instead of mounting rings.
That mount isn't quite as compact as I would wish either.
I'll go back to pondering things, but thanks for your clarification.
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Den Mama
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Re: My "Manny" AT Voyager!
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#2984026 - 03/14/09 06:24 PM
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I have a Vixen 80MF mounted on mine.
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Olivier Biot
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#2984127 - 03/14/09 07:27 PM
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Very cool!
I really love my AT Voyager "as is" but I have to admit Manny's extras are pretty nice 
Cheers 
Olivier
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Den Mama
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Re: My "Manny" AT Voyager!
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#2984266 - 03/14/09 08:42 PM
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Thanks Olivier! Manny's additions really do add a lot to it!
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dvb
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Re: My "Manny" AT Voyager!
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#2984408 - 03/14/09 10:28 PM
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Manny's bracket does get the scope out of the way of the SloMo cable.
Does the bracket allow enough clearance to mount a C6?
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ngc6475
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Re: My "Manny" AT Voyager!
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#2984429 - 03/14/09 10:38 PM
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Very nice, Red! Manny's Accessories have really made a big improvement to an already fine mount! Thanks for sharing! 
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Jim7728
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Reged: 04/10/05
Loc: Stoop Landing Observatory, NYC
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Re: My "Manny" AT Voyager!
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#2984456 - 03/14/09 10:56 PM Attachment (27 downloads)
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Great looking eyepiece tray and telescope holder, Carol!
I also had the priveledge of receiving a "Manny" eyepiece tray. 
Hmmm...I think the plexiglass disk on your tray goes on the bottom, least for me it did, as per Manny's instructions.
Anyway, another thanks to the very humble MM!
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Den Mama
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Re: My "Manny" AT Voyager!
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#2984471 - 03/14/09 11:03 PM
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Hmmm...I think the plexiglass disk on your tray goes on the bottom, least for me it did, as per Manny's instructions.
I didn't have any instructions; but a quick PM to Manny cleared it up. I've since changed it, but the unit is back in the Observatory, so I didn't take an "after" photo.
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Manny Myles
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Re: My "Manny" AT Voyager!
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#2985110 - 03/15/09 11:25 AM Attachment (31 downloads)
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Having to give credit where credit is due,,,
CN's jay scheuerle is who actually designed the eye piece tray and gave me permission to use the design.
My part of the design is the single point mounting system and then also using Baltic Birch and Maple for some of the other trays that don't have room for eye pieces as well as those that have spaces for e/ps, that is a flat tray with a Maple rim to keep your stuff from falling off.
The flat part in the photo is finish grade sanded Pine for my own use, which is what I use to work the kinks out of any wood part I make,, with exception of the Maple rims, hard to get them in pine so have to use the real thing<G>
m2
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