Jeronimo Cruz
super member
Reged: 09/01/08
Posts: 141
Loc: Tucson, AZ
|
|
Just wondering...How many telescope mounts have you gone through?
Me:
1)Venture 114mm eq mount -It broke in 2 days!!! Returned it.
2)Meade LXD55+10"S/N -Possibly worst combo in the market! Sold it.
3)Celestron CG-5 non goto -Very stable platform. Great!
4)Synta EQ-5 -I loved the all white color but it was too noisy. Sold it.
5)Losmandy G-11 -World class instrument!
6)TV Gibralter -Very good.
7)Bogen/Manfrotto 501 head -My workhorse
8)Orion parallelogram bino mount -Very nice but defeated the point of portability to me. Reluctantly sold.
Work:
9)Paramount ME GEM -Excellent performer but I would estimate that the 20" R/C we have mounted on it pushes its capacity to its limit! It has withstood the elements and a mouse nest inside a shaft!
Obviously my favorite is my Losmandy G-11. It just exudes quality and presicion. But my most used by far and away is the Bogen/Manfrotto. I use it on almost a daily basis with an Orion Apex 102Mak-Cass.
What are your experiences? Which are your favorites?
Thanks for your responses!
--------------------
Jeronimo
TeleVue 101 + Gibralter
Celestron NS11 GPS/wedge + Hyperstar
Photon Instruments 127mm + SV F50W2
Lunt Solar Systems LS60DS Ha + Celestron CG-5
Naglers, Panoptics, Radians, Nikon binoviewer
Fujinon 10x70 FMT-SX, 7x42 CD; Canon 15x50IS;
Pentax 7x50 PCF WP, 10x50 PCF WPII, 10x50 DCF SP
Work
20" R/C RCOS on Paramount + Tak FSQ
16" R/C RCOS on Paramount + TEC 140
16" Meade LX200 SCT + TV 76
Ethos, Naglers, Panoptics
Coronado Solarmax 90mm Ha
Coronado Solarmax 70mm Ca
|
Sarkikos
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 12/18/07
Posts: 1059
Loc: Suburban Maryland
|
|
1)1st Base Dob mount for 10" Newt: Foldable, great for taking to dark sites; Added dual bubble-level and removeable eyepiece holder.
2) Zhumell Dob mount for 8" Newt: Came with the scope; Not bad, but the detent springs were way too tight, had to replace them.
3) CG5 w/dual drives: Good, sturdy mount, but the placement of one of the drives is bizarre, tends to make scope off balance unless the tension knobs are tight.
4) CG4 w/dual drives: Good, sturdy mount, not as heavy as CG5 so better for grab-n-go; Originally did not have saddle, but I bought an upgrade from ScopeStuff that allows me to use standard Synta/Vixen dovetails for my scopes; Now I prefer it to the CG5 if the scope is not too heavy.
5) CG3 w/single drive: Not my favorite, but very light for grab-n-go; Too much backlash in movements.
6) SkyView AZ: Excellent alt-az mount, especially if you want to use two scopes at once; However, not really as grab-n-go as I would like, because legs are not easily collapsed to take outside.
7) Bogen 501HDV on 055XB Tripod: Excellent tripod and fluid head combo; Pretty light for grab-n-go; I can use it with my biggest binos or my 90mm Mak; Nice, fluid movement.
8) Orion Paragon-Plus on Oberwerk Wooden Tripod: Great for when several people of different heights want to observe through a bino; Can support my 20x80 bino if I add more weight for balance; A bit heavy and awkward for grab-n-go.
9) Sunpak Platinum Plus 7500 tripod & head: Great for 50mm or smaller bino, but marginal for 15x70 or 90mm Mak; Only cost me $25, so I'm not complaining.
10) Manfrotto 3265 Grip Action Ballhead on Giotto MM-9180 Monopod: Good for grab-n-go treking to local "dark" sites; Can easily support up to 15x70 binos, but I prefer a tripod.
11) Small Ball Head on Yukon II Monopod: OK for 50mm or smaller binos.
12, etc.) Various small alt-az mounts and tripods that I'd rather not talk about. 
Clear Skies,
Mike
--------------------
Celestron 10" f5 Newt on 1stBase (DSO)
Zhumell 8" f6 Newt, Bosma 6" f12 MCT (NSO)
6" f5 Newt, 130ST, 4.5" f4.4 Ball w/GLP, ST80 w/Crayford (RFTs)
C4-R (NSO/DS)
90mm f13 MCT (Luna/DS)
SkyMaster 25x100, 15x70
Zhumell 20x80
Barska XWA 10x50, 8x40
OptiView LPR 10x50
Const View 2.3x40
BV-125C
CG5, 2 drv / CG4, 2 drv, wood legs, ScopeStuff saddle / CG3, 1 drv
SV AZ / 501HDV on Bogen 055XB / P+ on Oberwerk
QuikFinder, Telrad
Orion Dynamo Pro 12, Dew-Not
Have GLP and not afraid to use it!
|
Ricky
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 09/09/03
Posts: 2361
Loc: Nor Cal
|
|
Lets see:
Konus eq3 clone (i believe)
Losmandy GM-8 w/Gemini
Tak Sky Patrol
Tak P2Z
Tak EM-100
Tak EM 200 w/Temma Jr.
Tak NJP w/Temma Jr.
ADM custom eq w/SiTech servo (current mount)
Whew!
--------------------
Regards Ricky
_______________
ADM Mount w/SiTech GoTo
WO ZS66
Orion Autoguider
|
Eddgie
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 02/01/06
Posts: 2703
|
|
I have has several GEMs (not sure if you are interested in integrated systems like NexStar but I have had some of those as well).
Celestron HD Alt-Az. One used and one new. I find them only suitable for light scopes and used as daytime spotters. My own experience is that they are not suitable for anything larger than a very light ETX 90 type scope for nighttime use because they cascade back.
Gibralter. Didn't like it.. Oh, very stable, but fussy when it came to balance. If one uses all eyepieces of similar weight, it can be a VERY nice mount, but if one goes from a 31mm Nagler, to a 4mm Radian, which I did quite often, it was a desaster to use. Too many nose dives for me.
Vixen Polaris. Have owned two.. LOVE them.. My favoite light mount. I do a mod to allow the use of a dovetail.
CG4. Older. Great little mount.
CG5. Original CG5 with a Celestron C9.25 on it. Not enough mount for the scope, but the mount was good.
GM8. The craftsmens mount. Solid, beautifully built, with the best clutch system in the mount business. EXPENSIVE to equip with DSCs and VERY cluttered when equipped that way.
Vixen GP. Nice quality, but honestly? Overpriced. Better than the CG5 in just about every way, but not THAT much better.
LXD55. Owned maybe 3 of these. All were sloppy and needed a bit of tweaking to perform to my own standards, but easy to work on, fairly reliable, and a fine mount for a 4" refractor. I even had a C8 on one for a long time and found it fine for that.
CG ASGT. My favorite mount it the classs. Best handset software for visual observer (in my own opinion).
EQ6. I owned one of the first ones. Mechanically, I love it. Wished for a big boy saddle though, and the tripod was not stiff enough for big refractor. And the software was primative. But a good mount non the less for someone using it in limits.
CGE. Good mount. Had mine for years and except for some cable issues, has been ultra-solid performer. Probably my most used mount ever, becasue the C14 on it is my most used telescope ever.
Meade LXD 750. This mount surprised me. The pointing is the best of any mount I have ever owned. While the software is very old, Meade got it mostlly right even way back then. I think this was one of the first modern Go-To mounts, and Meade really hit a home run in my book. The slewing is robotically fast. People are amazed to watch it whirr across the sky so quickly with the big refractor on it. And the Giant Field tripod is AMAZINGLY stiff. Absolutly the best big refractor mount I have ever owned. Have serioudly considered sellling my CGE and buying another LXD 750 for my C14.
No replacement parts available though. If the handset frys, the mount is toast. I like mine will enough that I might fit it with DSCs if that ever happens. Meade set it up so it could be equipped with internal encoders so the mount could be manually slewed.
--------------------
Celestron C14, CGE (Big Al)
Astro-Physics 6" f/8 (Buffy)
Televue 101 (No name, but I call it my Widescreen HD Space TV)
The night sky is my mistress. She seduces me away from all other lovers.
|
johnnyha
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 11/12/06
Posts: 1117
|
|
Cheapie Baush & Lomb wedge w/ 4" cat - OK
Cheapie Meade GEM with 6" Newt - OK
Televue Gibraltar - nice 'n' easy, not perfect.
Televue Telepod - Same as Gibraltar but tripod is shaky.
DM6 - really nice, will take a big scope. Wish I could counterweight it with another scope. 
EM200 w/ Temma II GOTO - superb.
EM200 without goto - my current mount which I LOVE.
--------------------
Johnny
Spicewood, TX
Sherman Oaks, CA
|
RAKing
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 12/28/07
Posts: 2087
Loc: West of the D.C. Nebula
|
|
Not that many:
CG-4 - too lightweight for me. I still use this to collimate scopes.
Atlas - much better and could handle a C11 after I adapted it to an A-P Portable Pier.
GM-8 - my first "quality" mount; beautiful machine work, fit, and finish. Could handle the C925 and my TMB130SS, but nothing heavier. Put my name on the A-P waiting list. 
A-P Mach1 GTO - the ultimate mount for me. Again, super quality and finish. Also has the best and easiest to use hand controller. Can handle any scope I can lift comfortably.
I also have a Nexstar SE mount for winter grab and go with a 90mm apo.
I also had a CPC1100 for a few months until the Motor Control circuit board burned out. That's when I realized that the fork mounted SCT "systems" were not for me. 
Ron
--------------------
Time spent looking at the stars is added to your life.
Tak FS-128, C925-CF, C6SE, other stray cats and refractors.
A-P Mach1 GTO
Zeiss orthos to Ethos - and some stuff in between.
|
AlanT
sage
Reged: 08/20/07
Posts: 488
Loc: 122Ί36' W, 47Ί37' N, WA USA
|
|
I haven't gone through any...
I'm still using my three. A CG-5, a CGE, and a GM-8.
Maybe someday I'll upgrade the CGE to an AP, but we'll see.
al
--------------------
al
Meade 80mm APO
Celestron 6" SCT
CGE, GM-8, & CG-5 GT
ST-2000xcm, DSI Pro II, DSI Pro
( www.alberts-astro.com/astro )
|
bobhen
super member
Reged: 06/25/05
Posts: 161
|
|
CURRENT MOUNTS:
AZ3 light, inexpensive and perfect for my lightweight Borg 77 Refractor & SF-70 Ha filter one trip out the door slow motion controls for tracking.
CG5 non goto inexpensive and somewhat light but holds my SV105 like a rock.
AP Mach 1 as others have stated, a great mount, smooooth tracking, holds a C11 and AP155 with ease. Others have put the TEC180 on this mount as well. Im sure it would hold a C14 with even more stability than a G11.
PAST MOUNTS:
Losmandy GM100 the blue version, a great mount with more capacity than the G11 I should never have sold this one.
Losmandy G11 a workhorse mount that I used for 11 years replaced by the AP Mach 1 - a great mount and a great value.
Bob
|
Tim C
sage
Reged: 11/11/07
Posts: 271
Loc: Marietta, GA
|
|
Driven by my addiction to astrophotography i have gone through the following over the past 18 mos
Meade LXD75 - great starter for tje $$
Celestron CGEM - very solid, incredible go tos but PE was similar to the meade
Takahashi EM200 - here to stay a while
--------------------
Tim
Some average astrophotos: http://TCardin.zenfolio.com/p355986048
|
bbyrd
super member
Reged: 10/08/06
Posts: 131
Loc: north carolina
|
|
1. panoramic mount and tripod. Still own another one (tripod) using a Stellarvue M1 mount on it.
2. Televue telepod head and tripod. I tried using the Televue telepod head back and forth with the panoramic tripod. Telepod head is nice but just not for me.
3. Unistar on a Bogen 475B. Sold but miss the Bogen.
4. SPDX. Monster setup. What a setup but way more than I needed. If I were younger probably still would have it. These are hard to find nowdays.
I currently use:
Porta Mount on a Gibraltar tripod. Kinda heavy but real stable.
Panoramic tripod with Stellarvue M1.
Oberwerk Jarrah tripod alternates with the panoramic / M1 setup.
Lusting to try a DSV-1 mount.
Edited by bbyrd (10/27/09 07:22 PM)
|
Rat
super member
Reged: 10/13/06
Posts: 152
Loc: USA
|
|
I sold my Super Polaris mount around 5 years ago. What a big mistake. Had it for almost 20 years. I certainly do miss it now.
My current mounts are the G11, CG5 and CG4...all non go-to variety.
|
CharlieB
sage
Reged: 12/11/07
Posts: 237
Loc: Southern NH
|
|
EQ-3 - modified for Alt-Az
EQ-4 - my loaner
Orion SVP - with long, wooden legs for the C4-R
Astro-Tech Voyager - most used mount for up to 5" refractor
LXD-650 - One terrific mount - handles the C6-R without breaking a sweat and great for AP
T&T Parallelogram bino mount (greatly modified)
Still use them all, too.
--------------------
Charlie
C6-R, Apogee Widestar 5", Apogee Widestar 4", C4-R
Wideview 4", Orion 4", Apogee 3.5", AT80EDT, 66SD, Tasco 2TE
|
Phil Frederick
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 12/19/05
Posts: 844
Loc: Seattle, WA & La Paz MX
|
|
Currently own:
Stellarvue MG
Tak Teeguls (2)
Stellarvue M1
...and some good tripods
Tried but sold:
Orion SVP
Celestron CG5
Orion Astroview CG3
WO EZT
AT Voyager
I'm strictly a visual guy and simplicity and portability rank very high on my mount requirements hence my ownership of 4 alt-az mounts. Never could bond with an EQ! 
Phil
--------------------
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'
Edited by Phil Frederick (10/28/09 11:01 AM)
|
therocksal
sage
Reged: 12/02/08
Posts: 287
Loc: Everett, WA
|
|
In my one year in this hobby:
1. Clone LXD75
2. AT Voyager
3. Atlas
4. Unistar Deluxe
--------------------
Skywatcher 10" Truss Dob
Astro Tech 6" Mak-Cass (on order)
Orion 80ED
Atlas EQ-G
Canon XSi
KWIQ guider
Celestron 15x70s
|
DaemonGPF
Post Laureate
Reged: 03/22/08
Posts: 3567
Loc: New Mexico
|
|
I've been through 6 mounts... my first one lasted me 11 years (visual astronomy only). Since diving into AP 18 months ago, I've gone through another 5 mounts and have yet to settle on one that satisfies everything I'm looking for in a mount. Problem is, I was hellbent on not putting a lot of money into a mount. After 18 months of constant tinkering, I've realized if I want to be serious about this and avoid constant "personality" from my mounts, I'm going to have to put some real money down...
I'm currently shopping, and looking to go from "lightweight/entry" level AP mounts to a heavyweight. UGH...
--------------------
-Josh
http://cleardarksky.com/c/AlbuqNMkey.html
My AP Gallery
|
john 127
member
Reged: 01/17/08
Posts: 22
Loc: Napa, CA
|
|
Phil, how do you like your Stellarvue MG vs your Tak Teegul?
John
|
Psyire
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 06/24/07
Posts: 979
Loc: 55* North
|
|
Well.. 3 yrs into this hobby and my history is:
Nexstar 8SE (Upgraded to CPC 4 months after buying)
Nexstar CPC-1100 (Work horse)
AT Voyager (Grab n' Go)
--------------------
Celestron CPC 1100 XLT, Sky-Watcher Equinox 80ED
TV 31T5-Nagler, 8&13mm-Ethos
EarthWin Binoviewers w/ 24mm Panoptics
Elusive Photons.com
|
Takman
super member
Reged: 02/25/09
Posts: 199
Loc: Maple, ON - Canada
|
|
I've been through the following mounts or systems with mounts...
1. LX-200 Alt/Azu with an 8" SCT
2. CG5-ADGT
3. EQ-6 Pro
4. Mach 1 GTO
I still have all the mounts excepting the LX-200 when I sold it years ago. I'm not sure if the Min-EQ counts but I've used it with my smaller refractors.
--------------------
Takahashi TOA-130F
Celestron C-11/C-8 with FASTAR
William Optics Zenithstar 66 SD/ED Petzval
Astro-Physics Mach1 GTO/Celestron AS-GT
TeleVue Naglers 26mm, 13mm, 7mm and 3.5mm
|
Phil Frederick
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 12/19/05
Posts: 844
Loc: Seattle, WA & La Paz MX
|
|
Quote:
how do you like your Stellarvue MG vs your Tak Teegul?
John,
I really like them both. The MG is a little heavier and IMO will take a bit more of a load. However, both are very smooth, have excellent slo-mo controls and with the tension properly set, balance really isn't an issue with either one. I usually use the MG on a SV Stablelock tripod and a Teegul on a TV Gibraltar tripod.
--------------------
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'
|
pollux
artiste
Reged: 04/01/04
Posts: 6854
Loc: Vancouver Canada
|
|
I have gone through like 12
--------------------
Pentax 105SDP
Vixen VMC200L
Vixen VMC260L
Pentax XW eyepiece (complete set)
Personal Web Site
Telescope Comics
|
s58y
Postmaster
Reged: 12/12/04
Posts: 5503
Loc: Eastern NY
|
|
1 - Fixed tripod
2 - Hand-powered Barndoor
3 - Motorized Barndoor (standard size)
4 - Mororized Barndoor (double sized)
5 - Losmandy G-11 (terrible 76-second RA problem, great DEC tracking)
6 - Astro-Physics AP900 (Great RA tracking, DEC is worse than RA)
--------------------
Hutech 30D, SBIG ST-402 autoguider
SV80S, TV102iis
Old camera lenses: 800mm f/5.6, 180mm f/3.4
AP900, Barndoor tracker
http://www.pbase.com/s58y
|
donsinger1
sage
Reged: 10/28/07
Posts: 298
|
|
I now know I am in "good" company..geez, and I thought I was the only one who has been a tad overboard on mounts..here goes:
ASGT...loved it, great pointing, but quite a bit of fiddling to get it "just so"
Sirius-EQG - nice, but hand control primitive and the overall mount too light for my liking.
GM8-excellent pointing, tracking and workmanship. Capacity too light; and, I did not like all of the cabling.
EM11-wonderful mount - did not like having to have the computer drive the scope....
CGEM-great "Chevrolet" of mounts. It works. Not too fussy. And, the hand control unit/Nexstar software is mature. Like the Polar Alignment routine.
--------------------
Fun Stuff:)
Portland, OR
|
Jim7728
Postmaster
Reged: 04/10/05
Posts: 5063
Loc: Stoop Landing Observatory, NYC
|
|
Orion Paragon XHD
CG-5 with DADs*
Helix 8" fork
Helix one armed fork
WO Easy Touch
HEQ5 Pro
CG-5GT
Telepod with DSC's*
Giro III*
UA Unistar light*
Giro-mini*
* currently own.
--------------------
Jim
Genesis SDF-f/5.4 FS-102-f/8
|
jason_milani
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 09/03/04
Posts: 1735
Loc: Northeast Ohio
|
|
Too many to list. Probably at least 40.
--------------------
Celestron C-14
Celestron C-8
Celestron C-5
Orion/Vixen ED114SS APO
William Optics Megrez 72mm ED
Celestron CGE mount
Discmount DM-4
Mallincam Hyper Color Plus
Baader UV/IR Modded Canon 40D
|
gnowellsct
professor emeritus
Reged: 06/24/09
Posts: 732
|
|
Quote:
I sold my Super Polaris mount around 5 years ago. What a big mistake. Had it for almost 20 years. I certainly do miss it now.
My current mounts are the G11, CG5 and CG4...all non go-to variety.
There's an SP for sale on Astromart with dual axis drives (the Dec motor adapter, as the saying go, is rare as hen's teeth). It's in the auction section even as we write.
I also sold a super polaris some years ago and ended up buying another one. Too much cheap junk out there. These are well made.
Optical Craftsmen GEM (6")
Opticraft drive on Optical Craftsmen GEM
CG5
Super Polaris
G11
Super Polaris (2)
AP900QMD
Optical Craftsmen (10 inch)
It is my considered opinion that of this bunch the two best are the G11 and AP900QMD (is that a surprise?) followed by the SP and the Optical Craftsmen and in last place the CG5 which made me swear never to buy a mount from China.
Greg N
--------------------
"Aperture will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no aperture."
featuring selected astrojunk:
bunch o' widefield eyepieces
bunch o' narrowfield eyepieces
couple o' Barlows
couple o' scopes
couple o' mounts
couple o' tripods
and a pier 'n' stuff
|
pennyandchris
professor emeritus
Reged: 01/30/07
Posts: 646
Loc: Horsham, England
|
|
Tal 1 on a pillar - manual - nice and solid but slo-mos only worked one way (against a spring) and had restricted range
Orion GEM1 (aka Kenko NES) - once again nice and solid, but both motor gearboxes broke and proved impossible to repair/replace
Losmandy G11 - borrowed from work for a while (I worked at a University, and they sometimes used it for reasearch with a massive solar detector array)- rock solid, but also rock heavy - well OTT for my small 'scopes
LXD75 - my only GEM now, this is plenty of mount for my 5.5" Mak and probably gets the most use - I don't use the GOTO much
Ambermile Alt-Az - Giro copy - very quick and easy to set up, and solid enough for all my 'scopes
Manfrotto 501 - good for quick looks with my Ranger and Ha PST
Velbon photo tripod - only gets used for the Ranger in daytime and PST if I need to carry them somewhere
Both photo tripods get plenty of use with my SLRs
Edited by pennyandchris (10/29/09 05:39 AM)
|
nik hodges
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 04/20/07
Posts: 757
Loc: UK
|
|
1) lx200"r" fork mount
2) AP900gto3
somewhat of an improvement -)
--------------------
AP900gto3
Flurostar 110/TAK TOA 0.75 reducer
Megrez 80mm triplet apo/moonlight focuser
8" LX200R/AP CCDT67 reducer/moonlight focuser
StarlightXpress SXVF-H16 camera/trutek filter wheel
DSI Pro II
Maxim DL/Maxpoint/PEMPro/CCDAP4/Sky6Pro/AdobePS3E
http://www.pbase.com/njh542/images2009
|
Mike Clemens
Post Laureate
Reged: 11/26/05
Posts: 4272
Loc: Wasilla, Alaska 61N
|
|
I am on #5
Celestron CG5
Losmandy GM8
Losmandy G11
AP900 QMD
AP1200 GTO
|
David Pavlich
Postmaster
Reged: 05/18/05
Posts: 8668
Loc: Mandeville, LA USA 30.22 X 90....
|
|
Don't want to list them...it makes me woozie. 
David
--------------------
Proud Member; PAS NOLA,
"If we knew what we were doing, it wouldn't be called research..."
A. Einstein
|
john 127
member
Reged: 01/17/08
Posts: 22
Loc: Napa, CA
|
|
Quote:
Quote:
how do you like your Stellarvue MG vs your Tak Teegul?
John,
I really like them both. The MG is a little heavier and IMO will take a bit more of a load. However, both are very smooth, have excellent slo-mo controls and with the tension properly set, balance really isn't an issue with either one. I usually use the MG on a SV Stablelock tripod and a Teegul on a TV Gibraltar tripod.
Thanks Phil, I have the MGE also. Based on what you've said I think I'll stick with it.
john
|
chicot
super member
Reged: 09/30/08
Posts: 189
Loc: Liverpool, UK
|
|
Why is DEC tracking such an issue? Surely if you get a good enough polar alignment DEC adjustments should be few and far between.
--------------------
Meade 10-inch LX200 classic
Williams Optics ZII80
Starlight Xpress SXV-H9
Starlight Xpress Lodestar autoguider
Meade DSI III
|
Scott Beith
SRF
Reged: 11/26/03
Posts: 37207
Loc: Frederick, MD
|
|
Meade EQ-2 GoTo (packaged with a 114mm reflector)
Orion EQ3
Celestron CG-4
Celestron CG-5 (older undriven model with wooden legs - great mount)
Orion Atlas
TV Telepod
--------------------
   SLAP Observer (TMB130SS, SV102V, SV80ED)
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -- Edmund Burke.
"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." -- George Orwell
"The measure of a mans greatness is not determined by what he accomplishes for himself, but by what he accomplishes for others. -- Some Bald Guy
|
Sarkikos
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 12/18/07
Posts: 1059
Loc: Suburban Maryland
|
|
Scott,
Aren't the Orion EQ3 and the Celestron CG4 the same mount with different branding? That was my understanding.
Mike
--------------------
Celestron 10" f5 Newt on 1stBase (DSO)
Zhumell 8" f6 Newt, Bosma 6" f12 MCT (NSO)
6" f5 Newt, 130ST, 4.5" f4.4 Ball w/GLP, ST80 w/Crayford (RFTs)
C4-R (NSO/DS)
90mm f13 MCT (Luna/DS)
SkyMaster 25x100, 15x70
Zhumell 20x80
Barska XWA 10x50, 8x40
OptiView LPR 10x50
Const View 2.3x40
BV-125C
CG5, 2 drv / CG4, 2 drv, wood legs, ScopeStuff saddle / CG3, 1 drv
SV AZ / 501HDV on Bogen 055XB / P+ on Oberwerk
QuikFinder, Telrad
Orion Dynamo Pro 12, Dew-Not
Have GLP and not afraid to use it!
|
LLEEGE
Running out of Oxygen
Reged: 03/03/05
Posts: 9074
Loc: Cloud-chester,NY
|
|
Quote:
Don't want to list them...it makes me woozie.
David
Me too! More then I care to remember but I'm happy with the current stable. For now.
--------------------
"Okay! You draw the straws. I'm-a taking the parachute."
|
Jeff Young
Post Laureate
Reged: 08/04/05
Posts: 4115
Loc: Ireland
|
|
Meade ETX fork. Rubber bands and sponge. Junk.
Meade 8" LX200GPS fork. OK.
Meade 16" LX200GPS fork. Lemon. Gave up on forks.
AP1200GTO. Hooked.
AP600EGTO.
AP400QMD.
Still have all the APs and the 8" Meade.
-- Jeff.
--------------------
Nikon 18x70s / UA Millennium Colorado:
Solarscope SF70 / TV Pronto / AP400QMD Coronado SolarMax40 DS / Bogen 055+3130
APM MC1610 / Tak FC-100 / AP1200GTO Tak Mewlon 250 / AP600EGTO
|
Previous
Index
Next
Threaded
Edit
Reply
Quote
[Re: 