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Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | (show all) Bob Moore Pooh-Bah Reged: 04/07/06 Loc: New York Re: Show off your GPS/CPC setup! [Re: Mags]       #4223185 - 12/02/10 11:25 AM Attachment (240 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Larry, what is that thing the red arrow is pointing to Bob Post Extras:       gapalp sage Reged: 02/16/10 Loc: Georgia Re: Show off your GPS/CPC setup! [Re: Bob Moore]       #4268574 - 12/23/10 11:44 PM Attachment (225 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Took some pics of my CPC 9.25 while it was doing some short exposure imaging of M31. Post Extras:       gapalp sage Reged: 02/16/10 Loc: Georgia Re: Show off your GPS/CPC setup! [Re: gapalp]       #4268577 - 12/23/10 11:45 PM Attachment (169 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   #2 Post Extras:       mrki233 member Reged: 03/14/07 Loc: Carlsbad, CA Re: Show off your GPS/CPC setup! [Re: gapalp]       #4278302 - 12/29/10 01:54 PM Attachment (206 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   New to me CPC 1100. This thing is sweet! I added the F60 finder, ADM bars and FT SCT focuser. Edited by mrki233 (12/29/10 01:59 PM) Post Extras:       mrki233 member Reged: 03/14/07 Loc: Carlsbad, CA Re: Show off your GPS/CPC setup! [Re: mrki233]       #4278311 - 12/29/10 01:59 PM Attachment (161 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   #2 Post Extras:       mrki233 member Reged: 03/14/07 Loc: Carlsbad, CA Re: Show off your GPS/CPC setup! [Re: mrki233]       #4278316 - 12/29/10 02:01 PM Attachment (180 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Close up of the F60M2 finder from Stellarvue. This is a VERY nice unit for the price. Post Extras:       Mags member Reged: 11/03/10 Loc: Western PA Re: Show off your GPS/CPC setup! [Re: gapalp]       #4297600 - 01/07/11 01:25 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Quote: Took some pics of my CPC 9.25 while it was doing some short exposure imaging of M31. I love that little Cart. That is perfect. Does it have a brake? Post Extras:       Mags member Reged: 11/03/10 Loc: Western PA Re: Show off your GPS/CPC setup! [Re: Bob Moore]       #4297603 - 01/07/11 01:27 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Quote: Larry, what is that thing the red arrow is pointing to Bob Come on Bob you don't know a Flux Capacitor when you see one LOL! Larry travels through time on his CPC. Post Extras:       gapalp sage Reged: 02/16/10 Loc: Georgia Re: Show off your GPS/CPC setup! [Re: Mags]       #4298381 - 01/07/11 01:06 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Quote: Quote: Took some pics of my CPC 9.25 while it was doing some short exposure imaging of M31. I love that little Cart. That is perfect. Does it have a brake? I wish it did when I have to move it down hill! It has levelers by the wheels that anchor it to the ground. It doesn't move once I set those. Pretty awesome since I don't have an obs. I just roll it in and out of the garage. Post Extras:       Larry F Carpal Tunnel Reged: 05/24/04 Loc: Westchester, NY Re: Show off your GPS/CPC setup! [Re: Bob Moore]       #4299992 - 01/08/11 08:31 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Sorry I missed Bob's post...I haven't been back to this thread until this morning. The grey device is a Terk 2.4GHz video transmitter. It sends a video signal to a remote monitor so more people can see what's going on when the star party is well-attended. The 7" monitor I have on the scope isn't large enough when there are more than half a dozen people. These devices cost $65-70 for the pair and work reasonably well up to about 150 feet. I don't want to run cables from the scope because they create hazards in the dark. Post Extras:       mach1derful sage Reged: 10/25/10 Loc: North Dakota Re: Show off your GPS/CPC setup! [Re: Larry F]       #4325790 - 01/19/11 06:05 PM Attachment (196 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Set up for observing. Edited by mach1derful (01/19/11 06:06 PM) Post Extras:       Clay Gilliland member Reged: 10/16/10 Loc: Chandler, Arizona Re: Show off your GPS/CPC setup! [Re: Anonymous]       #4586199 - 05/17/11 03:03 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   My CPC 1100 as I use it now. Set up at Shawmut AZ. This is just east of Gila Bend Az. The area is also the camp site of the Combat Railfans. They hang near the small hill along the tracks behind the scope. Sadly as Phoenix metastasized snout houses and McMansions the northern horizon has steadily brightened. Most likely that phase of history has come to an end but the damage to once a once dark night sky is done. CPC1100 at Shawmut by CombatRailfan, on Flickr Post Extras:       docnroz member Reged: 04/28/09 Loc: Heartland _ Dark Nebraska sky Re: Show off your GPS/CPC setup! [Re: Larry F]       #4716542 - 07/27/11 09:48 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Yep Larry, You need MORE "stuff" -- My scope looks naked Doc Post Extras:       Larry F Carpal Tunnel Reged: 05/24/04 Loc: Westchester, NY Re: Show off your GPS/CPC setup! [Re: docnroz]       #4717663 - 07/28/11 01:00 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I agree, but I'm running out of places on the scope to hang the stuff. I want to add a green laser with a remote switch, so that when people ask "Where in the sky is that object" I just press the switch and it projects the beam. I've just got to figure out where it will go. I'm trying to work out a system where I could mount a flip mirror between the diagonal and the camera, then add a 1.25" diagonal and an eyepiece, so that I could switch from video image to eyepiece, particularly helpful for finding small objects when using little or no focal reduction on the camera. I still haven't had enough time to figure out the focusing issues. I added a coaxial cable to the whole cable bundle, so I can get the video signal down to my power box and then to a netbook for image capture, to avoid an independent cable to tangle during rotation. I added a nice old analog ammeter to the power box and rigged up a switch so I can power the dew heaters either from my main battery (33 AH deep cycle) or a separate battery (either 9 AH or 17 AH power tanks). What you don't see in the photo is the netbook shelf that I built that is attached to a tripod leg with 2" C-clamps. Post Extras:       rice224534 member Reged: 06/29/08 Loc: Tokyo Re: Show off your GPS/CPC setup! [Re: Larry F]       #4734602 - 08/07/11 03:08 AM Attachment (137 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Here is my setup for imaging. Post Extras:       THEPLOUGH ELEVEN Grandchildren; FIVE Ducklings Reged: 01/11/08 Loc: Carlisle, Cumbria, ENGLAND Re: Show off your GPS/CPC setup! [Re: rice224534]       #4734824 - 08/07/11 09:53 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   .... Post Extras:       antimorris Vendor (Enterprise Astronomy) Reged: 08/16/09 Loc: Suffolk, England Re: Show off your GPS/CPC setup! [Re: Mags]       #4766345 - 08/24/11 01:26 PM Attachment (124 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I realized I hadn't updated my picture of my equipment recently. Here are two from how I have the setup here in England. Post Extras:       yonkrz scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 11/16/06 Loc: SW Minnesota Re: Show off your GPS/CPC setup! [Re: antimorris]       #4767484 - 08/24/11 10:25 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I remember when you got that.Even when you lived in the states I dont think you had that much on it,Looks great though. Post Extras:       zippeee sage Reged: 12/27/10 Loc: Alberta, Canada Re: Show off your GPS/CPC setup! [Re: yonkrz]       #4789721 - 09/05/11 01:59 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I finally got the rings for my Raptor. My time machine is nearing completion. Post Extras:       rookie Good Night Nurse Reged: 01/14/06 Loc: St. Petersburg, FL Re: Show off your GPS/CPC setup! [Re: zippeee]       #4789964 - 09/05/11 08:27 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Zippee, Niceley done! Do you get out with any RASC star parties? Post Extras:       Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | (show all)

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