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strgzrSulli
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Re: Show off your GPS/CPC setup! new [Re: b1gred]
      #927666 - 04/25/06 01:31 PM
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I finally took a photo of my Nexstar 9.25 GPS XLT that I can live with. It's not easy getting decent photos of black shiny objects.

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Ó Suileabháin
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Nexstar 9.25 GPS XLT
Celestar 8 w/optical encoders
C5+ w/optical encoders
ST80 on EQ1
Celestron Reducer/Corrector-f6.3
Lumicon Sky Vector II DSC
Starbeam
Stellarvue MRF
no Televue eyepieces
no 2" eyepieces
no binoviews

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strgzrSulli
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Re: Show off your GPS/CPC setup! new [Re: b1gred]
      #927667 - 04/25/06 01:33 PM Attachment (791 downloads)
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Lets try that again, this time with the photo.

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Ó Suileabháin
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Nexstar 9.25 GPS XLT
Celestar 8 w/optical encoders
C5+ w/optical encoders
ST80 on EQ1
Celestron Reducer/Corrector-f6.3
Lumicon Sky Vector II DSC
Starbeam
Stellarvue MRF
no Televue eyepieces
no 2" eyepieces
no binoviews

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Re: Show off your GPS/CPC setup! new [Re: strgzrSulli]
      #939599 - 05/03/06 12:28 PM
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guys do you also give names to your babies???

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Celestron CPC800XLT
Celestron Nexstar 4GT - Maksutov-Cassegrain 4"

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Re: Show off your GPS/CPC setup! new [Re: Flashy]
      #940406 - 05/03/06 10:25 PM
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I did, I named My CPC800 Seymour, thinking that was the plants name in "Little Shop of Horrors" (fitting since the plant always cried out "Feeed Meeee" and this is what my scope tells me on a daily basis). Unfortunately, I realized afterwards the plants name was Audrey jr, but somehow I can't bring myself to changing the name, so looks like the Seymour name has stuck.

Funny, Seymour works too, since I get to "see more" with this scope than I've ever had previously.

Yes, I admit it, I need help

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strgzrSulli
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Re: Show off your GPS/CPC setup! new [Re: The Loafer]
      #944402 - 05/06/06 06:22 PM
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Flashy,
No I do not name my scopes. I have enough trouble keeping the kids names straight. Lets see; Sarah, Adele, Kathryn, Laura, Dean, and Erin. Throw in a dog (Audrey (yes Little Shop of Horrors)), a cat (Tornado), two rabbits (Babs and Denver)and I couldn't possibly handle one more name!

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Ó Suileabháin
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Nexstar 9.25 GPS XLT
Celestar 8 w/optical encoders
C5+ w/optical encoders
ST80 on EQ1
Celestron Reducer/Corrector-f6.3
Lumicon Sky Vector II DSC
Starbeam
Stellarvue MRF
no Televue eyepieces
no 2" eyepieces
no binoviews

Edited by strgzrSulli (05/06/06 06:26 PM)

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Re: Show off your GPS/CPC setup! new [Re: strgzrSulli]
      #944699 - 05/06/06 11:00 PM
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Lets thats 10 now if you count yourself that be 11,, you could start a football team, or staff a good basketball team.

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LSA Anaconda, Iraq
WO 66ED,Sirus 32mm, Orion Diagonal,10mm Celestron,25mm Possl [ Blair S.] Greensboro,NC WO 66APO Patriot
8mm Televue,4mm Or [ Donald B.] Boise,Idaho
Meade 6.7 Ultra Wide [ Chuck ] USA
Meade 26mm Plossl [ Glenda ] Fort Bliss,Tx
WO 1.25 Diagonal , 6mm Radian,4mmTMB, 40mm Meade 5000, 26mm and 32mm QX Meade, and some other stuff my Credit Card has been buying against my will, haha

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Re: Show off your GPS/CPC setup! new [Re: ]
      #969552 - 05/24/06 08:45 AM
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Here's mine:



WO Focuser, Lumicon filter holder, Denk and Celestron binoviewers with a piggy-backed ETX90 (got to do something about that clashing Meade blue!). All on a scope buggy with Black & Decker 17 amp-hr PS (orange of course, to keep with the color scheme).

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Celestron CGE 1400, Orion 120ST
Daystar 0.7A H-Alpha Filter
StellaCam II
MallinCam Hyper Color
SKYnyx 2-0M
Celestron SkyScout (ROCKS!)
Canon 5D w/ Canon 300mm f2.8 & 200mm f1.8


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Re: Show off your GPS/CPC setup! new [Re: strgzrSulli]
      #1024177 - 06/30/06 10:02 PM Attachment (614 downloads)
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I'd certainly agree about black, shiny objects. Here's my first scope -- a CPC-800 XLT with Telrad, DewBuster, and Dew-Nots. Notice the cable clip on the inside right fork arm... my solution for strain relief.

david

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David

NP-101, TV-85
CPC-800, SM40
Televid 77
Trinovid 8x32, 10x42



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Re: Show off your GPS/CPC setup! new [Re: djh]
      #1037142 - 07/10/06 07:49 AM
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I've named my CGE1100 the "Money Pit" and my NexStar 11 the "Money Pit II".

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ScottS
Celestron CGE1100 XLT w/Celestron C80 ED APO Piggy back
Celestron NexStar 11 GPS XLT
ST-2000XM w/CFW8A Filter Wheel
Celestron F/6.3 & F/3.3 Focal Reducer
Meade Zero Shift Micro Focuser
DSI Pro w/Filter & DSI Color
Canon 5D MarkII un-modified
Kendrick 2081 Power Pack 12v 18aH
Kendrick Premier Dew Controller
Telrad Reflex Sight Finder
MaxIm DL, Starry Night Pro Plus
HP G70-460US Laptop
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Re: Show off your GPS/CPC setup! new [Re: ScottS]
      #1039008 - 07/11/06 12:02 PM
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Did anyone try to photo in the fastar focus of C11? I wanted to, but I simply cant put the CCD in the primary mirror place. And I just cant find any adapter on the net. Have I missed sth?

CS,
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Re: Show off your GPS/CPC setup! new [Re: ]
      #1039297 - 07/11/06 03:19 PM
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Quote:

Did anyone try to photo in the fastar focus of C11? I wanted to, but I simply cant put the CCD in the primary mirror place. And I just cant find any adapter on the net. Have I missed sth?

CS,
Matic



You will need a Hyperstar from Starizona.

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John C
Urban Observatory
A&M/Astreya 76mm F/6 APO
Meade 80mm F/6 APO
TMB/LOMO 80mm F/7.5 APO
Meade 152ED, 178ED F/9 "APO"
Meade 12" SCT
Teeter 20" F/3.8 truss Newt w/ServoCat
NJP, LXD700, CGE, GPDX/SS2KPC
ST-10XME, DSI Pro

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Re: Show off your GPS/CPC setup! new [Re: jrcrilly]
      #1039321 - 07/11/06 03:32 PM
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I was afraid of that answer but I guess that is the only way I have Maxcam ME2 and some say that its too heavy for 11' corrector plate.

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Re: Show off your GPS/CPC setup! new [Re: ]
      #1039348 - 07/11/06 03:46 PM
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Quote:

I was afraid of that answer but I guess that is the only way I have Maxcam ME2 and some say that its too heavy for 11' corrector plate.



Hyperstar is compatible with only a few cameras; Starizona can tell you which ones. Since Celestron never produced Fastar for the C11 the Hyperstar is the only game in town.

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John C
Urban Observatory
A&M/Astreya 76mm F/6 APO
Meade 80mm F/6 APO
TMB/LOMO 80mm F/7.5 APO
Meade 152ED, 178ED F/9 "APO"
Meade 12" SCT
Teeter 20" F/3.8 truss Newt w/ServoCat
NJP, LXD700, CGE, GPDX/SS2KPC
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Re: Show off your GPS/CPC setup! new [Re: jrcrilly]
      #1039445 - 07/11/06 04:34 PM Attachment (584 downloads)
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Well heres my scope, living in the back bedroom.

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Preston
Meade 10in LX200R GPS UHTC (on the truck!)
Tak FS 78
Tak Teegul-Lapides



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Re: Show off your GPS/CPC setup! new [Re: LivingNDixie]
      #1039777 - 07/11/06 08:13 PM
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Is that where you're living now, too, Preston?

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"Dark Skies & Great Viewing"

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GPS 9.25 XLT/Sky Align /FeatherTouch
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Re: Show off your GPS/CPC setup! new [Re: b1gred]
      #1040300 - 07/12/06 08:05 AM
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Nope not yet... the wife has commented "thats a big freaking telescope" several times though

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Preston
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Tak Teegul-Lapides



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Re: Show off your GPS/CPC setup! new [Re: LivingNDixie]
      #1040719 - 07/12/06 01:58 PM
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Yes, it is.

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"Dark Skies & Great Viewing"

RandyR / W0RDR
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Re: Show off your GPS/CPC setup! new [Re: ]
      #1050313 - 07/19/06 05:54 AM
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Here's Mine:

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Re: Show off your GPS/CPC setup! [Re: justin2992]
      #1050509 - 07/19/06 10:17 AM
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Here is my setup trying to see through the trees.



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NexStar GPS-8 XLT
Denk Standard, SCD, Power x
D21s, D14s
BlueStar


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Re: Show off your GPS/CPC setup! [Re: Terlingua]
      #1050575 - 07/19/06 10:54 AM
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How's that "looking thru the trees" working for ya?

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