LLEEGE
Running out of Oxygen
Reged: 03/03/05
Posts: 9082
Loc: Cloud-chester,NY
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Post a picture of your refractor Part 1
Post a picture of your refractor part 2.
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"Okay! You draw the straws. I'm-a taking the parachute."
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Neil27
super member
Reged: 12/15/08
Posts: 131
Loc: East Midlands, England
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A couple of pentax.
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Skywatcher Sky Tee
WO ZS66
Pentax 75 SDHF
Pentax 105 SDP
Takahashi TOA130NF
Canon 450D
A lot of enthusiasm, a lot less skill
http://web.me.com/neil27/Starsoverlimetree/Welcome.html
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Neil27
super member
Reged: 12/15/08
Posts: 131
Loc: East Midlands, England
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Optics, looking forward to imaging with this baby... 
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Skywatcher Sky Tee
WO ZS66
Pentax 75 SDHF
Pentax 105 SDP
Takahashi TOA130NF
Canon 450D
A lot of enthusiasm, a lot less skill
http://web.me.com/neil27/Starsoverlimetree/Welcome.html
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bluestar
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 11/06/05
Posts: 1123
Loc: Maryland Eastern Shore
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Quote:
A couple of pentax.
Would that be Penti? 
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D&G refractors 5" f/12 & f/15; 6" f/15; 8" f/12...
Royce Dall-Kirkham Cass 10" f/20
Epoch Instruments Parsec/12, Astro-Physics 1200 DA, AP800 HDA mounts...
Previous telescopes A-Z...Astro-Physics to Zeiss
Old school @ BlueStar Observatory...this is how we do it.
D&G Optical Telescope Users Group ...D&G/long focus Yahoo refractor Group...back up and running
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alanon
Nobody tells me anything
Reged: 06/29/07
Posts: 2642
Loc: Las Vegas
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I don't know Neil. I think you may need more mount.  Just kidding of course. That is an awesome set up! 
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Alanon the Wizard (a literary character, not the organization)
Dan
12.5" Obsession #1531
WO 98mm FLT (aluminum tube)
WO ZenithStarII 80mm ED
Coronado PST Ha
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Tomal
super member
Reged: 03/24/08
Posts: 121
Loc: Norway
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Here is my new setup 
Meade 80mm f/6 Series 5000 ED APO
With a 50mm guidescope.
Can't wait to try it out
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Celestron C8 203mm f/10
Meade 5000 series APO 80mm f/6
Sky-Watcher Newtonian 203mm f/5.9
Sky-Watcher Maksutov-Cassegrain 80mm f/12,5
Sky-Watcher Finder/Guide scope 50mm f/4
CG-5 GT
Canon 40D (Unmod)
SSAG
Edited by Tomal (08/20/09 06:44 PM)
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CharlieB
sage
Reged: 12/11/07
Posts: 238
Loc: Southern NH
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A pair of Apogees - 127mm and 102mm. Both around f/6.5 and resting on a Meade LXD650. It will handle both for OK for visual use, but I don't mount them like this very often. It usually has a C6-R or an AT80EDT/Zenithstar 66SD combo. But the blue scopes are pretty.
Charlie
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Charlie
C6-R, Apogee Widestar 5", Apogee Widestar 4", C4-R
Wideview 4", Orion 4", Apogee 3.5", AT80EDT, 66SD, Tasco 2TE
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CharlieB
sage
Reged: 12/11/07
Posts: 238
Loc: Southern NH
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Just one more shot. The 127 has a new Seibert 36mm coupled to a recently acquired Seibert 2x, 3x, 4x Telecentric Power Mag Wheel. I only need a couple of eyepieces anymore.
Charlie
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Charlie
C6-R, Apogee Widestar 5", Apogee Widestar 4", C4-R
Wideview 4", Orion 4", Apogee 3.5", AT80EDT, 66SD, Tasco 2TE
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EdTheEdge
super member
Reged: 04/10/09
Posts: 140
Loc: Lomita, CA
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Quote:
Here is my new setup
Meade 80mm f/6 Series 5000 ED APO
With a 50mm guidescope.
Can't wait to try it out
I bet you can't wait to try it out! That's sweet! What guidescope is that?
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Scopes:
Celestron SP-C6 F/5
Orion ST80 F/5
Orion 90mm F/10.1
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Mount:
Vixen Super Polaris
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Eyepieces:
Orion 25mm Sirius Plössl
Orion 15mm Expanse
Orion 10mm Ultrascopic
Orion 7.5mm HightLight Plössl
GSO 2X Barlow
Lumicon ND25
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Torrance,CA
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LLEEGE
Running out of Oxygen
Reged: 03/03/05
Posts: 9082
Loc: Cloud-chester,NY
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Quote:
Just one more shot. The 127 has a new Seibert 36mm coupled to a recently acquired Seibert 2x, 3x, 4x Telecentric Power Mag Wheel. I only need a couple of eyepieces anymore.
Charlie
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"Okay! You draw the straws. I'm-a taking the parachute."
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Tomal
super member
Reged: 03/24/08
Posts: 121
Loc: Norway
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Quote:
I bet you can't wait to try it out! That's sweet! What guidescope is that?
It's a sky-watcher 9x50 finder scope, I just unscrewed the eyepiece and fit the autoguider in place with some electrical tape on the inside. (It's a perfect fit!)
I think the scope is about 200mm in focal length (f/4).
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Celestron C8 203mm f/10
Meade 5000 series APO 80mm f/6
Sky-Watcher Newtonian 203mm f/5.9
Sky-Watcher Maksutov-Cassegrain 80mm f/12,5
Sky-Watcher Finder/Guide scope 50mm f/4
CG-5 GT
Canon 40D (Unmod)
SSAG
Edited by Tomal (08/20/09 10:26 PM)
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Neil27
super member
Reged: 12/15/08
Posts: 131
Loc: East Midlands, England
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Thanks Pat and Dan.
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I don't know Neil. I think you may need more mount. Just kidding of course. That is an awesome set up!
Just waiting for the clear skies I'm afraid.....
Regards, Neil.
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Skywatcher Sky Tee
WO ZS66
Pentax 75 SDHF
Pentax 105 SDP
Takahashi TOA130NF
Canon 450D
A lot of enthusiasm, a lot less skill
http://web.me.com/neil27/Starsoverlimetree/Welcome.html
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Pasquale
Encrypted
Reged: 10/12/05
Posts: 2219
Loc: Olympia, Washington
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Nice equipment, folks!
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Pasquale
Go Seahawks!
NexStar 9.25 GPS / SkyAlign
Stellarvue SV102ED
WO ZS80FD Anniversary
WO ZS66ED Triplet
Vixen Sphinx SXW
Canon EOS XT/350D, Meade DSI, NexImager
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Newfie Ninja
member
Reged: 06/27/08
Posts: 89
Loc: Newfoundland, Canada
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An Awesome scope for the price, Great optics and build quality.
Cheers
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CPC 11 Starbright XLT
WO FLT 98 Aluminum Tube
Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro Synscan
WO EZ Touch Mount
Ethoi,Uwans,Swans,a Nagler, & a 2x Powermate
A couple of cases of other stuff
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rushintuit
sage
Reged: 04/01/06
Posts: 301
Loc: Farpoint Observatory
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"An Awesome scope for the price, Great optics and build quality."
It certainly is!
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/// Stellarvue SV102ED /// Nikon 12x50SE /// Voyager 4.5 /// The Desktop Universe All Sky CCD Mosaic In Monochrome Mode ///
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Preston Smith
Military Observer
Reged: 04/24/05
Posts: 3449
Loc: Eureka, Pa
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My humble but most excellent Tele Vue Ranger. A truly wonderful travel scope. Complete with a very special signature!
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Preston
Lift your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one, and calls them each by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing. Isaiah 40:26
SV115T,NHII,SV70,SV50 and Tele Vue Ranger
Vintage Refractors: Asahi-Pentax, Edmund Scientific, Tasco, Unitron
60mm Telescope Club
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Steve Fisher
"Curmudgeon in Training"
Reged: 08/12/06
Posts: 1740
Loc: Utah
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Very nice Ranger.
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Steve
8" f/12 D&G Achromat Refractor Delivered 08/27/09
6" D&G f/12 Achromat Refractor
66mm f/6.1 William Optics Petzval
6" f/8 Celestron Starhopper
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"Never try to teach a pig to sing, It wastes your time and it annoys the pig". (Robert Heinlein)
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Doug76
Postmaster
Reged: 12/05/07
Posts: 5574
Loc: SE Louisiana, future Texan
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See mine here.
http://www.cloudynights.com/photopost/showgallery.php?ppuser=35622&cat=500
I've used enough space on the forums posting mine! 
But two of my favorites, the 80mm f/15 Carton build Sheldon & I tag teamed on, and the 60mm f/16.7 Carton build.
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AlexN
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 08/09/08
Posts: 980
Loc: Brisbane - Australia
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My current rig..
Apogee Ortho-Star Lomo 80mm F/6 Triplet APO + William Optics Zenithstar 70ED guider.
I've only had this one a week, but It has definitely changed my views on astroimaging instruments... I am a convert.. I used to love mirrors... I now love lenses... That TMB/LOMO 80/480 is amazing in every way..
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Apogee Ortho-Star LOMO 80/480 APO
WO ZS70ED
HEQ5 Pro + EQMOD
Astrodon NB Filters
Orion SS Pro 2
SBIG ST-8300M on order.
QHY5
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ibase
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 03/20/08
Posts: 1568
Loc: Manila, Philippines 121*E 14*N
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William Optics Megrez 102ED SV in Lamborghini yellow and Orion ST80:
Fairly new to refractors and will have to say I like it much - seeing more belts/details on Jupiter and the Galilean moons are distinct circular discs. Very sharp.
Best,
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Hernando
Nexstar 8/CG-5 ASGT; WO Megrez 102ED SV; Antares 6" 1529; WO ZS66SD; Orion ST80
TV Naglers 5T6, 9T1, 12T2; Panoptic27; Hyperion 8-24mm Zoom,21mm; WO 7.5-22.5mm
BO/TMB 2.5/3.2/4/6mm;UO HD 5;BGO 6;Meade-RGO 7;UO-V 9/12.5;Brandon 16mm;Ultima18
TV 2x,3x barlow&8/11/15/20/32plossl; Aspheric31;Siebert36-OB;Paragon40;Meade56Smoothie
C-f/6.3FR;OIII,UHC,SkyGlow,U-block,8"S-flter;GLP/Telrad/MRF/9x50RACI; NexImge;Canon RebelXS
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bobhen
super member
Reged: 06/25/05
Posts: 162
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Astro-Physics 155 F7 Apo Refractor with 80mm F5 Refractor on an Astro-Physics Mach 1 Mount. The AP155 is 11 years old. I am the original owner - ordered in 1997 delivered in 1998. My first AP refractor was a 6 F9 Refractor ordered in 1989 and delivered in 4 weeks. The Mach 1 is one month new.
Bob
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hfjacinto
Almost got me
Reged: 01/12/09
Posts: 2096
Loc: Union,NJ
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Not actually my scope, but it is the clubs that I am a member of. The facts:
10" Lens
F15
Achromatic
GEQ mount
500lb counter weight
Made by the club memeber in 1972.
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C9.25 ASGT 9*50 MM Finder,FT Focuser & 2" Diagonal
Meade LXD 75 6 Inch SNT w 9*50 MM Finder
5,6,9,14.5 MM Zhummel Planetary EPs
13,17,21,24,31,36 MM Baader Hyperion
6.7,8.8 MM Meade UWA & 11 MM Nagler T6
Planetary, OIII and Narrowband Filters
Thousand Oaks Dew Control w Kendrick Heaters
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hfjacinto
Almost got me
Reged: 01/12/09
Posts: 2096
Loc: Union,NJ
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Back of scope
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C9.25 ASGT 9*50 MM Finder,FT Focuser & 2" Diagonal
Meade LXD 75 6 Inch SNT w 9*50 MM Finder
5,6,9,14.5 MM Zhummel Planetary EPs
13,17,21,24,31,36 MM Baader Hyperion
6.7,8.8 MM Meade UWA & 11 MM Nagler T6
Planetary, OIII and Narrowband Filters
Thousand Oaks Dew Control w Kendrick Heaters
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hfjacinto
Almost got me
Reged: 01/12/09
Posts: 2096
Loc: Union,NJ
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Close up of guide and finder scope.
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C9.25 ASGT 9*50 MM Finder,FT Focuser & 2" Diagonal
Meade LXD 75 6 Inch SNT w 9*50 MM Finder
5,6,9,14.5 MM Zhummel Planetary EPs
13,17,21,24,31,36 MM Baader Hyperion
6.7,8.8 MM Meade UWA & 11 MM Nagler T6
Planetary, OIII and Narrowband Filters
Thousand Oaks Dew Control w Kendrick Heaters
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christinam
professor emeritus
Reged: 03/29/07
Posts: 564
Loc: Duncan BC Canada
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Here is my new baby, bought while on Table Mountain. She is a WO Megrez 110 and sits atop an HEQ5 Pro mount. Guided by a Starshoot autoguider on a 9x50 finder, this is my fabulous astrophotography set up.
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If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons?
"Those who have a why to live can withstand any how" Nietzsche.
 Duncan BC.
Starlite Express SX-9 (woohooo)
Nikon D50
Nikon 18-55mm and 70-300mm lenses
Canon 350D
WO Megrez 110
WO ZS80ED w/ WO 0.8 FF/FR
HEQ-5 Pro
Starshoot Autoguider on QHY5
Orion Solar Filter
Lumicon Deep Sky Filter
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christinam
professor emeritus
Reged: 03/29/07
Posts: 564
Loc: Duncan BC Canada
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one more shot of her
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If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons?
"Those who have a why to live can withstand any how" Nietzsche.
Duncan BC.
Starlite Express SX-9 (woohooo)
Nikon D50
Nikon 18-55mm and 70-300mm lenses
Canon 350D
WO Megrez 110
WO ZS80ED w/ WO 0.8 FF/FR
HEQ-5 Pro
Starshoot Autoguider on QHY5
Orion Solar Filter
Lumicon Deep Sky Filter
Edited by christinam (08/25/09 09:41 PM)
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Newfie Ninja
member
Reged: 06/27/08
Posts: 89
Loc: Newfoundland, Canada
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Hello from the other side of the country,
Beautiful setup. How do you find the autoguider works with the 9x 50. I am thinking about trying the same thing. I have basically the same setup as you and I don't want to go with a big guide scope that would add extra weight for the mount to deal with. Do you use a flattener? I haven't tried my hand at the photograpy side yet but hopefully soon.
Good Luck
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CPC 11 Starbright XLT
WO FLT 98 Aluminum Tube
Skywatcher HEQ5 Pro Synscan
WO EZ Touch Mount
Ethoi,Uwans,Swans,a Nagler, & a 2x Powermate
A couple of cases of other stuff
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Binary Star
member
Reged: 09/04/08
Posts: 37
Loc: N.E. Ohio
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Here's my Celestron/Vixen Firstscope 80 that I picked up last month.
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Meade SN6/LXD55
Antares 8" Newtonian f4.9
Meade 4500 4.5" f8
Celestron/Vixen Firstscope 80
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GOLGO13
sage
Reged: 11/05/05
Posts: 394
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here is my 80mm APO on the Porta-mount next to a 30 inch dob.
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Orion XT10i Dob
William Optics Zenithstar FD 80mm APO [Vixen PortaMount]
Canon 10x30IS Binos
Celestron 15x70mm Binos
Nikon 7x50mm Binos
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helpwanted
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 07/04/07
Posts: 2659
Loc: Phoenix, AZ
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is a good ole fashion wide field welcome in this thread?
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Steve Fisher
"Curmudgeon in Training"
Reged: 08/12/06
Posts: 1740
Loc: Utah
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Quote:
is a good ole fashion wide field welcome in this thread?
Yes, indeed. Nice looking outfit.
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Steve
8" f/12 D&G Achromat Refractor Delivered 08/27/09
6" D&G f/12 Achromat Refractor
66mm f/6.1 William Optics Petzval
6" f/8 Celestron Starhopper
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"Never try to teach a pig to sing, It wastes your time and it annoys the pig". (Robert Heinlein)
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helpwanted
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 07/04/07
Posts: 2659
Loc: Phoenix, AZ
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i guess i should have noted, incase my scope isn't recongnized... 6" f5, Celestron Omni, on EZ Touch with extended pier.
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glava2005
member
Reged: 04/12/09
Posts: 89
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here is my new baby acquired 2 months ago and i couldn`t have found a better setup for 1st telescope 
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Sky-Watcher ED80
TS Astro5 mount
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payner
sage
Reged: 03/22/07
Posts: 435
Loc: Bluegrass Region, Kentucky
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A really nice looking telescope and mount, congrats. Probably some nice widefield views, eh?
Randy
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Santel MK91 Deluxe Rumak
Takahashi FS-128
Takahashi FS-152
Takahashi TSC-225
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payner
sage
Reged: 03/22/07
Posts: 435
Loc: Bluegrass Region, Kentucky
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Post deleted by payner
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Santel MK91 Deluxe Rumak
Takahashi FS-128
Takahashi FS-152
Takahashi TSC-225
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glava2005
member
Reged: 04/12/09
Posts: 89
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yea view with 25mm plossl is amazing thou it does show some curvature at the outermost 10% of fov.
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Sky-Watcher ED80
TS Astro5 mount
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stevew
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 03/03/06
Posts: 1148
Loc: Vancouver
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Antares 152 mm
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TV Genesis SDF
Meade 127ED
Antares 152
Celestron C5
Celestron C8
Celestron C11
Coulter Odyssey 8
16 Dobsonian
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alfi1966
super member
Reged: 08/24/09
Posts: 119
Loc: norway
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hi
here is my baby, skywatcher 150mm f/8,3 with upgraded moonlite focuser.
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skywatcher 200mm f/5 newt, 150mm f/8.3 refractor w/ moonlite upgrade, Skywatcher EVOSTAR ED80 Pro DS,Meade Series 5000 80mm Triplet, eq6 pro synscan, eq5, canon 450d unmodded, canon 1000d modded, TS duomount and LVI Smartguider.
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alfi1966
super member
Reged: 08/24/09
Posts: 119
Loc: norway
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and here is the focuser
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skywatcher 200mm f/5 newt, 150mm f/8.3 refractor w/ moonlite upgrade, Skywatcher EVOSTAR ED80 Pro DS,Meade Series 5000 80mm Triplet, eq6 pro synscan, eq5, canon 450d unmodded, canon 1000d modded, TS duomount and LVI Smartguider.
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Steve Fisher
"Curmudgeon in Training"
Reged: 08/12/06
Posts: 1740
Loc: Utah
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I've been waiting a long time to put this scope in "Post a Picture of Your Refractor(s). First light was 8/27/09 on a beefed up CGE. Capable but barely. 
I'm going to have some fun with this scope.
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Steve
8" f/12 D&G Achromat Refractor Delivered 08/27/09
6" D&G f/12 Achromat Refractor
66mm f/6.1 William Optics Petzval
6" f/8 Celestron Starhopper
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"Never try to teach a pig to sing, It wastes your time and it annoys the pig". (Robert Heinlein)
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Ziggy943
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 08/11/06
Posts: 1525
Loc: Utah
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Anxious to see it and look through it. The clear sky clock seems to indicate not clear but only thin clouds for SPOC tonight.
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May your skies always be clear,
Ziggy
www.slas.us
4" Mak
#1, 160mm F8 TEC (born 1-18-2007, 27 lbs, 45.5" long), on AP900
6" F17.5 (D&G lens) (first light 6-7-2008)
9" F/14.8 Alvan Clark (1915), on Byers 812
14.25 F/5.5 Newt in a roll off observatory
Others, that have come and gone
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stevew
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 03/03/06
Posts: 1148
Loc: Vancouver
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Steve, Congratulations! Looks like a beauty.
Steve W.
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TV Genesis SDF
Meade 127ED
Antares 152
Celestron C5
Celestron C8
Celestron C11
Coulter Odyssey 8
16 Dobsonian
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FoxTrot
sage
Reged: 06/01/06
Posts: 240
Loc: Melbourne, Australia
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Here are my old and new Televues: a 20-year old Genesis (non-sdf) that helped pioneer wide-field 4-inch apos, and my NP127is that I recently decided to take the plunge on.
Notwithstanding all the debate of whether going from 4- to 5-inch is worthwhile, for me I can definitely say Im happy I did, all the way. I havent had the opportunity for extensive comparison yet, and the weather lately has varied from pretty average to awful. All the same, the NP127is is a significant leap ahead compared to the Genesis. The Genesis is no slouch on Jupiter, but the 127 shows a lot more cloud belt detail with greater brightness the image with my Pentax 7mm XW plus 2.5 Powermate (235x) is very sharp. In the Genesis, Ive always noticed its slight false color when just approaching focus the NP127is on the other hand has no false color, zilch, none! This is purely subjective, but I find the NP127is performance at least twice as nice compared to the Genesis, and thats saying something.
When I was first acquired the NP127is, I was very surprised how more substantial it feels compared with the 4-inch. The slightly stumpy design and naked focusmate gives the scope quite a rugged look - the Genesis is downright petite side by side. Im very glad I stuck with TV and the NP127is; its minimal weight for size, compactness, fast optics, superb focusmate, favorable optics weight distribution, inherent flat field, and good looks are all winners these factors are worth the extra outlay IMHO.
The LXD75 mount is certainly the minimum required to handle the NP127is, and I can just note some motor drive jitter at high magnification tracking, whilst there was none with the Genesis. An (overdue) evening spent on readjustment and tightening both RA & Dec worms and motors has helped a lot though. Whether or not I decide to upgrade to an HEQ5 Pro is for future thought; the LXD75s low weight has a lot going for it.
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TV Genesis (non-sdf)
TV NP127is
Clave 6, Pentax XW 7, Vixen LVW 13, Panoptic 27
2x TeleXtender, 2.5x Powermate
LXD75 AutoStar
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FoxTrot
sage
Reged: 06/01/06
Posts: 240
Loc: Melbourne, Australia
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Focuser ends...
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TV Genesis (non-sdf)
TV NP127is
Clave 6, Pentax XW 7, Vixen LVW 13, Panoptic 27
2x TeleXtender, 2.5x Powermate
LXD75 AutoStar
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FoxTrot
sage
Reged: 06/01/06
Posts: 240
Loc: Melbourne, Australia
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Mounted...
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TV Genesis (non-sdf)
TV NP127is
Clave 6, Pentax XW 7, Vixen LVW 13, Panoptic 27
2x TeleXtender, 2.5x Powermate
LXD75 AutoStar
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payner
sage
Reged: 03/22/07
Posts: 435
Loc: Bluegrass Region, Kentucky
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Elegant scopes and the white on black OTA and mount makes the system look matched!
Randy
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Santel MK91 Deluxe Rumak
Takahashi FS-128
Takahashi FS-152
Takahashi TSC-225
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Bill Cowles
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 04/16/06
Posts: 1045
Loc: Utah
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Steve with his New, 8" F/12 D&G. 
Bill
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Lunt LS60TS50DS/B1200/FT (on order)
TV Gensis/Solarmax 60 filter
PST DS/Herschel Wedge/C4-R
C6-R /Atlas Goto/Moonlite CF2
12" LightBridge/Round Table
MCHP/8" Orion OTA/Ultima 2000
10" Discovery /Celestron SE-4
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Edward E
sage
Reged: 03/26/06
Posts: 334
Loc: Tucson, Arizona
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Here is a photo of my recently acquired Astrozap 6" f8 from Galaxyguy. Looks great on the mount, now just need to get rid of these clouds to get a look through the scope.
280mm f10 Celestron GPS CAT
152mm f8 Astrozap Refractor
152mm f8 Edmond Scientific Reflector
80mm f15 Sears Discovery Refractor
60mm f15 Sears Discovery Refractor
Edited by Edward E (08/31/09 12:00 PM)
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Edward E
sage
Reged: 03/26/06
Posts: 334
Loc: Tucson, Arizona
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and a photo of my 80mm Sears Discovery Refractor on a modern KONUS GEM.
280mm f10 Celestron GPS CAT
152mm f8 Astrozap Refractor
152mm f8 Edmond Scientific Reflector
80mm f15 Sears Discovery Refractor
60mm f15 Sears Discovery Refractor
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kew
super member
Reged: 01/10/09
Posts: 101
Loc: Ohio
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SkyWatcher 100 ED
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www.wro.org
"Life is a garden, dig it." Joe Dirt
15" Discovery PDHQ
SW 100 ED f/9
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kew
super member
Reged: 01/10/09
Posts: 101
Loc: Ohio
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one more...
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www.wro.org
"Life is a garden, dig it." Joe Dirt
15" Discovery PDHQ
SW 100 ED f/9
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JAFE
sage
Reged: 07/04/07
Posts: 274
Loc: Yavin IV rebel base,
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Really nice telescopes everyone! I do really love to see those beauties.
Kew, why do you have two finder scopes? Why not three?
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Jorge
Takahashi FS78SV
Meade 10" Starfinder Dob
Meade ETX 90
Vixen GP w/SS 2.0 /Vixen Porta Mount
Meade 10x50 Binos
Televue Binoviewer.
27Panoptic,22T4Nagler,17T4Nagler,7T6Nagler,8-24Hyperion Zoom,3-6Nagler Zoom,2x 2"Powermate, 2.5xPowermate.
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Wow Golgo, to one extreme to another! Impressive, most impressive!
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Jorge
Takahashi FS78SV
Meade 10" Starfinder Dob
Meade ETX 90
Vixen GP w/SS 2.0 /Vixen Porta Mount
Meade 10x50 Binos
Televue Binoviewer.
27Panoptic,22T4Nagler,17T4Nagler,7T6Nagler,8-24Hyperion Zoom,3-6Nagler Zoom,2x 2"Powermate, 2.5xPowermate.
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t.r.
professor emeritus
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Posts: 577
Loc: Upstate NY
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I LOVED  the old Genesis FoxTrot. You called it "petite", I always refered to it as "svelte"!  It was a great user-friendly scope.
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Present Stable:
Kmart 40mm(first scope @ age 8)
Jason 60mm
C80SS
Tak Sky90II
PST
C6XLT
AP130 "Gran Turismo"
C-11XLT
EQ-2,CG-4,ASGT-5,DenkII's,TV(zoom,plossls,Ethos),Pentax XW's,UO volcano set, ZAOII 4mm,BaaderZoom and other un-notables
"For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring."
Carl Sagan
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Astronomy4You
Vendor - Astronomy4You
Reged: 02/10/09
Posts: 39
Loc: Orange County CA
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Here's mine:
Newly acquired Explore Scientific AR152 and older Celestron 80ed piggy backed.
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EJN
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Posts: 214
Loc: Pluto
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Astrotelescopes 102mm f/7 achro on a Vixen SP mount.
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Edward E
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Posts: 334
Loc: Tucson, Arizona
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Ooooo, it even has stealth capabilities! Now that is one tricked out scope!
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GPak
member
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Posts: 28
Loc: Tucson,AZ
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Here's my set up. New SW 100ED. Still need to mount my WO 66mm petzval on top for manual guiding. I'd like to eventually get the SW80ED to replace it though. I like things to match!
I love this mount. It's an older SW HEQ-5 non-goto. Looks identical to Orion's Sirius.
Gary
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mikey cee
Post Laureate
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Posts: 3531
Loc: bellevue ne.
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Gary....Love that compartmentalized rolling control center!   Mike
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7x35 and 10x50 sears tower binocs, 3" f/10 edmunds reflector, 2.4" f/11.7 manon refractor, 6" f/8 jaegers refractor, "The 8 Ball" 8" f/13.3 brandt refractor, 3" f/15.8 sans&streiffe refractor, 3.1" f/15 selsi refractor(towa 339), 2.4" f/15 sears refractor, selsi 30x30mm spyglass, criterion 5-draw 25x45x75x spyglass(1957), 4.25" f/14.8 tasco 20te.
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Steve C.
super member
Reged: 01/24/08
Posts: 103
Loc: Sugar Land, TX
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Me and my AP 130 at the 2008 TSP.
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Steve Clayworth
Astro-Physics 130 EDT F/8
Celestron 9.25 NexStar GPS
Celestron C-11
Celestron C-8 Classic
Meader ETX 125AT
Tele Vue Pronto
G-11 Gemini
5mm Radian, 8mm Ethos, 9mm Nagler Type 1, 17mm and 24mm Baader Hyperion, 40mm Meade Plossl, 20mm TV Plossl, 1.8x TV Barlow
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Edward E
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Posts: 334
Loc: Tucson, Arizona
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What a great setup Gary! Nice scope and the rolling work area is very nice. Did you have to do any work on the GEM to get it operating smoothly? The KONUS mount for the 80mm took a lot of work to get it operating smoothly. I still have some slop in the dec axis. It takes ~ 10 seconds after I press the dec button for the dec drive to engage. Where in Tucson are you? I'm over here at Ft Lowell Park (Craycroft and Glenn). I wish I had a backyard like yours.
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GPak
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Posts: 28
Loc: Tucson,AZ
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Gary....Love that compartmentalized rolling control center! Mike
Thanks Mike. I built that about 10 years ago when I had my cabinet shop.
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Will
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Posts: 314
Loc: O'Fallon MO
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Here's what I use for imaging. See my sig line for details. Not as fancy as some but it works for me.
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Will Day
Celestron C 80ED
C 100ED
Orion 110 ED
Orion SS Pro V2
Orion Atlas EQG
http://www.wsday.com/astrophotos
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stevew
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 03/03/06
Posts: 1148
Loc: Vancouver
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Nice rig Will
Steve
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TV Genesis SDF
Meade 127ED
Antares 152
Celestron C5
Celestron C8
Celestron C11
Coulter Odyssey 8
16 Dobsonian
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GPak
member
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Posts: 28
Loc: Tucson,AZ
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Quote:
What a great setup Gary! Nice scope and the rolling work area is very nice. Did you have to do any work on the GEM to get it operating smoothly? The KONUS mount for the 80mm took a lot of work to get it operating smoothly. I still have some slop in the dec axis. It takes ~ 10 seconds after I press the dec button for the dec drive to engage. Where in Tucson are you? I'm over here at Ft Lowell Park (Craycroft and Glenn). I wish I had a backyard like yours.
Hi Edward. Thanks. The only thing I did with the mount was to add the cable bracing to cut down on the vibration. I bought it used from Frank Lopez over at Stellarvision.
I live out west of town, just south of Old Tucson. Can see Kitt Peak and Mount Hopkins from my driveway
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GPak
member
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Posts: 28
Loc: Tucson,AZ
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Very Nice Will! I like the images on your wesite too.
Gary
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nini et titi
member
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Posts: 88
Loc: Mesnil Panneville ,Normandy,FR...
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here my A&M 6 inch Apo refractor on G11 mount
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FoxTrot
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Posts: 240
Loc: Melbourne, Australia
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Quote:
I LOVED the old Genesis FoxTrot. You called it "petite", I always refered to it as "svelte"! It was a great user-friendly scope.
Yeah, my Genesis has given me so much over 2 decades, I feel guilty about thinking of selling it. The NP127 has made quite a financial dent, but the emotional attachment for my Genesis is also a consideration... Fox
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TV Genesis (non-sdf)
TV NP127is
Clave 6, Pentax XW 7, Vixen LVW 13, Panoptic 27
2x TeleXtender, 2.5x Powermate
LXD75 AutoStar
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nini et titi
member
Reged: 08/27/09
Posts: 88
Loc: Mesnil Panneville ,Normandy,FR...
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and the small A&M 80 ED on G11 mount
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AZStarGuy
professor emeritus
Reged: 05/05/08
Posts: 505
Loc: Scottsdale AZ
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Wow! We don't see many A&M scopes here in the States. Excellent optics and works of art. Great setups!!
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Ron
SV102ABV
DSV-1 & Oberwerk
Pans,Naglers & Hyperions
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pollux
artiste
Reged: 04/01/04
Posts: 6863
Loc: Vancouver Canada
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Makes me want to have one or two (or maybe three)
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Pentax 105SDP, Takahashi FS-78, Skywatcher 120ED BD
Vixen VMC200L & VMC260L
Pentax XW eyepiece (complete set), a few Plossls and a few wide angles
Personal Web Site
Telescope Comics
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Downward Bound
Adrenaline Junkie
Reged: 03/29/06
Posts: 2642
Loc: Seattle
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Wow - love those A&M!!!! I love your location as well.
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Bill
'flector: R200SS, 22" f/3.6 (on order)
'fractors: PST, AT-66, TV-85, FS-102, NP-127, TMB-152
'bins: 15x63, 10x52, 22x85
410+028B, Sphinx, Telepod, EZ Touch, G-11
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kew
super member
Reged: 01/10/09
Posts: 101
Loc: Ohio
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here my A&M 6 inch Apo refractor on G11 mount
Wow, that is one nice refractor!
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www.wro.org
"Life is a garden, dig it." Joe Dirt
15" Discovery PDHQ
SW 100 ED f/9
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skybsd
professor emeritus
Reged: 02/01/08
Posts: 603
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Hi,
Cool blue skies there!
Regards,
skybsd
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Mike Clemens
Post Laureate
Reged: 11/26/05
Posts: 4289
Loc: Wasilla, Alaska 61N
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Cool A&M's... cool pier.
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Chris.Baron
sage
Reged: 12/17/06
Posts: 479
Loc: Oakville Ontario Canada
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My SV90TBV setup for imaging
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Stellarvue SV90TBV
SBIG ST-2000XM + CFW10
Celestron 9.25 XLT
Orion Sirius EQ-G
38mm,26mm Q70
Televue 19,15 Panoptic
Pentax 10mm XW
2.5x Powermate
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Steve40
member
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Posts: 24
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I have two refractors. Here they are.
Steve
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Steve Fisher
"Curmudgeon in Training"
Reged: 08/12/06
Posts: 1740
Loc: Utah
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Steve:
Those are beautiful!
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Steve
8" f/12 D&G Achromat Refractor Delivered 08/27/09
6" D&G f/12 Achromat Refractor
66mm f/6.1 William Optics Petzval
6" f/8 Celestron Starhopper
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"Never try to teach a pig to sing, It wastes your time and it annoys the pig". (Robert Heinlein)
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howard Lazerson
member
Reged: 02/25/08
Posts: 15
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This is my 40yo 5" F5 mounted on a wheeled cart with a 1" ply alt/az mount and setting circles. I purchased the Jaeger lens and cell and mounted them plus an internal diagonal in an aluminum tube with baffles plus a homemade tube carrier to allow rotation. A Tectron EP holder completes the scope. The diag is fully adjustible for collimation.
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ngc2289
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 04/13/05
Posts: 1870
Loc: SouthTexas
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I really like your scope Howard!!!! Very nice indeed!!
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Mike Traub(Mr. Congeniality): I've learned that I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy it!:Shipfitters mottos; Cut to suit, pound to fit, paint to hide!: If it dosen't fit get a bigger hammer!......Retired and BROKE!!!!!Refractors are like a fine wine!They just get better with age!!!!!! :SV102ED with Moonlite triknob focuser(Light Hawk):80mm f/11.25 homemade refractor(Star Sapphire):PST: New version Williams EZ Touch Alt-Az mount:Vixen green version GP .
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ngc2289
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 04/13/05
Posts: 1870
Loc: SouthTexas
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Here is my new (to me) AR5.
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Mike Traub(Mr. Congeniality): I've learned that I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy it!:Shipfitters mottos; Cut to suit, pound to fit, paint to hide!: If it dosen't fit get a bigger hammer!......Retired and BROKE!!!!!Refractors are like a fine wine!They just get better with age!!!!!! :SV102ED with Moonlite triknob focuser(Light Hawk):80mm f/11.25 homemade refractor(Star Sapphire):PST: New version Williams EZ Touch Alt-Az mount:Vixen green version GP .
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6642
member
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Posts: 12
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here my 3 refractors (family picture ))
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6642
member
Reged: 07/25/06
Posts: 12
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Here my Orion 120 8.3 Achro on SPDX mount.
OTA with new car painting and GSO microfocuser.
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6642
member
Reged: 07/25/06
Posts: 12
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Here my Taka FS102 APO on GP mount
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6642
member
Reged: 07/25/06
Posts: 12
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And my Megrez 72FD on the same GP mount
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Starlighter
Post Laureate
Reged: 08/03/07
Posts: 4494
Loc: Sunny California
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NP-101 on the Orion Skyview Pro AZ mount less the 16" extension which I discovered added vibration, was too darned heavy and really didn't aid that much in viewing objects at or near zenith:
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Celestron C4-R 102mm achromat
Celeston Nexstar 6SE SCT
Meade 80mm APO Triplet
Televue NP-101
Televue TV-85
Vixen A70Lf
Vixen A80Mf
William Optics 66mm Zenithstar Patriot
Celestron CG4 EQ mount
Orion Skyview Pro AZ mount
Vixen Portamount
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gnowellsct
professor emeritus
Reged: 06/24/09
Posts: 733
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FS128 riding on a G11+Berlebach
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"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
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gnowellsct
professor emeritus
Reged: 06/24/09
Posts: 733
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....and sometimes it rides on an AP900QMD
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"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
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Starlighter
Post Laureate
Reged: 08/03/07
Posts: 4494
Loc: Sunny California
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Beautiful setups. What's the total weight with the AP900?
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DaveTinning
member
Reged: 01/03/09
Posts: 44
Loc: Central England
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Hi All, ok for a newbie from England to join in? Here is my Tal125R five inch achromat with flared tube. I also have its' little brother, the 100RS. Both built in Siberia, both with great, sharp objectives for achros.
Previous owner took these shots, the brass large focus wheels were turned specially buy his friend, they are very smooth and give great micro adjustment.
I have the scope on my CG-5 with 2" stainless legs, a nice combination.
hope you like it.
Dave
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Tal 125R F9 refractor on CG-5
Tal 100RS F10 on Bresser Meade Mon-2
Meade AR6 152mm F8 refractor
Topic (Towa)D80mm F1200mm F15 Refractor 1970s
Tasco 14-Te Refractor 1969
Prinz Astral 500 D60mm F910mm Refractor c1980
I like refractors..:-)
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DaveTinning
member
Reged: 01/03/09
Posts: 44
Loc: Central England
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CLose up of Brass focus wheels..
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Tal 125R F9 refractor on CG-5
Tal 100RS F10 on Bresser Meade Mon-2
Meade AR6 152mm F8 refractor
Topic (Towa)D80mm F1200mm F15 Refractor 1970s
Tasco 14-Te Refractor 1969
Prinz Astral 500 D60mm F910mm Refractor c1980
I like refractors..:-)
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DaveTinning
member
Reged: 01/03/09
Posts: 44
Loc: Central England
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..and the "business end"
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Tal 125R F9 refractor on CG-5
Tal 100RS F10 on Bresser Meade Mon-2
Meade AR6 152mm F8 refractor
Topic (Towa)D80mm F1200mm F15 Refractor 1970s
Tasco 14-Te Refractor 1969
Prinz Astral 500 D60mm F910mm Refractor c1980
I like refractors..:-)
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NHRob
Post Laureate
Reged: 08/27/04
Posts: 3159
Loc: New Hampshire
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Dave,
That is a gorgeous TAL125 !!! Love that flared tube.
Only see that in TV-85 nowadays.
Rob
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Rob
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Canon 12x36 IS binos
TEC-140: #433 on CGEM
Faworski orthos (7,10,16.7mm)
stuff ...
no free time ... lots of clouds !
" Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans" !!
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t.r.
professor emeritus
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Posts: 577
Loc: Upstate NY
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FS128 riding on a G11+Berlebach
gnowellsct, I had to laugh when I saw your pic, reminded me of my outings here in lake effect country! We deserve a medal for our efforts.  
And that weather is all too near...
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Present Stable:
Kmart 40mm(first scope @ age 8)
Jason 60mm
C80SS
Tak Sky90II
PST
C6XLT
AP130 "Gran Turismo"
C-11XLT
EQ-2,CG-4,ASGT-5,DenkII's,TV(zoom,plossls,Ethos),Pentax XW's,UO volcano set, ZAOII 4mm,BaaderZoom and other un-notables
"For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring."
Carl Sagan
Edited by t.r. (09/15/09 10:02 AM)
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DaveTinning
member
Reged: 01/03/09
Posts: 44
Loc: Central England
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Hi Rob, thanks for your kind comments, yes she's a beauty, and views as good as she looks..
If you are interested in Tals there is a great article on CN right now by a fellow Britisher (and a proud Scot I think!) called Neil English..it's called " a little piece of Russian Magic" I think, you should find it easily enough..it's a great read, and Neil is planning a book next year all about Refractors - achros, apos, semi-apo (whatever that is) etc etc Take a look and clear skies to you.
best regards
Dave
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Tal 125R F9 refractor on CG-5
Tal 100RS F10 on Bresser Meade Mon-2
Meade AR6 152mm F8 refractor
Topic (Towa)D80mm F1200mm F15 Refractor 1970s
Tasco 14-Te Refractor 1969
Prinz Astral 500 D60mm F910mm Refractor c1980
I like refractors..:-)
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Adam S
sage
Reged: 12/21/05
Posts: 361
Loc: Gunnison, Colorado
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Greg-Nice scope! The focuser is an improvement, certainly for visual use. How do you like the tripod? I've got a Giro III that I use on a Gibralter tripod with my two refractors and find it jittery at moderately high power.
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Adam S.
AP 130 GT
Televue Pronto
Orange C8
Coronado SM 60
Tak EM 200
Denk II
Van Slyke Turret
CN Gallery: http://www.cloudynights.com/photopost/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=14004
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seethat?
member
Reged: 03/12/09
Posts: 79
Loc: NOVA
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Just got my new together with my first one.
CA squared Yard Howitzer.
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Mark
Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'"
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
So far:
Orion 100mm F/6 piggy backed
an a Orion 120mm F/8.3
on a Astroview EQ3 mount
with wooden legs.
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seethat?
member
Reged: 03/12/09
Posts: 79
Loc: NOVA
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And the Glass!
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Mark
Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'"
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
So far:
Orion 100mm F/6 piggy backed
an a Orion 120mm F/8.3
on a Astroview EQ3 mount
with wooden legs.
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astroneil
member
Reged: 07/28/09
Posts: 21
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Quote:
Hi Rob, thanks for your kind comments, yes she's a beauty, and views as good as she looks..
If you are interested in Tals there is a great article on CN right now by a fellow Britisher (and a proud Scot I think!) called Neil English..it's called " a little piece of Russian Magic" I think, you should find it easily enough..it's a great read, and Neil is planning a book next year all about Refractors - achros, apos, semi-apo (whatever that is) etc etc Take a look and clear skies to you.
best regards
Dave
Hi guys,
Just chimed in. For the record Dave Tinning's claim that I'm a fellow Britisher and proud Scot are both untrue.
I'm actually Irish, living in Scotland with English as surname!
Thanks for the plug all the same Dave and keep those images coming!
Neil.
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BradleyB
sage
Reged: 09/01/06
Posts: 267
Loc: Olympia, WA
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After getting this C80ED with a beat-up tube, funky focuser, and bent tube clamp, I found the optics to be first rate so I decided to fix it up. I sanded and painted the tube, put on a GSO crayford, and already had some decent tube rings. The threads on the Agena focuser adapter were way different than the threads on the tube, I guess some were. So I filed off the tube threads and epoxied the adapter on. So now it's all fixed up.
Brad
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Tom L. made 12.5" f6, "Endurance"
C80ED fixed up
Edmund 60mm f/6
Jason 60mm f/15
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ebusinesstutor
sage
Reged: 07/01/09
Posts: 468
Loc: Nanaimo, BC, Canada
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Quote:
After getting this C80ED with a beat-up tube, funky focuser, and bent tube clamp, I found the optics to be first rate so I decided to fix it up. I sanded and painted the tube, put on a GSO crayford, and already had some decent tube rings. The threads on the Agena focuser adapter were way different than the threads on the tube, I guess some were. So I filed off the tube threads and epoxied the adapter on. So now it's all fixed up.
Brad
Nice to see another C80ED Brad. And I see you also have the Hyperion 8-24mm Click Zoom on it.
I also use the Hyperion Click Zoom on mine.
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Garland Coulson
Orion XT8i Dob & Celestron 80 ED on a Vixen Porta Mount Mini
Baader Hyperion 8-24mm Click Zoom & Siebert Observatory 36mm
Siebert Black Knight Binoviewers
SkyWatcher Observing Chair
Celestron Skymaster 15x70mm binos
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Downward Bound
Adrenaline Junkie
Reged: 03/29/06
Posts: 2642
Loc: Seattle
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Great project Brad. The C80ED looks great and I'm sure it's functioning as well as it looks now too!
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Bill
'flector: R200SS, 22" f/3.6 (on order)
'fractors: PST, AT-66, TV-85, FS-102, NP-127, TMB-152
'bins: 15x63, 10x52, 22x85
410+028B, Sphinx, Telepod, EZ Touch, G-11
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Sky Captain
Metal Whisperer
Reged: 11/07/04
Posts: 7195
Loc: Issaquah, WA.
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Quote:
After getting this C80ED with a beat-up tube, funky focuser, and bent tube clamp, I found the optics to be first rate so I decided to fix it up. I sanded and painted the tube, put on a GSO crayford, and already had some decent tube rings. The threads on the Agena focuser adapter were way different than the threads on the tube, I guess some were. So I filed off the tube threads and epoxied the adapter on. So now it's all fixed up.
Brad
Nice find and refit Brad, can't wait to see through it at the next star party...I want to try that zoom as well, been thinking of getting one myself.
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Equipment Overload!
Kerry
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Sky Captain
Metal Whisperer
Reged: 11/07/04
Posts: 7195
Loc: Issaquah, WA.
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Hi All, ok for a newbie from England to join in? Here is my Tal125R five inch achromat with flared tube. I also have its' little brother, the 100RS. Both built in Siberia, both with great, sharp objectives for achros.
Nice Tal 125R Dave, I'd love to own one myself. Never saw it for sale on this side of the pond though. I was able to buy one of the last Tal 100RS's sold over here and it is a very good achro with sharp optics!
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Equipment Overload!
Kerry
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rwiederrich
Goldfinger
Reged: 11/17/05
Posts: 8334
Loc: Bremerton Washington
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Quote:
After getting this C80ED with a beat-up tube, funky focuser, and bent tube clamp, I found the optics to be first rate so I decided to fix it up. I sanded and painted the tube, put on a GSO crayford, and already had some decent tube rings. The threads on the Agena focuser adapter were way different than the threads on the tube, I guess some were. So I filed off the tube threads and epoxied the adapter on. So now it's all fixed up.
Brad
Super rebuild Brad....love the GREEN color...sweet choice.
Rob
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www.goldmtobservingcenter.com
A great place for amateur astronomers, and ATM's to come and enjoy their hobby.
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/HomemadeRefractorTelescopes/ My homemade refractor group.
www.vimeo.com/6014031
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Downward Bound
Adrenaline Junkie
Reged: 03/29/06
Posts: 2642
Loc: Seattle
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Here's my latest, and last refractor acquisition. I picked up this APM/TMB-152 from Bo (Bwaz here on CN) when he upgraded to his new TEC-160FL this summer. That's what I'd call a win-win
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Bill
'flector: R200SS, 22" f/3.6 (on order)
'fractors: PST, AT-66, TV-85, FS-102, NP-127, TMB-152
'bins: 15x63, 10x52, 22x85
410+028B, Sphinx, Telepod, EZ Touch, G-11
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Sky Captain
Metal Whisperer
Reged: 11/07/04
Posts: 7195
Loc: Issaquah, WA.
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and last refractor acquisition.
Wish I had a nickel every time I heard that one!
Very Nice Bill! When you going to bring it over so I can take a peek through it? How are the views so far?
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and last refractor acquisition.
Wish I had a nickel every time I heard that one!
Very Nice Bill! When you going to bring it over so I can take a peek through it? How are the views so far?
You mean you wish you had a nickel for every time you've said it!!!
I'll bring it by as soon as the weather clears - I may need your mechanical genius to fix some mount issues.
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'flector: R200SS, 22" f/3.6 (on order)
'fractors: PST, AT-66, TV-85, FS-102, NP-127, TMB-152
'bins: 15x63, 10x52, 22x85
410+028B, Sphinx, Telepod, EZ Touch, G-11
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Bill, Beautiful TMB,
Congratulations.
Steve
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Meade 127ED
Antares 152
Celestron C5
Celestron C8
Celestron C11
Coulter Odyssey 8
16 Dobsonian
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Bill, based in the increase in aperture from one scope to the next... your next one is going to REALLY expensive! Which do you use the most?
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Televue Pronto
Orange C8
Coronado SM 60
Tak EM 200
Denk II
Van Slyke Turret
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haha Adam! Actually the next arrival is my 22" Webster due sometime next spring and you're right, it's in the ballpark of a 7" apo. At this time, the scope I use the most is the FS-102 that I bought from you Adam. The size, weight, cool-down and ease of use make it an easy scope to get out observing with quickly. Once I acquired your FS-102 I realized that there's redundancy between my 3, 4 and 5 inche scopes. I will keep the TV-85 because it is an easy carry-on size for airline travel so that leaves the 102 and the 127. For me there's not enough difference in aperture to justify owning both, and that's what led me to pick up a 6" - something with a material increase over the 4" with the intent of selling the 127. Before I put the 127 up for sale I thought it would be fun to do a side-by-side comparison before it leaves my kit. I need to get my mounts sorted first then I will do a comparo with the 127 and the 152.
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'flector: R200SS, 22" f/3.6 (on order)
'fractors: PST, AT-66, TV-85, FS-102, NP-127, TMB-152
'bins: 15x63, 10x52, 22x85
410+028B, Sphinx, Telepod, EZ Touch, G-11
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Says the man who has admitted to owning 32 scopes on his way to finding the perfect one! 
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'flector: R200SS, 22" f/3.6 (on order)
'fractors: PST, AT-66, TV-85, FS-102, NP-127, TMB-152
'bins: 15x63, 10x52, 22x85
410+028B, Sphinx, Telepod, EZ Touch, G-11
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I added a Starbeam to my NP-101. The SV RACI finder barely clears the flip mirror.
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Celeston Nexstar 6SE SCT
Meade 80mm APO Triplet
Televue NP-101
Televue TV-85
Vixen A70Lf
Vixen A80Mf
William Optics 66mm Zenithstar Patriot
Celestron CG4 EQ mount
Orion Skyview Pro AZ mount
Vixen Portamount
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Hmm...
Somehow that optical tube looks a little familiar, Bill! Here is my LZOS-152 ready for imaging (less a few cables to keep so my wife won't complain about the "cluttered" look in the living room). The guide scope is a Lomo 80/480 and the mount is a Mach1. The weight limit on the mount is supposed to be 45 pounds; luckily, Roland is pretty conservative in rating these things since my rig is closer to 55 pounds all in.
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- Fluorostar FLT-110 w/ TEC optics
- Stellarvue SV80S
- Astro-Physics Mach1 GTO
- Takahashi Teegul SP Mount
- STL-11000
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Wow great set up Jared!! With a LOMO guidescope even!
What make/model is your guidescope plate/ring mounting system?
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'flector: R200SS, 22" f/3.6 (on order)
'fractors: PST, AT-66, TV-85, FS-102, NP-127, TMB-152
'bins: 15x63, 10x52, 22x85
410+028B, Sphinx, Telepod, EZ Touch, G-11
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Awesome setup Jared!
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Wow great set up Jared!! With a LOMO guidescope even!
What make/model is your guidescope plate/ring mounting system?
The LOMO scope also serves as my "grab and go" on a nice little Tak Teegul SP mount, so it's not nearly as silly as it seems! The guide rings are Losmandy and the dovetail plate is a Farpoint copy of the standard Losmandy plate (I liked their finish a bit better--I think they were the same price). I believe the rings on the main scope are Parallax, but they came used with the APM/TMB/LZOS scope so I can't confirm that for sure.
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- Stellarvue SV80S
- Astro-Physics Mach1 GTO
- Takahashi Teegul SP Mount
- STL-11000
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The FS128 has been treated to a new EQ6 Syntrek!
Just set up ready for Jupiter.
Mike
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Mike,
Your 128 looks great on the new EQ6. Very nice!
Cheers,
Keith
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Hi Mike,
Thanks for putting that pic up. I just purchased a FS128 and have been looking for a mount. Looks as if i will go down the EQ6 path.
So you find the mount handles your scope just fine?
Regards,
David.
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You will notice I had to sell the curtains for this...
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If I invested that much, it would be curtains for me with the wife.
Very impressive!
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Celeston Nexstar 6SE SCT
Meade 80mm APO Triplet
Televue NP-101
Televue TV-85
Vixen A70Lf
Vixen A80Mf
William Optics 66mm Zenithstar Patriot
Celestron CG4 EQ mount
Orion Skyview Pro AZ mount
Vixen Portamount
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Hi Mike,
Thanks for putting that pic up. I just purchased a FS128 and have been looking for a mount. Looks as if i will go down the EQ6 path.
Hi David,
Yes its an excellent and sturdy match for the 128, but i had issues with the standard EQ6,due to micro vibrations at powers of x200 up.This does not seem to be a problem with the upgraded stepper motors in the Syntrek/Synscan version,of which i decided to go for the Syntrek. For planetary,i do not need go-to.
Mike
So you find the mount handles your scope just fine?
Regards,
David.
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Thanks for the reply Mike.
Joel that scope is WOW.
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Beautiful setups. What's the total weight with the AP900?
Sorry I didn't visit this thread for some time. The ATS pier is around 30 lbs, the AP900 is, I dunno, maybe 30 lbs, but the counterweight and shaft will add, I dunno, maybe 15 or 20 lbs to that, but of course all these parts screw on you don't carry them at once. So where we at? 100 lbs?
The ATS pier is very light. The marine battery power supply is the heaviest single part of my equipment.
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featuring selected astrojunk:
bunch o' widefield eyepieces
bunch o' narrowfield eyepieces
couple o' Barlows
couple o' scopes
couple o' mounts
couple o' tripods
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FS128 riding on a G11+Berlebach
gnowellsct, I had to laugh when I saw your pic, reminded me of my outings here in lake effect country! We deserve a medal for our efforts.
And that weather is all too near...
Drop on in at
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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
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Greg-Nice scope! The focuser is an improvement, certainly for visual use. How do you like the tripod? I've got a Giro III that I use on a Gibralter tripod with my two refractors and find it jittery at moderately high power.
Hi Adam, thank you for your comments. The FS128 is indeed a nice scope. I have seen two or three Gibraltars in action and I'm afraid my bottom line view is that Televue did not put their best thinking into that one. I see you're not using the standard Gibraltar head, and went for the heaviest duty Giro, so that's smart. But to answer your question, the Berlebach is rock solid with the FS128, whatever the power. Damping time is too fast to really estimate. I think you would find it a big step up. I don't really know how it rates price wise compared to the Gibraltar.
I find it easier to set up than the G11 tripod. (I assume you're talking about the Berlebach tripod and not the ATS pier in a lower photo).
regards
Greg N
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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
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This is not my favorite refractor, but it is my most used refractor. Can anyone guess why? It's a Vixen f/6.5 102mm.
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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
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pollux
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Nice finderscope for your C14
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Vixen VMC200L & VMC260L
Pentax XW eyepiece (complete set), a few Plossls and a few wide angles
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My humble collection. On the mantle,Celestron AstroMaster 70 ota. From back to front, Celestron 120 Omni XLT on a Vixen GP2, Astro- Tech 80 ED, and TMB 80SS on an SLT mount.
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1986 Celestron c-8 (retired)
Celestron Omni XLT 120
Celestron Astromaster 70 AZ
Vixen GP2 mount on Omni XLT tripod (soon to be driven by iOptron GOTO Nova)
Meade 16x50 binoculars
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my grab n go setup, just ~200Lbs, light enough for one person setup...
now I run the mount with a 48v Lithium battery and it can last for several nights
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Fixed domes : Lake Egret Observatory, Star Academy
Mobile Equipment : APM 203 f7 APO refractor, Paramount ME, PWT Tripod
Eyepieces : only TMB Supermonocentrics and Televue Ethos
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