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Sky Captain
Scope Builder

Reged: 11/07/04
Posts: 5743
Loc: Seattle Washington

Re: Post a picture of your Mount !! new

[Re: Sky Captain]
#1307166 - 12/16/06 07:58 PM Attachment (211 downloads)

This one shows the 6 in. F8 refractor and custom 17 in. DT.
(unparalleled stability)

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Equipment Overload!
Kerry.

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Sky Captain
Scope Builder

Reged: 11/07/04
Posts: 5743
Loc: Seattle Washington

Re: Post a picture of your Mount !! new

[Re: Sky Captain]
#1307180 - 12/16/06 08:06 PM Attachment (206 downloads)

Here is my latest venture in the search for a grab & go scope set up.

EQ6 tripod
SVP extension
WO EZTouch
4" F5
4" F10

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Equipment Overload!
Kerry.

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Dragon Man
sage

Reged: 03/07/06
Posts: 229
Loc: Snake Valley, Australia

Re: Post a picture of your Mount !! new

[Re: Sky Captain]
#1307264 - 12/16/06 09:21 PM

Kerry,

the EQ6 looks very comfortable on top of the G11 Tripod! It would be very stable. Nice piece of work.

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IMAGE EDITING AND COMMENT APPROVED
Ken - 12" Dob on a Restored EQ | 8" EQ Reflector | EQ6 & synscan | ED 80 | Modded 840 Toucam Pro II | 20x80 Triplet Binoculars |
Snake Valley Astronomical Association and my own site Australian Astronomy

Who's the Idiot that invented the Light Bulb!

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Bob Moore
professor emeritus

Reged: 04/07/06
Posts: 543
Loc: New York

Re: Post a picture of your Mount !! new

[Re: Strgazr27]
#1307482 - 12/17/06 12:23 AM Attachment (203 downloads)

My little setup

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R.A.C. Advisory Committee
NEAIC Co-Chairman
NEAF Advisory Committee

http://deer-pond-observatorie.wetpaint.com/
Warwick, New York
41.15984 -74.2541

Losmandy G11/Gemini
TAKAHASHI MT-160
10" F4.5 Newt
Vixen R200ss
Orion Starblast
Astro Tech 80 ED
Astro Tech 66 ED
Coronado PST H alpha
ToUcam pro,& DSI Pro II, SX MX716,QSI 532

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Spyke
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 07/22/03
Posts: 1941
Loc: Scotland

Re: Post a picture of your Mount !! new

[Re: Bob Moore]
#1307748 - 12/17/06 08:35 AM

My Vixen GP

and my Giro II

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Equinox 120 just arrived!

GSO 8" f6 Dob (Hi-Lux coated)
ED100 Pro, ED80
Skymax 127 Maksutov
Coronado Ha PST
Vixen GP, Porta-mount, multiple AZ-3 mounts.
Berkut 10x50 Binos, 'reasonable' no. of eyepieces

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jrcrilly
Refractor wienie again

Reged: 04/30/03
Posts: 22461
Loc: NE Ohio

Re: Post a picture of your Mount !! new

[Re: Strgazr27]
#1307751 - 12/17/06 08:47 AM Attachment (175 downloads)

Here's the LXD750 with the NA130SS and TV Genesis side by side.

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John C
Urban Observatory
Tele Vue Pronto
A&M/Astreya 76mm F/6 APO
TMB/LOMO 80mm F/7.5 APO
Tak FSQ-106N F/5 APO
Meade 152ED F/9 "APO"
152mm F/10 achromat
Tak CN-212 8" F/12 classical Cass/ F/4 Newt
Teeter 20" F/3.8 truss Newt w/ServoCat
LXD750, EM-200, CI-700
ST-10XME

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jrcrilly
Refractor wienie again

Reged: 04/30/03
Posts: 22461
Loc: NE Ohio

Re: Post a picture of your Mount !! new

[Re: jrcrilly]
#1307757 - 12/17/06 08:57 AM Attachment (160 downloads)

Here's the LXD750 with a 7" Meade Mak and a 6" Intes Mak-Newt.

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John C
Urban Observatory
Tele Vue Pronto
A&M/Astreya 76mm F/6 APO
TMB/LOMO 80mm F/7.5 APO
Tak FSQ-106N F/5 APO
Meade 152ED F/9 "APO"
152mm F/10 achromat
Tak CN-212 8" F/12 classical Cass/ F/4 Newt
Teeter 20" F/3.8 truss Newt w/ServoCat
LXD750, EM-200, CI-700
ST-10XME

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jrcrilly
Refractor wienie again

Reged: 04/30/03
Posts: 22461
Loc: NE Ohio

Re: Post a picture of your Mount !! new

[Re: jrcrilly]
#1307765 - 12/17/06 09:04 AM Attachment (158 downloads)

Here's the portable mount - LXD650 with 102ED and ZS80FD on top.

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John C
Urban Observatory
Tele Vue Pronto
A&M/Astreya 76mm F/6 APO
TMB/LOMO 80mm F/7.5 APO
Tak FSQ-106N F/5 APO
Meade 152ED F/9 "APO"
152mm F/10 achromat
Tak CN-212 8" F/12 classical Cass/ F/4 Newt
Teeter 20" F/3.8 truss Newt w/ServoCat
LXD750, EM-200, CI-700
ST-10XME

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NHRob
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 08/27/04
Posts: 2557
Loc: New Hampshire

Re: Post a picture of your Mount !! new

[Re: jrcrilly]
#1307772 - 12/17/06 09:13 AM

John

how do you like the 650?
any issues with it?

Rob

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Canon 12x36 IS binos
AP130EDT f/8 (for sale)
new 12.5" f/6 Royce conical mirror (for sale)

no free time ... lots of clouds !
" Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans" !!

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jrcrilly
Refractor wienie again

Reged: 04/30/03
Posts: 22461
Loc: NE Ohio

Re: Post a picture of your Mount !! new

[Re: NHRob]
#1307786 - 12/17/06 09:28 AM

Quote:

John

how do you like the 650?
any issues with it?

Hi, Rob.

A couple of friends had LXD650's with issues but mine has been troublefree. It's a very stable, precise mount with a powerful controller and, to me, seems to be a terrific value.

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John C
Urban Observatory
Tele Vue Pronto
A&M/Astreya 76mm F/6 APO
TMB/LOMO 80mm F/7.5 APO
Tak FSQ-106N F/5 APO
Meade 152ED F/9 "APO"
152mm F/10 achromat
Tak CN-212 8" F/12 classical Cass/ F/4 Newt
Teeter 20" F/3.8 truss Newt w/ServoCat
LXD750, EM-200, CI-700
ST-10XME

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NHRob
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 08/27/04
Posts: 2557
Loc: New Hampshire

Re: Post a picture of your Mount !! new

[Re: jrcrilly]
#1307796 - 12/17/06 09:39 AM

awesome. I've often toyed with the idea of getting one but, have been afraid of getting a lemon!

Rob

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Canon 12x36 IS binos
AP130EDT f/8 (for sale)
new 12.5" f/6 Royce conical mirror (for sale)

no free time ... lots of clouds !
" Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans" !!

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jrcrilly
Refractor wienie again

Reged: 04/30/03
Posts: 22461
Loc: NE Ohio

Re: Post a picture of your Mount !! new

[Re: NHRob]
#1307818 - 12/17/06 10:02 AM

Quote:

awesome. I've often toyed with the idea of getting one but, have been afraid of getting a lemon!

I understand. Still, all the examples I know of locally are working fine now.

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John C
Urban Observatory
Tele Vue Pronto
A&M/Astreya 76mm F/6 APO
TMB/LOMO 80mm F/7.5 APO
Tak FSQ-106N F/5 APO
Meade 152ED F/9 "APO"
152mm F/10 achromat
Tak CN-212 8" F/12 classical Cass/ F/4 Newt
Teeter 20" F/3.8 truss Newt w/ServoCat
LXD750, EM-200, CI-700
ST-10XME

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NHRob
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 08/27/04
Posts: 2557
Loc: New Hampshire

Re: Post a picture of your Mount !! new

[Re: jrcrilly]
#1307871 - 12/17/06 10:34 AM

Another thing is that I am very much down on Meade so I refuse to use their products. Very bad experiences in the past but, that's just me.

Rob

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Canon 12x36 IS binos
AP130EDT f/8 (for sale)
new 12.5" f/6 Royce conical mirror (for sale)

no free time ... lots of clouds !
" Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans" !!

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jrcrilly
Refractor wienie again

Reged: 04/30/03
Posts: 22461
Loc: NE Ohio

Re: Post a picture of your Mount !! new

[Re: NHRob]
#1307889 - 12/17/06 10:49 AM

Quote:

Another thing is that I am very much down on Meade so I refuse to use their products. Very bad experiences in the past but, that's just me.

Sure, everyone has his own experiences. I've been luckier; nothing but satisfaction over the years with lots of gear from Meade, Celestron, Vixen, TV, and WO.

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John C
Urban Observatory
Tele Vue Pronto
A&M/Astreya 76mm F/6 APO
TMB/LOMO 80mm F/7.5 APO
Tak FSQ-106N F/5 APO
Meade 152ED F/9 "APO"
152mm F/10 achromat
Tak CN-212 8" F/12 classical Cass/ F/4 Newt
Teeter 20" F/3.8 truss Newt w/ServoCat
LXD750, EM-200, CI-700
ST-10XME

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JAT Observatory
Space Freak

Reged: 02/20/05
Posts: 5649
Loc: Eastern PA

Re: Post a picture of your Mount !! new

[Re: jrcrilly]
#1307918 - 12/17/06 11:04 AM

My 650 works great. I purchased the 650 as my portable mount. It is a replacement for my LXD55

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-Marcus

The problem with free speech is even the stupid have a voice.

http://jatobservatory.org

12" LX200R on a Paramount ME

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philipdo
super member

Reged: 12/06/06
Posts: 195
Loc: Flanders, Belgium, Europe

Re: Post a picture of your Mount !! new

[Re: JAT Observatory]
#1308251 - 12/17/06 02:47 PM Attachment (203 downloads)

Hi all,

this is my first post on CN ever. This mount picture thread seamed like a good starting point. Anyway, here it is: an early Atlas mount (no jitters!) carrying my homemade schief 200/4000. A great combo for visual moon & planetary observations and webcamming (just starting). Maybe a heavier mount would have been better (and more expensive) especially in view of the long secondary tube (170 cm). Works as a charm as long as windgusts are not too heavy.

-philip

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-philip doutreligne

-ETX 90
-Kutter Schiefspiegler 200/4000
-Orion Atlas mount

http://users.telenet.be/philipdo

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Charlie Hein
Postmaster

Reged: 11/02/03
Posts: 6569
Loc: 26.06.08N, +80.23.08W

Re: Post a picture of your Mount !! [Re: philipdo]
#1308473 - 12/17/06 05:17 PM

Quote:

Hi all,

this is my first post on CN ever. This mount picture thread seamed like a good starting point. Anyway, here it is: an early Atlas mount (no jitters!) carrying my homemade schief 200/4000. A great combo for visual moon & planetary observations and webcamming (just starting). Maybe a heavier mount would have been better (and more expensive) especially in view of the long secondary tube (170 cm). Works as a charm as long as windgusts are not too heavy.

-philip

Oh boy, just wait till Jerry sees this! Very impressive!

Charlie

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Weston CSC:

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Rusty
Postmaster

Reged: 08/06/03
Posts: 16399
Loc: Brooker, FL

Re: Post a picture of your Mount !! [Re: Charlie Hein]
#1309008 - 12/17/06 10:34 PM

Welcome to Cloudy Nights, philipdo!

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N11GPS Fastar
TOA-130S
MK66 Std
Vintage C5
Megrez II 80mm ED Triplet APO
SolarMax 40
NJP Temma II
Sirius EQ-G
ST8XE/CFW-8(LRGBHa)/AO-7/DF-2/STV Dlx/ST237a/350D (Unmodded)/Mallincam Color Hyper Plus/DSI III Color/DSI II Pro
Two not-spoiled Golden Retrievers - Maggie and Casey

Sometimes I think we're alone in the universe, and sometimes I think we're not. In either case the idea is quite staggering. - Arthur C. Clarke

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Sky Captain
Scope Builder

Reged: 11/07/04
Posts: 5743
Loc: Seattle Washington

Re: Post a picture of your Mount !! [Re: philipdo]
#1309207 - 12/18/06 12:48 AM

Great first post Philip! I like it!

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Equipment Overload!
Kerry.

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philipdo
super member

Reged: 12/06/06
Posts: 195
Loc: Flanders, Belgium, Europe

Re: Post a picture of your Mount !! [Re: Sky Captain]
#1309331 - 12/18/06 04:36 AM

thanks Charlie, Kerry and Rusty for the welcoming words.

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-philip doutreligne

-ETX 90
-Kutter Schiefspiegler 200/4000
-Orion Atlas mount

http://users.telenet.be/philipdo

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