meisterman
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Tom,
Who is Black Sabbath?  
John Osbourne and fellow band mates of the 70's
I thought it was Ozzy Osbourne 
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Clyde De Sinna AKA Klaus
Del Oro Observatory
Tak TOA-130, FSQ106N, Epsilon 180ED, Sky 90II ,Tak NJP, Tak P2Z, Hutech Moded 40D, Canon 1Ds MK III and a lot of Canon glass.
http://www.photo.net/photos/Meisterman
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Strgazr27
Scope Junkie
Reged: 10/04/04
Posts: 6135
Loc: StonyHill Observatory
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Tom,
Who is Black Sabbath?
John Osbourne and fellow band mates of the 70's
I thought it was Ozzy Osbourne
Ozzy's real name is John 
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Bobby
StonyHill Observatory
Atlas w EQMOD
Vixen R200SS
Orion ED-80
AT-111
AT66-ED
QHY-8
SSAG
YAHOO TMB 130SS Group
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meisterman
Carpal Tunnel
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Posts: 1609
Loc: One Step Beyond...
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Yep I remember listening to the Sabbath way back when. Saw them in Concert back in the mid 70's. I think I still have the "Paranoid" album in a box somewhere.
Man I'm getting old ! 
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"Badges... We don't need no stinkin' badges"
Clyde De Sinna AKA Klaus
Del Oro Observatory
Tak TOA-130, FSQ106N, Epsilon 180ED, Sky 90II ,Tak NJP, Tak P2Z, Hutech Moded 40D, Canon 1Ds MK III and a lot of Canon glass.
http://www.photo.net/photos/Meisterman
Edited by meisterman (01/14/07 12:52 PM)
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David Pavlich
Postmaster
Reged: 05/18/05
Posts: 6729
Loc: Mandeville, LA USA 30.38 X 90....
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One of the loudest concerts I've ever attended was a mega-concert with Mountain, Black Sabbath and the Who. Ears were ringing for 3 days!!! 
David
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Meade 12" LX200
TMB 80/480
MI250
WO Megrez 110
Meade LXD75
Proud Member; PAS NOLA,
Life expectancies would go WAY up if green vegetables smelled like bacon...
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Mr. Bill
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Reged: 02/09/05
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One of the loudest concerts I've ever attended was a mega-concert with Mountain, Black Sabbath and the Who. Ears were ringing for 3 days!!!
David
What did you say????......
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10x50 Fujinon FMT-SX binos
15x70 AP binos + Paragon p-mount
Oberwerk 100BT 45 degree + Hercules fork mount
120mm f/5 Orion achromat + Moonlite focuser
140mm f/5.7 Vixen NeoAchro Petzvel refractor
150mm f/6.5 Antares achromat
150mm f/8 homemade achromat....EE Barnard MW Sweeper
8 inch newt with f/5 Swayze mirror
10 inch f/4.7 Orion newt + Paracorr
15 inch f/5 Discovery split tube
35mm Pan, 26mm Nagler, 17mm Nagler, 13mm Ethos, 8mm Ethos
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Tom and Beth
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Reged: 01/08/07
Posts: 496
Loc: Tucson, AZ
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Yep I remember listening to the Sabbath way back when. Saw them in Concert back in the mid 70's. I think I still have the "Paranoid" album in a box somewhere.
Man I'm getting old !
Black Sabbath, black lights, sandalwood incense and VW bugs. I wish I had some of those brain cells I killed back then. 
Thank God the stars I see now are the real ones.
Tom
Tucson, AZ
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Refractor6
Post Laureate
Reged: 10/20/04
Posts: 3144
Loc: Vancouver B.C. , Canada
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Here's a pic of the Celestron CG-5 mount/dual drives with high 2" steel legs I purchased for my 127 f/6.45 achro refractor a couple of months back. Absolutely no flex or shakes and will sit solid even in the wind well observing:
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Refractor6
Post Laureate
Reged: 10/20/04
Posts: 3144
Loc: Vancouver B.C. , Canada
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EQ5/dual drives on a modified Sky Instruments wooden tripod with a cast iron spreader. Voids in the hub are filled with hardwood blocks. Solid setup for my 152 f/6.5 achro refractor:
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Refractor6
Post Laureate
Reged: 10/20/04
Posts: 3144
Loc: Vancouver B.C. , Canada
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EQ5/dual drives on custom made hardwood Bubinga legs with a Sky Instruments cast iron spreader for the 152 f/8 achro refractor. I could not find on the market legs at the height and solid strength I desired so my friend who does custom hardwood flooring took on the project for me. The EQ5 head attaches to the top of the hub at 64" off the ground. The voids in the hub are completely filled with hardwood blocks. Excellent results:
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Astro4.3
member
Reged: 11/06/04
Posts: 55
Loc: So-Cal, High Desert
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Speaking of Black Sabbath, don't forget Planet Caravan.
We sail through endless skies
Stars shine like eyes
The black night sighs
The moon in silver trees
Falls down in tears
Light of the night
The earth, a purple blaze
Of sapphire haze
In orbit always
Robert
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Mr. Bill
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Posts: 2791
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Speaking of Black Sabbath, don't forget Planet Caravan.
......The earth, a purple blaze
Of sapphire haze
In orbit always
Robert
sounds like a bad case of light pollution. These guys must have lived in LA.
 
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10x50 Fujinon FMT-SX binos
15x70 AP binos + Paragon p-mount
Oberwerk 100BT 45 degree + Hercules fork mount
120mm f/5 Orion achromat + Moonlite focuser
140mm f/5.7 Vixen NeoAchro Petzvel refractor
150mm f/6.5 Antares achromat
150mm f/8 homemade achromat....EE Barnard MW Sweeper
8 inch newt with f/5 Swayze mirror
10 inch f/4.7 Orion newt + Paracorr
15 inch f/5 Discovery split tube
35mm Pan, 26mm Nagler, 17mm Nagler, 13mm Ethos, 8mm Ethos
Member IDA
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M13 Observer
super member
Reged: 12/09/06
Posts: 147
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As promised way back then, here is a picture of the Mach1GTO safely nestled in its 1560 Pelican case.
Edited by M13 Observer (01/15/07 04:04 PM)
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meisterman
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Reged: 07/27/05
Posts: 1609
Loc: One Step Beyond...
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Heres a couple of shots of the Del Oro observatory mounts.
1) The NJP 
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Clyde De Sinna AKA Klaus
Del Oro Observatory
Tak TOA-130, FSQ106N, Epsilon 180ED, Sky 90II ,Tak NJP, Tak P2Z, Hutech Moded 40D, Canon 1Ds MK III and a lot of Canon glass.
http://www.photo.net/photos/Meisterman
Edited by meisterman (01/19/07 04:28 PM)
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meisterman
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2) The CGE
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"Badges... We don't need no stinkin' badges"
Clyde De Sinna AKA Klaus
Del Oro Observatory
Tak TOA-130, FSQ106N, Epsilon 180ED, Sky 90II ,Tak NJP, Tak P2Z, Hutech Moded 40D, Canon 1Ds MK III and a lot of Canon glass.
http://www.photo.net/photos/Meisterman
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meisterman
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Posts: 1609
Loc: One Step Beyond...
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Both of them
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"Badges... We don't need no stinkin' badges"
Clyde De Sinna AKA Klaus
Del Oro Observatory
Tak TOA-130, FSQ106N, Epsilon 180ED, Sky 90II ,Tak NJP, Tak P2Z, Hutech Moded 40D, Canon 1Ds MK III and a lot of Canon glass.
http://www.photo.net/photos/Meisterman
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jgibson1@emich
sage
Reged: 06/11/06
Posts: 236
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So I must admit I don't actually own this one but in my defense...
I spend countless number of hours, stewing over the eyepiece of this beauty staring in aw of the wonderful objects the sky may have to offer.
Also I spend countless number of hours staring at the faint red glow of an illuminated reticle, guiding.
On many occasions I have been late for work, missed work, was late for class, missed classes, and suffered severe sleep depravation as a result of my private access to the observatory and all of its equipment!
...So I feel as if part me owns this wonderful piece of equipment.
The mount is a Byers mount.
Oh, nearly forgot. The big scope is an Astro Physics f/14 10" apo with a 4", f/8 Astro Physics apo piggy-backed. I use the 4" as my imgaing scope and use the 10" as my guide scope.
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jgibson1@emich
sage
Reged: 06/11/06
Posts: 236
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Here is a shot of the Dec motor and gears on the Byers.
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jgibson1@emich
sage
Reged: 06/11/06
Posts: 236
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Here is a shot of the RA Drive gear assembly. I think the RA gear is 16 or 18 inches in diameter!!!! The PE on this thing is amazingly low! and I mean LOW!!! Also the polar alignment is dead on. I have taken a 25 minute exposure, un guided, through the 4 inch'er with NO drift due to PE or mis-alignment.
The only drawback is that it is fully manual w/respect to finding things... no goto.
It is kind of nice to actually have to learn how to locate and star hop to those faint and fuzzy objects.
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jgibson1@emich
sage
Reged: 06/11/06
Posts: 236
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Oh also, if anyone is interested to know. This is the scope at Sherzer Observatory on the campus of Eastern Michigan University. The EMU Astronomy club meets every thursday night at 7:30 and weather permitting opens the Observatory up for public observing. We also open up the roof deck so folks can walk around outside from atop Sherzer Hall and observe using one of the many Dobs.
The following is a link to the observatory's website. If you like the look and feel of the olden days then try to come and visit if you are ever around. Also, the club meetings are open to the public. We often times have guest speakers and have fun talking about astro-stuff!! 
http://www.physics.emich.edu/sherzer/
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Paul Milligan
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 03/03/06
Posts: 1225
Loc: 54°12.0' N; 4°25' W
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Tak Epsilon 160 / 16 Inch Custom Truss Dob
WO FLT-110 [TEC] APO / WO Megrez 80FD APO
EQ6 Pro / Canon Rebel XTi / QHY5 / GSTAR-EX
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