Joe Cipriano
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Too cloudy to take pics WITH the equipment, so here's one OF it... 
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In the Land of Eternal Light Pollution & Great Pizza (Chicago)
SN-6, ED80, WO 66SD
Meade 208xt, SBIG ST-4
D70 (modified)
CGE (way modified)
A Wife who understands (unmodified)
Some other stuff...
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.
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KurtCasby
member
Reged: 12/12/04
Posts: 75
Loc: Minnesota, USA
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Alright Kurt, stop keeping us in suspence, and show us the *beast* behind you on the Parallax, In an Image for us to appreciate.
What is the scope behind you??? A TMB, Or........?
Rob
Sorry Rob,
No suspense intended! The scope is a 254mm (10") f/9 TMB APO. I have posted a couple pictures of it already in the 'Refractors' forum, and recently posted one (the larger version of the avatar) in the Forum Members Pictures at:
http://www.cloudynights.com/photopost/showgallery.php?thumb=1&cat=502&si=&perpage=12&sort=2&stype=&ppuser=
Although at that time the scope was not on this mount (the pier had not yet arrived).
Clear Skies,
Kurt
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60mm SolarMax,
25" Obsession,
47 in between.
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KurtCasby
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Reged: 12/12/04
Posts: 75
Loc: Minnesota, USA
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Too cloudy to take pics WITH the equipment, so here's one OF it...
Sweet!
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60mm SolarMax,
25" Obsession,
47 in between.
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Joe Cipriano
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Posts: 3830
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Kurt:
OMG!
Drool. Wipe chin. Repeat.
No wonder you need the HD200; I'm not even gonna ask how many people it takes to mount that TMB up. What do you do - hold the scope up in the air and wait for the earth's rotation to move the mount to the right position?
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In the Land of Eternal Light Pollution & Great Pizza (Chicago)
SN-6, ED80, WO 66SD
Meade 208xt, SBIG ST-4
D70 (modified)
CGE (way modified)
A Wife who understands (unmodified)
Some other stuff...
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.
Douglas Adams
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LLEEGE
Running out of Oxygen
Reged: 03/03/05
Posts: 6845
Loc: Cloud-chester,NY
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Alright Kurt, stop keeping us in suspence, and show us the *beast* behind you on the Parallax, In an Image for us to appreciate.
What is the scope behind you??? A TMB, Or........?
Rob
Sorry Rob,
No suspense intended! The scope is a 254mm (10") f/9 TMB APO. I have posted a couple pictures of it already in the 'Refractors' forum, and recently posted one (the larger version of the avatar) in the Forum Members Pictures at:
http://www.cloudynights.com/photopost/showgallery.php?thumb=1&cat=502&si=&perpage=12&sort=2&stype=&ppuser=
Although at that time the scope was not on this mount (the pier had not yet arrived).
Clear Skies,
Kurt
What is the guide scope, a TOA150? 
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AP900,LXD75
AP140EDF, TSA102, ZS80EDII
SN6-OTA, C8-OTA
Canon 20D, 350Hutech
PST, Lunt LD60T/DS (on order)
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rwiederrich
Goldfinger
Reged: 11/17/05
Posts: 5981
Loc: Bremerton Washington
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Alright Kurt, stop keeping us in suspence, and show us the *beast* behind you on the Parallax, In an Image for us to appreciate.
What is the scope behind you??? A TMB, Or........?
Rob
Sorry Rob,
No suspense intended! The scope is a 254mm (10") f/9 TMB APO. I have posted a couple pictures of it already in the 'Refractors' forum, and recently posted one (the larger version of the avatar) in the Forum Members Pictures at:
http://www.cloudynights.com/photopost/showgallery.php?thumb=1&cat=502&si=&perpage=12&sort=2&stype=&ppuser=
Although at that time the scope was not on this mount (the pier had not yet arrived).
Clear Skies,
Kurt
Good golly! 
I can surely respect folks who can alocate the funds for such a wonderful instrument. 
Please feel free to post pics after you mate the scope with the mount, Will you.
Rob 
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Joe Cipriano
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Too cloudy to take pics WITH the equipment, so here's one OF it...
Sweet!
Thanks. I was trying for an image like the Japanese astro equipment mags, where they load the mount up to just shy of the "Fall Over" point; aside from the SN-6, it IS every OTA I own...
The NJP looks at that (about 50 lbs), snickers, and says "whatever...".
Your Parallax probably wouldn't even need a counterweight.
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In the Land of Eternal Light Pollution & Great Pizza (Chicago)
SN-6, ED80, WO 66SD
Meade 208xt, SBIG ST-4
D70 (modified)
CGE (way modified)
A Wife who understands (unmodified)
Some other stuff...
I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.
Douglas Adams
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KurtCasby
member
Reged: 12/12/04
Posts: 75
Loc: Minnesota, USA
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Well,
It takes two people to mount the scope. Although I am sure that there are people who could do so solo, I am not one of them!
The guide scope in that picture was a TOA130.
Rob, you don't owe me any respect! I didn't make it, I just bought it! I admire and respect the people who are making all the fine gear available to us all. I doubt that the TMB will get set up again until Spring due to our Winters here in Minnesota.
Joe, our club had an NJP, and it was a *very* nice mount! Again, your setup is sweet!
Clear Skies,
Kurt
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60mm SolarMax,
25" Obsession,
47 in between.
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rwiederrich
Goldfinger
Reged: 11/17/05
Posts: 5981
Loc: Bremerton Washington
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Well,
It takes two people to mount the scope. Although I am sure that there are people who could do so solo, I am not one of them!
The guide scope in that picture was a TOA130.
Rob, you don't owe me any respect! I didn't make it, I just bought it! I admire and respect the people who are making all the fine gear available to us all. I doubt that the TMB will get set up again until Spring due to our Winters here in Minnesota.
Clear Skies,
Kurt
Still, I guess it is all perception really. I respect the fellow who can shell out 60k+, and then I guess it is reciprical, when folks like me go the other route and make our scopes and mounts.
I keep my scope set up allways, so in the blink of an eye I can roll out and be viewing in 10 minutes if need be. Due to the extreme weather this year, I haven't been doing a lot of rolling... 
Great scope, and mount. IMV, the best that can be had for just under 80k.
Rob(there is always summer) Have a happy holiday.
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Providing a great place for amateur astronomers, and ATM's to come and enjoy their hobby.
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Lew Chilton
professor emeritus
Reged: 10/20/05
Posts: 728
Loc: SoCal
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Here's my humble contribution to this thread. Attached is a photo of my TV-102/GM-8 combination during last November's Mercury transit. The 1st time I observed a Mercury transit was in Nov 1960 with my homemade 8-inch Newt. It's scary to think how long ago that was!!
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I don't get no respect, but my scopes do! 
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1961 Swift 60mm model 839 (2); 2003 TV-102/GM-8; 1959 8" f/6 Treckerscope; 1959 8" f/7.4 Murray Scope; 1959 Fecker Celestar-4; 1978 4" Edmund Astroscan; c. 1952 20X60 Saturn spotting scope; 1963 7X50 Nippon Kogaku binoculars; Unitron #114 alt-az mount (Swifty-tron)
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Tim in GA
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 02/06/06
Posts: 1427
Loc: Buford, GA
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I finally got around to taking a pic of my setup:
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There are some who call me...........Tim
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Celestron C8 + WO SCT Focuser
WO ZS80FD + WO 0.8x FF/FR
EQ6 SynScan
DMK21AF04 AS version Firewire Camera
Meade DSI Pro
Philips SPC900NC
Canon Rebel XT (modded)
Canon 30D (unmodded)
Atik filter wheel with Astronomik LRGB + 13nm H-alpha
A wife with her own expensive hobby
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My blog
My Flickr
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SamvdHeijden
sage
Reged: 08/17/06
Posts: 380
Loc: The Netherlands
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I think you need more counterweigths 
Nice setup Tim!
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Sam
-Skywatcher 90mm F10 refractor
-Canon Eos 350D + Sigma 17-70 F2.8-4.5 & Canon EF 70-300 IS USM
www.samvanderheijden.com
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jmcdonald
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 06/01/05
Posts: 1503
Loc: Tucson, AZ
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He's got the anti-gravity device attached to the WOZS80 
That's a setup may move toward - except substitute my C9.25 for the C8 and WO66 for the 80. Oh, and minus the anti-gravity device. Too expensive.
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Jerel
Discovery 12.5" modified truss DOB
Orion 100mm f/6 achromat
Garret 15x70 LW Binoculars
22-T4,13-T6
IDA Membership
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Astro_Slacker
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Reged: 03/06/06
Posts: 196
Loc: Zurich, Switzerland
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Ok, quite frankly I think we need to cool this thread a little down! Too many too big mounts on display! So here comes my very first mount in order to put those monstrous Paramounts and Taks in perspective
The mount is an original, heavy-duty Tasco Alt-Az mount. It is rated for roughly half a pound which is about the weight of the plastic refractor it was intended to hold. The mount is probably the best grab-n-go there is (actually grab and stow in your pocket...). Downside is the lack of an autoguider port 
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Cheers, Eddie
GM2000 QCI Ultraport
William Optics FLT-132
William Optics Megrez II Triplet ED
William Optics Megrez 72FD
Canon EOS 40DH
Alpine skies with lots o'clouds...
Visit me at http://www.astroslacker.ch/
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Robert Provin
professor emeritus
Reged: 08/14/06
Posts: 565
Loc: Northridge, California
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With three feet of snow on the gorund still, here's my beast, inside my messy basement.
Losmandy CP-100, with my mak-newt on it. the drive gear is a Byers 7.5 inch. Tangent arm drive. never seen another one of these mounts anywhere else in person. Would love to meet up with somebody else who has one or used one before
joe
Hi Joe,
You likely never will see another mount like it. According to Scott Losmandy, there were only 6 or 8 of these made (I don't recall which). The CP-100 was his first production mount!
Best,
Robert
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Robert W. Provin
Dept. of Geography
California State University
Northridge, CA 91330-8249
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Robert Provin
professor emeritus
Reged: 08/14/06
Posts: 565
Loc: Northridge, California
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Here is my Losmandy Titan and AP 180EDT
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Robert W. Provin
Dept. of Geography
California State University
Northridge, CA 91330-8249
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Michael Miles
professor emeritus
Reged: 02/11/05
Posts: 604
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Hi folks:
Here's mine as a work in progress awaiting the new computerized parts. There's a longer thread about the construction plans here:
http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/937962/page/0/view/collapsed/sb/7/o/o/fpart/1/vc/1
Enjoy,
Michael
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LXD-75 w/
Stellarvue 102ED
Hardin 10" Newt
Antares 8" Newt
Meade AR-5
Meade N-6
Celestron 102mm refractor
Canon 300D, Meade DSI guiding
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Charlie Hein
Postmaster
Reged: 11/02/03
Posts: 6569
Loc: 26.06.08N, +80.23.08W
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Here is my Losmandy Titan and AP 180EDT
That is definitely my idea of pretty!
Charlie
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Weston CSC:
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Robert Provin
professor emeritus
Reged: 08/14/06
Posts: 565
Loc: Northridge, California
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That is definitely my idea of pretty!
Charlie
Thanks Charlie, I think so too! 
Here's a shot that will give some idea of scale, this is a BIG scope! 
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Robert W. Provin
Dept. of Geography
California State University
Northridge, CA 91330-8249
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Mike Clemens
Post Laureate
Reged: 11/26/05
Posts: 3046
Loc: Wasilla, Alaska 61N
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I love it, Robert. I just posted the AP180 f/9 in the "Scopes I admire but will never own" category. I remember you had a HGM200 before the Titan. The Titan looks plenty big how do you like it compared with the 200?
Mike Clemens
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abysmal clock of despair
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