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Hawkeye
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Loc: Melbourne, Australia

Show off your LX, RCX setup
#135503 - 06/27/04 10:46 PM

I was interested to see how LX200 owners set up for an evening's viewing. In particular, how you arrange your viewing site and bits and pieces to make it functional and comfortable. Photographs and commentary would be most welcome.

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10" LX200GPS UHTC
Oberwerk 15 x 70
Canon 40D

Edited by Grizz (10/01/06 04:00 PM)

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Posaunist
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Reged: 09/17/03
Posts: 109
Loc: Arkansas, US

Re: Show off your LX200 setup new

[Re: Hawkeye]
#135508 - 06/27/04 10:52 PM

Here's my setup:

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10" LX200GPS UHTC & Digital Rebel My Astro Home

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Anonymous
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Re: Show off your LX200 setup new

[Re: Hawkeye]
#141635 - 07/06/04 05:46 AM Attachment (2132 downloads)

And here is mine!

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jrcrilly
Refractor wienie no more

Reged: 04/30/03
Posts: 25181
Loc: NE Ohio

Re: Show off your LX200 setup new

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#141668 - 07/06/04 09:00 AM Attachment (2023 downloads)

Here's mine:

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John C
Urban Observatory
A&M/Astreya 76mm F/6 APO
TMB/LOMO 80mm F/7.5 APO
Tak FSQ-106N F/5 APO
Meade 178ED F/9 "APO"
Meade ETX-125AT
C14
Teeter 20" F/3.8 truss Newt w/ServoCat
CI-700, NJP, GPDX/SS2KPC, CG5-GT
ST-10XME, DSI Pro

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LivingNDixie
Lord of Ferrets

Reged: 04/23/03
Posts: 16249
Loc: Hoover, AL

Re: Show off your LX200 setup new

[Re: jrcrilly]
#141705 - 07/06/04 10:02 AM

Bonzo,

Nice refractor... Is that a FS78? or one of those shorty 60's that are kinda rare?

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Preston

Celestron 11" Nexstar GPS XLT
Tak FS 78
Tak Teegul-Lapides
Lunt LS60T/Ha 60mm f/8.33
Vixen Porta Mount

Edited by LivingNDixie (07/06/04 10:03 AM)

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Anonymous
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Re: Show off your LX200 setup new

[Re: LivingNDixie]
#141945 - 07/06/04 04:33 PM Attachment (1604 downloads)

Hi LivingNDixie,
You are not only a horrible speller, but also a horrible reader!

Just look at the bottom of the page!
It's a GIAND Sky 90!!

Yheeeeeee!

I'll add another picture! I hope you can read this one!

Bonzo

Edited by Bonzo (07/07/04 01:54 PM)

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LivingNDixie
Lord of Ferrets

Reged: 04/23/03
Posts: 16249
Loc: Hoover, AL

Re: Show off your LX200 setup new

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#142979 - 07/07/04 07:38 PM

The sticker is on the left side

, but very nice, I bet the views are killer

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Preston

Celestron 11" Nexstar GPS XLT
Tak FS 78
Tak Teegul-Lapides
Lunt LS60T/Ha 60mm f/8.33
Vixen Porta Mount

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Grizz
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 04/24/03
Posts: 2176
Loc: Waldwick,New Jersey USA

Re: Show off your LX200 setup new

[Re: Hawkeye]
#143652 - 07/08/04 03:08 PM Attachment (1768 downloads)

And mine

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Craig
LX200GPS 10" UHTC SMT
ETX90EC
Orion ED80 APO
Meade LPI Canon 10d Meade DSI

My Photo Gallery

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Awesomelenny
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 05/02/04
Posts: 2795
Loc: Long: 81.42 W Lat: 41.21 N

Re: Show off your LX200 setup new

[Re: Hawkeye]
#149133 - 07/15/04 10:00 PM Attachment (1824 downloads)

Well now this is a page I like. I love all you LX200 fans for I am one too! Here is my 12" LX200 GPS in my recently finished observatory!

Also visit my web pages starting at: Len Marek's Astronomy Page[/url]

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Len

Meade 178 ED APO
127mm Astro_Tech ED APO
4" f/15 Model 166 Unitron with UNIWITT Pier
Televue Genesis SDF 101mm f/5.4
2.4" f/15 Model 128C Unitron
Coronado Solarmax 90 DS Telescope
Losmandy Titan; G-11; all w/Gemini
All in a "Backyard Observatory"
Spilhaus Space Clock
"The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands."
Psalm 19:1

Edited by Grizz (09/25/04 02:06 PM)

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Hawkeye
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Reged: 06/10/04
Posts: 140
Loc: Melbourne, Australia

Re: Show off your LX200 setup new

[Re: Awesomelenny]
#149163 - 07/15/04 11:08 PM

Very nice!

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10" LX200GPS UHTC
Oberwerk 15 x 70
Canon 40D

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Benjamin B
Pooh-Bah

Reged: 06/21/04
Posts: 1092
Loc: Sweden

Re: Show off your LX200 setup new

[Re: Hawkeye]
#150868 - 07/19/04 07:03 AM

Here are mine, I recived my LX200GPS 10" SMT UHTC a week ago! The smaler one is LX90 8" EMC

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G11/Gemini
TMB 80/480 super apo

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jrcrilly
Refractor wienie no more

Reged: 04/30/03
Posts: 25181
Loc: NE Ohio

Re: Show off your LX200 setup new

[Re: Benjamin B]
#152106 - 07/20/04 09:24 PM Attachment (1811 downloads)

Here's the one that just arrived today!

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John C
Urban Observatory
A&M/Astreya 76mm F/6 APO
TMB/LOMO 80mm F/7.5 APO
Tak FSQ-106N F/5 APO
Meade 178ED F/9 "APO"
Meade ETX-125AT
C14
Teeter 20" F/3.8 truss Newt w/ServoCat
CI-700, NJP, GPDX/SS2KPC, CG5-GT
ST-10XME, DSI Pro

Edited by Grizz (09/25/04 02:08 PM)

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LivingNDixie
Lord of Ferrets

Reged: 04/23/03
Posts: 16249
Loc: Hoover, AL

Re: Show off your LX200 setup new

[Re: jrcrilly]
#152568 - 07/21/04 01:03 PM

Nice John, but whats up with that finder? Do ya really need a RACI on a LX200, its not like your going to use it.

I understand if the scope came with it and all. Lets know how she star tests

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Preston

Celestron 11" Nexstar GPS XLT
Tak FS 78
Tak Teegul-Lapides
Lunt LS60T/Ha 60mm f/8.33
Vixen Porta Mount

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Anonymous
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Re: Show off your LX200 setup new

[Re: LivingNDixie]
#159036 - 07/30/04 12:48 AM

Does anyone here know anybody who is planning on buying a 14" LX200? Please give me an email if you do.
averkamp@gmail.com
Thanks.

-Matt

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Anonymous
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Re: Show off your LX200 setup new

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#165052 - 08/06/04 07:21 PM

Tonight is the first night since I got my wedge that the weather is looking good. So here is a shot of my rig out on the back deck. I plan to extend the deck to the South (the direction the scope is pointing towards), and then install a 16" concrete pier that will be about 12' tall and go through a hole in the new section. I get to attempt my first polar alignment tonight. Fortunately, Polaris is clearly visible from this location.

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jrcrilly
Refractor wienie no more

Reged: 04/30/03
Posts: 25181
Loc: NE Ohio

Re: Show off your LX200 setup new

[Re: Posaunist]
#165482 - 08/07/04 12:08 PM Attachment (1314 downloads)

I had the new (old) 12" Classic at a public field last night. I don't know whether the decal on the car will show clearly or not...

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John C
Urban Observatory
A&M/Astreya 76mm F/6 APO
TMB/LOMO 80mm F/7.5 APO
Tak FSQ-106N F/5 APO
Meade 178ED F/9 "APO"
Meade ETX-125AT
C14
Teeter 20" F/3.8 truss Newt w/ServoCat
CI-700, NJP, GPDX/SS2KPC, CG5-GT
ST-10XME, DSI Pro

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jrcrilly
Refractor wienie no more

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Posts: 25181
Loc: NE Ohio

Re: Show off your LX200 setup new

[Re: jrcrilly]
#165494 - 08/07/04 12:12 PM Attachment (1239 downloads)

decal inset:

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John C
Urban Observatory
A&M/Astreya 76mm F/6 APO
TMB/LOMO 80mm F/7.5 APO
Tak FSQ-106N F/5 APO
Meade 178ED F/9 "APO"
Meade ETX-125AT
C14
Teeter 20" F/3.8 truss Newt w/ServoCat
CI-700, NJP, GPDX/SS2KPC, CG5-GT
ST-10XME, DSI Pro

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LivingNDixie
Lord of Ferrets

Reged: 04/23/03
Posts: 16249
Loc: Hoover, AL

Re: Show off your LX200 setup new

[Re: jrcrilly]
#166139 - 08/08/04 03:44 PM

John,

Where did you get that sticker??? Thats awesome

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Preston

Celestron 11" Nexstar GPS XLT
Tak FS 78
Tak Teegul-Lapides
Lunt LS60T/Ha 60mm f/8.33
Vixen Porta Mount

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jrcrilly
Refractor wienie no more

Reged: 04/30/03
Posts: 25181
Loc: NE Ohio

Re: Show off your LX200 setup [Re: LivingNDixie]
#166143 - 08/08/04 03:51 PM

Quote:

John,

Where did you get that sticker??? Thats awesome

http://www.aliengraphix.com/Astronomy_Decals.html

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John C
Urban Observatory
A&M/Astreya 76mm F/6 APO
TMB/LOMO 80mm F/7.5 APO
Tak FSQ-106N F/5 APO
Meade 178ED F/9 "APO"
Meade ETX-125AT
C14
Teeter 20" F/3.8 truss Newt w/ServoCat
CI-700, NJP, GPDX/SS2KPC, CG5-GT
ST-10XME, DSI Pro

Edited by jrcrilly (08/08/04 03:56 PM)

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john
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Reged: 01/01/04
Posts: 310
Loc: ont,canada

Re: Show off your LX200 setup [Re: Posaunist]
#166449 - 08/09/04 12:54 AM

Quote:

Here's my setup:

Hi Mark :

I got the same setup as you(but no wedge yet), all photos using digital rebel and lx200gps 10" f/10(yet i use f/6.3 for deep sky stuff). I need some advice doing deep sky stuff(like M27). What camera settings did you use for M42, such as parameters .... contrast / saturation / sharpness / color tone ALSO what ISO setting did you use and the shutter speed. I am having trouble getting any decent photos.

Thanks
John

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