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[Re: donnie3]       #2506056 - 07/08/08 11:02 AM Attachment (45 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Here is my stand by set up. 10" SCT with f6.3 reducer and the Mintron 2 sec. BW. 50mm finder scope under neath with a Mintron on it too. -------------------- Equipment Overload! Kerry. Post Extras:       midway199 super member Reged: 04/21/04 Posts: 108 Loc: Illinois Re: Post a picture of your Assisted Visual Setup. [Re: smokin oakum]       #2527003 - 07/18/08 05:54 PM Attachment (43 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I've made a lot of progress on my video observatory, so I thought I'd share some pictures. Here, the roof has been removed, east wall lowered, scope is in the stowed position. The cord dangling across the 80mm refractor is the cord leading to the stowed hand controller. -------------------- Matthew Sherman StellaCam 3 Celestron NexStar 11 @ f/3.3 Starmaster 12.5" Starmaster 18" Tom Osypowski Equatorial Platform Butterfield East Video Observatory Edited by midway199 (07/18/08 06:13 PM) Post Extras:       midway199 super member Reged: 04/21/04 Posts: 108 Loc: Illinois Re: Post a picture of your Assisted Visual Setup. [Re: midway199]       #2527018 - 07/18/08 05:59 PM Attachment (38 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Here, all four walls lowered, scope powered up, dew shield installed. -------------------- Matthew Sherman StellaCam 3 Celestron NexStar 11 @ f/3.3 Starmaster 12.5" Starmaster 18" Tom Osypowski Equatorial Platform Butterfield East Video Observatory Post Extras:       midway199 super member Reged: 04/21/04 Posts: 108 Loc: Illinois Re: Post a picture of your Assisted Visual Setup. [Re: midway199]       #2527029 - 07/18/08 06:05 PM Attachment (42 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   5" monitor and laptop for autoguiding at the ready. Soon, I'll have the cables run indoors so I can sit inside the house to control the scope while wirelessly controling the laptop and StellaCam 3. For more details and pics, check out my blog. -------------------- Matthew Sherman StellaCam 3 Celestron NexStar 11 @ f/3.3 Starmaster 12.5" Starmaster 18" Tom Osypowski Equatorial Platform Butterfield East Video Observatory Edited by midway199 (07/18/08 06:07 PM) Post Extras:       Chris Schroeder Postmaster Reged: 12/11/04 Posts: 5079 Loc: N.E. WI Sky Glow Re: Post a picture of your Assisted Visual Setup. [Re: midway199]       #2528293 - 07/19/08 12:28 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Very nice Matthew, you should this in the Observatories Forum as well. And one with the roof on as well. -------------------- Chris Mallincam Color Hyper Plus 10" DSH with SC DSC, CPC 800 XLT M102ED S.V., ZS 80FD 10th Anniv, ZS 66SD, PST POD XL3 http://POD.SchroederCity.com Post Extras:       Brian Reed Vendor (Round Table Platforms) Reged: 10/29/04 Posts: 375 Loc: North East Illinois Re: Post a picture of your Assisted Visual Setup. [Re: Chris Schroeder]       #2618134 - 09/01/08 11:33 PM Attachment (40 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Here's my home brew (a bit chopped up) 10-inch that I've dedicated to use with the Mallincam Hyper Color. The finder scope is my older BW Mallincam mounted to a Stellarview F50 and a 41/4 monitor I bought off E-bay and modified. It also uses a toilet flush valve focuser which actually works very well since the focus needs to be adjusted only once a night. I thought about adding a real focuser, but this one fits the character of this scope. After several months of tinkering, every thing on this scope works very well together. -------------------- Brian 10-F5.6 8-F7 http://www.roundtableplatforms.com Post Extras:       Brian Reed Vendor (Round Table Platforms) Reged: 10/29/04 Posts: 375 Loc: North East Illinois Re: Post a picture of your Assisted Visual Setup. [Re: Brian Reed]       #2618140 - 09/01/08 11:34 PM Attachment (37 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   The rear view -------------------- Brian 10-F5.6 8-F7 http://www.roundtableplatforms.com Post Extras:       Jack Huerkamp Vendor - Waning Moon Reged: 10/13/05 Posts: 511 Loc: Louisiana Re: Post a picture of your Assisted Visual Setup. [Re: Brian Reed]       #2618694 - 09/02/08 10:29 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Brian, Nice rig. I especially like the Speco monitor stand. Jack -------------------- Orion ED80 Coulter CT-100 Celestron 6" f/8 Refractor 8" Newtonian/Cassegrain on Byers 812 Mount Classic C-8 Celestron 11" CPC 100 with HyperStar Tricked-out 17.5" AstroSystems TeleKit Life Member and ALCOR - PAS New Orleans Waning Moon II Observatory Post Extras:       Chris Schroeder Postmaster Reged: 12/11/04 Posts: 5079 Loc: N.E. WI Sky Glow Re: Post a picture of your Assisted Visual Setup. [Re: Jack Huerkamp]       #2619159 - 09/02/08 02:06 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Nice rig Brian! -------------------- Chris Mallincam Color Hyper Plus 10" DSH with SC DSC, CPC 800 XLT M102ED S.V., ZS 80FD 10th Anniv, ZS 66SD, PST POD XL3 http://POD.SchroederCity.com Post Extras:       Brian Reed Vendor (Round Table Platforms) Reged: 10/29/04 Posts: 375 Loc: North East Illinois Re: Post a picture of your Assisted Visual Setup. [Re: Chris Schroeder]       #2619245 - 09/02/08 02:59 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks!! Thats a custom made monitor stand. -------------------- Brian 10-F5.6 8-F7 http://www.roundtableplatforms.com Post Extras:       Bill Cowles professor emeritus Reged: 04/16/06 Posts: 638 Loc: Utah Re: Post a picture of your Assisted Visual Setup. [Re: Brian Reed]       #2622522 - 09/03/08 10:52 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   What a great looking EQ platform. Bill -------------------- 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 Post Extras:       gavbray sage Reged: 12/31/06 Posts: 230 Loc: Gold Coast, Australia Re: Post a picture of your Assisted Visual Setup. [Re: Bill Cowles]       #2628016 - 09/06/08 07:56 PM Attachment (25 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Mallincam hooked up to the SCT with the Speco monitor in the background. -------------------- 14" LX200R + SV90T + AP1200GTO 31mm, 22mm, 17mm Naglers, 13mm Ethos, 10mm Pentax XW, 2X Powermate, AP MaxBright Mallincam Hyper Plus Color, DFG/1394 video converter, Optec 0.33 & 0.7 FRs IDAS LPS, DGM NPB & OIII, Lumicon Deep Sky, Baader UV-IR Cut, Baader SkyGlow Post Extras:       gavbray sage Reged: 12/31/06 Posts: 230 Loc: Gold Coast, Australia Re: Post a picture of your Assisted Visual Setup. [Re: gavbray]       #2628022 - 09/06/08 07:58 PM Attachment (24 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Back end of the SCT - feathertouch focuser, Optec 0.33 focal reducer + C-mount, Mallincam. -------------------- 14" LX200R + SV90T + AP1200GTO 31mm, 22mm, 17mm Naglers, 13mm Ethos, 10mm Pentax XW, 2X Powermate, AP MaxBright Mallincam Hyper Plus Color, DFG/1394 video converter, Optec 0.33 & 0.7 FRs IDAS LPS, DGM NPB & OIII, Lumicon Deep Sky, Baader UV-IR Cut, Baader SkyGlow Post Extras:       Bowmoreman Carpal Tunnel Reged: 09/11/06 Posts: 2979 Loc: Bolton, MA Re: Post a picture of your Assisted Visual Setup. [Re: gavbray]       #2629425 - 09/07/08 05:37 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I love that nice, shiny, FT focuser, Gavin! Looking good! REALLY good! Can't wait to try out my new Speco (tonight!)... clear enough skies -------------------- Dave Ustream YLive XT10i, RTP, CGE, R200CF, TMB80SS 31T5, 22T4, 13Ethos, 8Ethos, TV 3-6 Zoom; Paracorr MallincamColorHyperPlus,SBIG STV&237A;CanonRebel Xti WilderSkiesObservatory(BYO #90) Post Extras:       gavbray sage Reged: 12/31/06 Posts: 230 Loc: Gold Coast, Australia Re: Post a picture of your Assisted Visual Setup. [Re: Bowmoreman]       #2630185 - 09/08/08 03:05 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi Dave. The FT is a really nice piece of machinery - not cheap but worth the money IMO. Enjoy the Speco and I hope your skies are clearer than mine. Gavin -------------------- 14" LX200R + SV90T + AP1200GTO 31mm, 22mm, 17mm Naglers, 13mm Ethos, 10mm Pentax XW, 2X Powermate, AP MaxBright Mallincam Hyper Plus Color, DFG/1394 video converter, Optec 0.33 & 0.7 FRs IDAS LPS, DGM NPB & OIII, Lumicon Deep Sky, Baader UV-IR Cut, Baader SkyGlow Post Extras:       Bowmoreman Carpal Tunnel Reged: 09/11/06 Posts: 2979 Loc: Bolton, MA Re: Post a picture of your Assisted Visual Setup. [Re: gavbray]       #2658945 - 09/23/08 03:31 PM Attachment (19 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   WSO has been upgraded with the arrival of a R200CF (Vixen R200SS converted to carbon fiber, upgraded HW and FT focuser - by Bobby - and with a 9" Speco Monitor. First the "new astrograph" clear enough skies -------------------- Dave Ustream YLive XT10i, RTP, CGE, R200CF, TMB80SS 31T5, 22T4, 13Ethos, 8Ethos, TV 3-6 Zoom; Paracorr MallincamColorHyperPlus,SBIG STV&237A;CanonRebel Xti WilderSkiesObservatory(BYO #90) Post Extras:       Bowmoreman Carpal Tunnel Reged: 09/11/06 Posts: 2979 Loc: Bolton, MA Re: Post a picture of your Assisted Visual Setup. [Re: Bowmoreman]       #2658947 - 09/23/08 03:32 PM Attachment (20 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Another view... I'd literally JUST finished tweaking the collimation - which requires the R200CF to be 100% vertical; convenient since this is my "home position" anyways (to clear the roof). BTW: collimation of this scope was a breeze! -------------------- Dave Ustream YLive XT10i, RTP, CGE, R200CF, TMB80SS 31T5, 22T4, 13Ethos, 8Ethos, TV 3-6 Zoom; Paracorr MallincamColorHyperPlus,SBIG STV&237A;CanonRebel Xti WilderSkiesObservatory(BYO #90) Edited by Bowmoreman (09/23/08 03:33 PM) Post Extras:       Bowmoreman Carpal Tunnel Reged: 09/11/06 Posts: 2979 Loc: Bolton, MA Re: Post a picture of your Assisted Visual Setup. [Re: Bowmoreman]       #2658954 - 09/23/08 03:35 PM Attachment (22 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Here's the new Speco (with the mounting base for the Archos 605WiFi on top) next to the old (as in 1983ish) 19" Proton Monitor. The Speco IS better, but not by as much as I would have thought! I compared them side by side last night - Speco via S-video and Proton via composite... Target was M31... But, it is SO much smaller... I'm liking this observatory "diet" thing ("Honey, I shrunk the scope and monitor!")... Clear enough skies -------------------- Dave Ustream YLive XT10i, RTP, CGE, R200CF, TMB80SS 31T5, 22T4, 13Ethos, 8Ethos, TV 3-6 Zoom; Paracorr MallincamColorHyperPlus,SBIG STV&237A;CanonRebel Xti WilderSkiesObservatory(BYO #90) Post Extras:       Chris Schroeder Postmaster Reged: 12/11/04 Posts: 5079 Loc: N.E. WI Sky Glow Re: Post a picture of your Assisted Visual Setup. [Re: Bowmoreman]       #2659793 - 09/24/08 12:10 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Nice setup Dave -------------------- Chris Mallincam Color Hyper Plus 10" DSH with SC DSC, CPC 800 XLT M102ED S.V., ZS 80FD 10th Anniv, ZS 66SD, PST POD XL3 http://POD.SchroederCity.com Post Extras:       Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | (show all) Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 1 registered and 2 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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