Terry1229
super member
Reged: 04/16/06
Posts: 143
Loc: North, Idaho
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My CG5 on a homemade tripod/pier
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Terry:
A 6" f8 dob with 14mm Anteres eyepiece
Wixey
Homemade EQ & stepper
QC pro4000
spc900
homemade ele. focuser
New [used] Meade 8" sc ota
New [used]] CG5
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rwiederrich
Goldfinger
Reged: 11/17/05
Posts: 5887
Loc: Bremerton Washington
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Well here's mine. Not much just a 30 year old copy of an Optic-Craft Machine mount. Had my machinist fabricate it from scratch with O-C's literature and my personal modifications. Shafts are 3" mounted on 3/4" plate steel. Channel iron saddle with 60 lbs. of CW's and Parallax rings. Believe me this is way adequate for my needs. Absolutely no play and as smooth slewing as butter!  Mike
Man that's sweet. Simplistic, but elegant.
Ya need the *brawn* to shlep around those beauties.
I'm impressed.  ...And man oh man...they're green.
Rob
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www.goldmtobservingcenter.com
Providing a great place for amateur astronomers, and ATM's to come and enjoy their hobby.
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Spyke
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 07/22/03
Posts: 1917
Loc: Scotland
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My new (lightly modified) Skywatcher SupaTrak driven alt-az:
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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
Should I buy an Equinox 120ED? 
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JAFE
super member
Reged: 07/04/07
Posts: 180
Loc: Guatemala, Central America
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Here is mine: Vixen Great Polaris with SkySensor 2000 Go To.
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Jorge Figueroa
Takahashi FS78SV
Meade 10" Starfinder Dob
Meade ETX 90
Vixen GP w/Skysensor 2000
Meade 10x50 Binos
Televue Binoviewer.
27Panoptic,22T4Nagler,17T4Nagler, 8.8UWA,Two 7T6Nagler,6.7UWA,two 8-24Hyperion Zoom,3-6Nagler Zoom,2x 2"Powermate, 2xApoBarlow, 2.5xPowermate,Jasper always & APC green laser pointer.
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JAFE
super member
Reged: 07/04/07
Posts: 180
Loc: Guatemala, Central America
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Ups...here comes the pic.
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Jorge Figueroa
Takahashi FS78SV
Meade 10" Starfinder Dob
Meade ETX 90
Vixen GP w/Skysensor 2000
Meade 10x50 Binos
Televue Binoviewer.
27Panoptic,22T4Nagler,17T4Nagler, 8.8UWA,Two 7T6Nagler,6.7UWA,two 8-24Hyperion Zoom,3-6Nagler Zoom,2x 2"Powermate, 2xApoBarlow, 2.5xPowermate,Jasper always & APC green laser pointer.
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Terry1229
super member
Reged: 04/16/06
Posts: 143
Loc: North, Idaho
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I like the red leds on the pads....nice!
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Terry:
A 6" f8 dob with 14mm Anteres eyepiece
Wixey
Homemade EQ & stepper
QC pro4000
spc900
homemade ele. focuser
New [used] Meade 8" sc ota
New [used]] CG5
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JAFE
super member
Reged: 07/04/07
Posts: 180
Loc: Guatemala, Central America
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Well Terry there is no red leds on the pads, they are reflective red tape to help to see where the tripod legs are in the dark although with a flashlight.
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Jorge Figueroa
Takahashi FS78SV
Meade 10" Starfinder Dob
Meade ETX 90
Vixen GP w/Skysensor 2000
Meade 10x50 Binos
Televue Binoviewer.
27Panoptic,22T4Nagler,17T4Nagler, 8.8UWA,Two 7T6Nagler,6.7UWA,two 8-24Hyperion Zoom,3-6Nagler Zoom,2x 2"Powermate, 2xApoBarlow, 2.5xPowermate,Jasper always & APC green laser pointer.
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Starpoke
super member
Reged: 11/14/07
Posts: 144
Loc: Western Montana
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Here is my Schaefer AT-4 mini-mount. I believe it is the smallest Schaefer ever made, at least it was the first of this size and was put together by a fellow named Morgan Chapman with Bill Schaefer's help. My understanding is that Chapman bought the Schaefer business and nameplate from Bill Schaefer back about 1989. I don't know how many mounts he made or how long he kept the business alive. He advertised under the name Astro-Track I believe. This mount has 1 1/8" s.s. shafts, a 4 5/8 byers s.s. worm and a tangent arm dec. drive. It works well with my 6" f9 Starfire and separates into two assemblies for easier transport. The Observatory pier is a piece of old 6" well casing topped by some sort of irrigation fitting I found at a scrap yard to which I welded an azimuth plate that Morgan also made. He also made me one of the trademark portable piers for field use. I use a 12v Vogel drive corrector to drive the synchronous motors the mount uses.
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152nn f9 Starfire Apo on Schaefer AT-4 Mount
94mm f7 Bandon Apo on ASGT (or Polaris when AGST is on the fritz.)
eyepieces, books, some old scopes and mounts - ect.
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Talstarone
Vendor (Inner Planetary Products)
Reged: 09/12/06
Posts: 7559
Loc: Benson, North Carolina
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My Celestron AS-GT(CG-5) on 2Inch diameter tubular tripod
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Todd C.
Celestron NexStar 4SE(102mm F/13)Maksutov-Cass
Meade ETX-80AT(80mm F/5)Achro Refractor
Meade ETX-60BB(60mm F/5.8)Achro Refractor
www.innerplanetaryproducts.com
Meteorites and More....
"Outer Space at Down to Earth Prices"
We Not Only Sell,But Also Buy Observing Equipment!
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john D
All you have to do is ask!!
Reged: 08/05/07
Posts: 4936
Loc: Midlothian, VA
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nice mount todd!
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Meade ETX-125
Meade LXD55 mount
Philips SPC900NC webcam
Seymour Solar filter
Backyard Observatory
 -Midlothian VA
--Land Of The Free Because Of The Brave--
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Starlighter
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 08/03/07
Posts: 2523
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I have the same tubular tripod. I replaced the stock aluminum legs that came with my CR-4.
Man! It's a bear to haul outside! It must weight five-times what the aluminum legs weighed. But no vibration with this baby.
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Celestron C4-R 102mm achromat
Celestron Nexstar 6SE
Meade 80mm APO ED Triplet
Stellarvue SV102ED
Vixen A80Mf
Vixen A70Lf
CG4 mount
Vixen Porta Mount
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MartinV
journeyman
Reged: 02/08/08
Posts: 8
Loc: Czech republic, Olomouc
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EQ6 SkyScan vers. 2.04
MartinV
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Gallery:
http://www.astro.cz/galerie/v/uzivatele/Martin+V/
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Steve Fisher
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 08/12/06
Posts: 783
Loc: Utah
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Awesome picture!
What is all that blue stuff in the sky?
Thanks for the picture.
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Steve
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"Never try to teach a pig to sing, It wastes your time and it annoys the pig". (Robert Heinlein)
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Starman27
sage
Reged: 01/29/06
Posts: 250
Loc: Illinois, Iowa
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Hi all,
This is my 1998 MI250 (non go to)with the TAK FS128 NSV. Great mount!
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Enjoy the dark,
Herman
Meade 12 LZ200 classic and 12 LX200 GPS
Meade Classic 7 LX200 Maksutov
TAK FS128 NSV
TAK Sky 90II
Meade 102
Orion 80mm ED
Meade ETX 125
AT80
Canon 20Da
Canon 5D
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Starman27
sage
Reged: 01/29/06
Posts: 250
Loc: Illinois, Iowa
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Hi all,
This is my work horse LXD650 with the 1697 computer. It carries the TAK 128 easily. Here it has my TV101 and Coronado. When going to public star parties I use this mount. The LXD mounts were highly underrated in my opinion.
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Enjoy the dark,
Herman
Meade 12 LZ200 classic and 12 LX200 GPS
Meade Classic 7 LX200 Maksutov
TAK FS128 NSV
TAK Sky 90II
Meade 102
Orion 80mm ED
Meade ETX 125
AT80
Canon 20Da
Canon 5D
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Steve Fisher
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 08/12/06
Posts: 783
Loc: Utah
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Holly Cannolly!
Nice setups. Thanks for the pictures.
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Steve
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"Never try to teach a pig to sing, It wastes your time and it annoys the pig". (Robert Heinlein)
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Bill Cowles
professor emeritus
Reged: 04/16/06
Posts: 638
Loc: Utah
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Steve, another All white EQ-6.
Bill
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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
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Steve Fisher
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 08/12/06
Posts: 783
Loc: Utah
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And look at all the White OTA's.
Did I mention that I like white OTA's on White Mounts?
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Steve
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"Never try to teach a pig to sing, It wastes your time and it annoys the pig". (Robert Heinlein)
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Mike Clemens
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 11/26/05
Posts: 2999
Loc: Wasilla, Alaska 61N
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Love the stuff on this page. Those Tak SV's are enough to slobber over, I had no idea there was a 78 NSV ! I'd hang on to that one for sure. Martins cool picture looks like an inter-planetary probe has landed down to explore Earth.
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HendyPhoto
Sith Lord
Reged: 08/09/06
Posts: 1485
Loc: Bountiful, Utah
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My CGE mount ready for adjustment!
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~jon
SparkCast Ustream
CGE1400XLT w/HyperStar
90FD 66SD C6-R SN-8
CPC1100XLT Hutech 20D
Manny-Mod Vixen Porta
Mallincam MCHP
SPC900NC
CG-5 GT
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity;
and I'm not sure about the universe." --Albert Einstein
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