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spaceydee
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Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart)
#2280218 - 03/25/08 12:40 AM Attachment (924 downloads)

I have locked the previous version of the "Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! thread since it was already up to 215 pages by my count. So, I'm re-starting the thread and posting a picture of a few of mine here.

Here are my SV80S and Brandon sitting next to each other on a night of observing.

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Dee
space-scientist
student violinist
Nexstar8i,SV80S,80/9D,FC100,94 Brandon,TMB92SS,GM8
8" f/7 Discovery,12.5" Portaball, PST

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spaceydee
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[Re: spaceydee]
#2280219 - 03/25/08 12:42 AM Attachment (764 downloads)

Who's scope is this??

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Dee
space-scientist
student violinist
Nexstar8i,SV80S,80/9D,FC100,94 Brandon,TMB92SS,GM8
8" f/7 Discovery,12.5" Portaball, PST

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spaceydee
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Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) new

[Re: spaceydee]
#2280224 - 03/25/08 12:44 AM Attachment (780 downloads)

A bad picture of the most beautiful scope:

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Dee
space-scientist
student violinist
Nexstar8i,SV80S,80/9D,FC100,94 Brandon,TMB92SS,GM8
8" f/7 Discovery,12.5" Portaball, PST

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NorthCoast
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Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) new

[Re: spaceydee]
#2280240 - 03/25/08 01:00 AM Attachment (599 downloads)

Here are my most current, Megrez 90 and Megrez 110:

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Mark

Hold the "Alt Key" and type 248 on the number pad for °

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leexeen
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[Re: spaceydee]
#2280282 - 03/25/08 01:28 AM Attachment (558 downloads)

My TAK on a TITAN on a Gitzo.
Coming soon is the baby TAK on a baby TITAN on a Velbon mini tripod.

Edited by leexeen (03/25/08 01:30 AM)

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mathteacher
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[Re: leexeen]
#2280321 - 03/25/08 02:00 AM Attachment (502 downloads)

I submit to you... the humble ST80. All ready to take pictures. I LOVE refractors!!

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Regards, Mr. Wang . . . . . . . My gallery
CR 150-HD - The Hammer, Vixen ED100sf - The Skipper, Orion ST80 - The Pug, Orion 7x50 Scenix
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Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) new

[Re: spaceydee]
#2280406 - 03/25/08 03:41 AM

Quote:

Who's scope is this??

Kitty certainly keeps them nice and shiny. Do you use any polish before applying the cat?

They are beautiful scopes Dee.

--Keith

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TONGKW
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[Re: spaceydee]
#2280421 - 03/25/08 04:26 AM Attachment (487 downloads)

Herewith is my Mini Borg 50 Achromat with a 6x30 RACI finder, good for viewing at up to 100x.

K W TONG
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C8 + CG-5GT, TSA102 + HEQ5 PRO, MK67 + Kenko NES, WO ZS 80FD + Mizar K mount, NexStar 6SE, C5, Maxvision ED80, Mini Borg 50, PST

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Paydirt
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[Re: TONGKW]
#2280453 - 03/25/08 05:06 AM

That borg is C O O L !!! all these scopes are! I love telescopes!

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RogerRZ
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[Re: Paydirt]
#2280513 - 03/25/08 06:58 AM Attachment (522 downloads)

Two for the price of one, one for the eyes, one for the camera:

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-Roger Pitre-
1 X 7 binocular Astro-Tech Imaging Newtonian MPCC
Starblast guidescope Starshoot autoguider
EQ6 Pro mount Canon 50D, 70-200 f/4L
Tolerant Spousal Unit (AKA The Lovely Mrs. RogerRZ)

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pollux

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Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) new

[Re: RogerRZ]
#2280812 - 03/25/08 10:06 AM

Hey Dee,

That would be great if you can include the link of the old refractor picture thread here

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Vixen VMC260L Modified Mak-Cassegrain
Entire Pentax XW & XF eyepiece series

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spaceydee
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[Re: pollux]
#2280889 - 03/25/08 10:36 AM

great idea!

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Dee
space-scientist
student violinist
Nexstar8i,SV80S,80/9D,FC100,94 Brandon,TMB92SS,GM8
8" f/7 Discovery,12.5" Portaball, PST

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ngc6475
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[Re: pollux]
#2280983 - 03/25/08 11:25 AM

Quote:

Hey Dee,

That would be great if you can include the link of the old refractor picture thread here

There are links to the old and new threads in the Best of Refractors thread at the first page of the forum!

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Walter

"There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls."
-George Carlin

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jouster
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[Re: spaceydee]
#2281996 - 03/25/08 06:44 PM Attachment (388 downloads)

Here's my SV Nighthawk II, serial number 00001. I'll add its bigger brother, the SV102T, in a little while.

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Neil

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dvb
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[Re: jouster]
#2282226 - 03/25/08 08:22 PM Attachment (457 downloads)

Antares 127mm f/6.45 on an Skywatcher HEQ-5 Pro. It's a nice match.

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"But seeing through a telescope is 50% vision and 50% imagination." - Chet Raymo

Skywatcher 10" f/4.7 Newt on Matilda
Skywatcher 10" f/4.7 Collapsible Dob
Meade 8" SN f/4
Celestron C6 SCT
Skywatcher ED100
Skywatcher ED80
EQ6 Pro "Matilda"
AT Voyager
Canon 15x50is
Mallincam HyperColor Plus

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RRPG
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[Re: TONGKW]
#2282416 - 03/25/08 09:58 PM

Now that is a portable and beautiful combo.. nice shot.

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Peter
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Nice collection of Asian Glass
8 inch HO Truss Dob
Celestron C102XLT
Meade ETX 90 EC
Celestron C80ED
Celestron CG5-GT
70's Red Edmund Scientic 3 inch reflector
WIP: 14 inch HO Truss Dob
Canon 450D Xsi
Selection of Binos, spotting scopes

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Pedestal
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[Re: RRPG]
#2282445 - 03/25/08 10:10 PM Attachment (355 downloads)

Well, here is a pic of a new to me setup...
Swift 60x810 on a small GEM.
Hubert

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Hubert
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JAFE
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[Re: Pedestal]
#2282552 - 03/25/08 11:02 PM Attachment (371 downloads)

Ok, here is my little Tak FS78 ready for the action!!

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Jorge Figueroa
Takahashi FS78SV
Meade 10" Starfinder Dob
Meade ETX 90
Vixen GP w/SS 2.0
Vixen Porta Mount
Meade 10x50 Binos
Televue Binoviewer.
27Panoptic,22T4Nagler,17T4Nagler,7T6Nagler,8-24Hyperion Zoom,3-6Nagler Zoom,2x 2"Powermate, 2.5xPowermate,Green laser pointer.

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phanfave
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Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) [Re: spaceydee]
#2282583 - 03/25/08 11:17 PM

Love that SV80S Dee. Someday I'll have to pick up one of them.

Sean

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Starlighter
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Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) [Re: JAFE]
#2282593 - 03/25/08 11:23 PM

Very nice setup.

From the photo it appears you have as much light pollution as I do where I live.

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Celestron C4-R 102mm achromat
Celestron Nexstar 6SE
Meade 80mm APO ED Triplet
Televue NP-101
Televue TV-85
Vixen A80Mf
Vixen A70Lf
Celestron CG4 mount
Orion SkyView AZ mount
Vixen Porta Mount

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