· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article    Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Cloudy Nights - Official Forums of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu.... uh, User   You are not logged in. [Login] Forum Archives · Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Equipment Discussions >> Refractors Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | >> (show all) Talstarone Vendor (Inner Planetary Products) Reged: 09/12/06 Posts: 7905 Loc: Benson, North Carolina Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) [Re: JGlover]       #2327182 - 04/14/08 07:00 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I Love seeing the William Optics 66SD mounted on the Celestron NexStar SLT Mount. Having the incredible optics of the WO 66 combined with a good light-weight GOTO Mount makes this an outstanding set-up. I am surprized WO or Celestron havent considered this even if it was using different name brand components. -------------------- Todd C. Celestron NexStar 4SE(102mm F/13)Maksutov-Cass www.innerplanetaryproducts.com Meteorites and More.... "Outer Space at Down to Earth Prices" Post Extras:       JGlover sage Reged: 08/19/04 Posts: 364 Loc: Naperville, IL Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) [Re: Talstarone]       #2327942 - 04/15/08 01:08 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   The ZS66/SLT is fast becoming my favorite grab and go set up. With a small gel cell and WO Zoom EP, I can have the whole thing set up and ready to go in five minutes, from the garage to the back yard (even quicker if I want to deal with the street lights in the driveway). The SLT mount is nice and light, and the GOTOs are very accurate considering the price of the mount. Now, I just received a new to me ASGT mount this afternoon.....that would kind of be overkill for the ZS66, maybe I'll mount the SV50 on the ASGT instead! -------------------- John Glover Napervile, IL Orion 120ST, WO 102ED/SV, Vixen A70Lf, WO ZS66SD Celestron ASGT and SLT, Vixen Porta PST ETX105 DSH6 Post Extras:       alanon Nobody tells me anything Reged: 06/29/07 Posts: 2549 Loc: Las Vegas Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) [Re: JGlover]       #2334245 - 04/17/08 04:36 PM Attachment (144 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Here is a picture of my new refractor. It is a replica of Galileo's type of instrument. Pretty cool huh? -------------------- Alanon the Wizard (a literary character, not the organization) Dan 12.5" Obsession #1531 WO 98mm FLT (aluminum tube) WO ZenithStarII 80mm ED Coronado PST Ha Post Extras:       Anonymous Unregistered Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) *DELETED* [Re: spaceydee]       #2334274 - 04/17/08 04:51 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Post deleted by CN_Admin Post Extras:       Pasquale Encrypted Reged: 10/12/05 Posts: 2219 Loc: Olympia, Washington Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) [Re: ]       #2334425 - 04/17/08 06:11 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   It is cool, Dan, how does it perform? -------------------- Pasquale Go Seahawks! NexStar 9.25 GPS / SkyAlign Stellarvue SV102ED WO ZS80FD Anniversary WO ZS66ED Triplet Vixen Sphinx SXW Canon EOS XT/350D, Meade DSI, NexImager Post Extras:       ngc6475 Fearless Spectator Reged: 03/02/02 Posts: 4999 Loc: 38°21'N 120°55'W Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) [Re: Pasquale]       #2334769 - 04/17/08 09:30 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Very cool, Dan! Nice setup, Ken! -------------------- Walter "There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls." -George Carlin Post Extras:       alanon Nobody tells me anything Reged: 06/29/07 Posts: 2549 Loc: Las Vegas Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) [Re: ngc6475]       #2335125 - 04/18/08 12:19 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   It is a 20X magnification telescope. As you would expect it isn't as nice as a modern telescope, but it is going to serve the purpose of outreach. With the up coming year being the 400th anniversary of modern Astronomy thanks to Galileo using a similar type of telescope, it will come in handy to use as a prop for discussion. Plus, it helps me appreciate the amount of deductive reasoning that went into what Galileo's discoveries took. >He saw craters on the Moon. >He discovered the rings of Saturn. (He called them ears though) >He saw that the Milkyway was made up of stars. >He discovered the Moons of Jupiter (Galean Moons), and figured out that they were orbiting Jupiter. >He discovered the Phases of venus >Due to those last 2 discoveries he was able to put the last nail in the coffin of the arguements for earth centric beliefs. Considering that most of us here have better quality binoculars than his equipment was like, it just astounds me that he accomplished the things he did. Even department store telescopes out perform anything he ever used. Having a working replica is just pretty darned cool to help put his accomplishments into perspective. Edited by alanon (04/18/08 12:34 AM) Post Extras:       southmike Carpal Tunnel Reged: 11/22/04 Posts: 2828 Loc: Fayetteville, NC Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) [Re: alanon]       #2336305 - 04/18/08 03:27 PM Attachment (146 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I'll play here's my collection. left to right etx70, etx 70 guide scope, orion 80ed, SW 120st, meade 102ed,and a Sky Watcher 100ed triplet. -------------------- group scope pic my refractors LX200 10"-St120 LX200 8" f6.3-Orion 80ed LX200 8" f10-Orion 90 Mak setup pic Meade 102ED LXD650 Sky Watcher 100 ED Triplet prototype Nexstar 5 etx125 etx70's Post Extras:       armchairal sage Reged: 01/05/08 Posts: 364 Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) [Re: Trever]       #2338011 - 04/19/08 10:48 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Heres my new Jason 313-60mm I picked out of someones garbage yesterday morning,,, a little beatup but I get it working. -------------------- Al 12"er some EPs and filters Post Extras:       ngc6475 Fearless Spectator Reged: 03/02/02 Posts: 4999 Loc: 38°21'N 120°55'W Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) [Re: armchairal]       #2338105 - 04/19/08 11:42 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   That's quite an arsenal, Southmike! Nice collection! Good catch, Al! The mount looks similar to the vintage Sears EQ setups I see on the Classic Scopes Forum. Have fun restoring it! -------------------- Walter "There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls." -George Carlin Post Extras:       mikey cee Post Laureate Reged: 01/18/07 Posts: 3502 Loc: bellevue ne. Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) [Re: ngc6475]       #2338281 - 04/19/08 01:20 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Take it to Midas or Meineke and use a pipe expander on it! Mike -------------------- 7x35 and 10x50 sears tower binocs, 3" f/10 edmunds reflector, 2.4" f/11.7 manon refractor, 6" f/8 jaegers refractor, "The 8 Ball" 8" f/13.3 brandt refractor, 3" f/15.8 sans&streiffe refractor, 3.1" f/15 selsi refractor(towa 339), 2.4" f/15 sears refractor, selsi 30x30mm spyglass, criterion 5-draw 25x45x75x spyglass(1957), 4.25" f/14.8 tasco 20te. Post Extras:       stevew Pooh-Bah Reged: 03/03/06 Posts: 1135 Loc: Vancouver Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) [Re: Talstarone]       #2338290 - 04/19/08 01:23 PM Attachment (89 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   My TV Genesis SDF and TV Pronto. -------------------- TV Genesis SDF Meade 127ED Antares 152 Celestron C5 Celestron C8 Celestron C11 Coulter Odyssey 8 16 Dobsonian Post Extras:       armchairal sage Reged: 01/05/08 Posts: 364 Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) [Re: stevew]       #2338633 - 04/19/08 04:36 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks Walter and Mike I think your right,,, the Midas Man it is. -------------------- Al 12"er some EPs and filters Edited by armchairal (04/19/08 04:39 PM) Post Extras:       Talstarone Vendor (Inner Planetary Products) Reged: 09/12/06 Posts: 7905 Loc: Benson, North Carolina Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) [Re: armchairal]       #2339117 - 04/19/08 08:44 PM Attachment (104 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Well hear I go again.Posting some more pics of the latest refractor in my collectrion(at least for the moment)Meade AR-6 (152mm f/9): -------------------- Todd C. Celestron NexStar 4SE(102mm F/13)Maksutov-Cass www.innerplanetaryproducts.com Meteorites and More.... "Outer Space at Down to Earth Prices" Post Extras:       Talstarone Vendor (Inner Planetary Products) Reged: 09/12/06 Posts: 7905 Loc: Benson, North Carolina Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) [Re: Talstarone]       #2339120 - 04/19/08 08:45 PM Attachment (93 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Another Pic.... -------------------- Todd C. Celestron NexStar 4SE(102mm F/13)Maksutov-Cass www.innerplanetaryproducts.com Meteorites and More.... "Outer Space at Down to Earth Prices" Post Extras:       Talstarone Vendor (Inner Planetary Products) Reged: 09/12/06 Posts: 7905 Loc: Benson, North Carolina Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) [Re: Talstarone]       #2339123 - 04/19/08 08:47 PM Attachment (65 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   And Last One: -------------------- Todd C. Celestron NexStar 4SE(102mm F/13)Maksutov-Cass www.innerplanetaryproducts.com Meteorites and More.... "Outer Space at Down to Earth Prices" Post Extras:       Canadian Vendor Reged: 01/11/05 Posts: 660 Loc: Calgary, AB, Canada Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) [Re: Talstarone]       #2339353 - 04/19/08 11:11 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   This is my quick view setup. New EAZY Touch head with prototype APO aluminum knobs. WO prototype tripod with prototype APO steady weight. ZS80FD Anniversary Edition and ZS66ED Triplet (my favourite). Closeup (the big picture) -------------------- Just my thoughts, subject to change at any time. Garry CR150HD FLT110 TMB Triplet ZS80FD Anniversary Edition ZS66ED Triplet GT-ONE HD GT-ONE EZ Touch POD XL-4 RASC Calgary Post Extras:       m9x18 scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 10/12/07 Posts: 811 Loc: Abilene, Texas Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) [Re: Talstarone]       #2339359 - 04/19/08 11:15 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Very nice Todd! Have you had the AR-6 under the stars yet? -------------------- Robert All that is complex is not useful and all that is useful is simple. -- Mikhail Kalashnikov Post Extras:       m9x18 scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 10/12/07 Posts: 811 Loc: Abilene, Texas Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) [Re: armchairal]       #2339377 - 04/19/08 11:24 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Al, it's so good to see someone rescue a scope like that and mount it up. It seems like after having perhaps a rough and neglected life, that old Jason has finally found a loving home! -------------------- Robert All that is complex is not useful and all that is useful is simple. -- Mikhail Kalashnikov Post Extras:       Pasquale Encrypted Reged: 10/12/05 Posts: 2219 Loc: Olympia, Washington Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) [Re: m9x18]       #2339397 - 04/19/08 11:32 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Okay, there's always one show-off in the group -- Where'd you score that beautiful red 66EDT, Garry? The only other red WO 66mm Triplet I've seen was in Tom T.'s review... That's purdy! I sure like the way they perform, it's a fun little scope... -------------------- Pasquale Go Seahawks! NexStar 9.25 GPS / SkyAlign Stellarvue SV102ED WO ZS80FD Anniversary WO ZS66ED Triplet Vixen Sphinx SXW Canon EOS XT/350D, Meade DSI, NexImager Post Extras:       Pages: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | >> (show all) Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 21 registered and 10 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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