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Mr Onions
Tynee Man

Reged: 04/14/07
Posts: 4691

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

[Re: MikeCatfin]
#2351093 - 04/25/08 10:52 AM Attachment (118 downloads)

This is little titchy.
Yes Clive,its MUCH smaller than yours!
APM-TMB 80/480

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Barchester Onions.

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rick rian
The Lockster

Reged: 08/03/04
Posts: 20816
Loc: Upper Midwest

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[Re: Mr Onions]
#2351099 - 04/25/08 10:58 AM Attachment (110 downloads)

Here's the TV85 ... Grab and go!

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Rickster

NexStar 8i
TV85
Canon 15x50is Bins

Quondo omni flunkus mortati

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Mr Onions
Tynee Man

Reged: 04/14/07
Posts: 4691

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

[Re: rick rian]
#2351162 - 04/25/08 11:32 AM

Fully loaded there,Rick.
Looks great.

Do you know what end to look through yet,rick?

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Barchester Onions.

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soreneck
scholastic sledgehammer

Reged: 04/01/06
Posts: 918
Loc: Toronto, Canada

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

[Re: Mr Onions]
#2351429 - 04/25/08 01:32 PM Attachment (103 downloads)

Wow, there are some beautiful setups in the refractor forum!

I'm back again 'cause I took a better pic of my new WO ZS66 triplet. Here it is on a grab-n-go EQ3 mount.

Cheers,
Adam

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Adam

WO 110 FLT / WO 66 Triplet
QHY9 / Modified Canon 450D
SkyWatcher EQ-6 Pro
Backyard (urban) roll-off observatory
One small but fearless dog (observing companion)
my astrophotos on flickr

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Mr Onions
Tynee Man

Reged: 04/14/07
Posts: 4691

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

[Re: soreneck]
#2351514 - 04/25/08 02:19 PM

Looks great,Adam.

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Barchester Onions.

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Clive Gibbons
Mostly Harmless

Reged: 05/26/05
Posts: 13320
Loc: Oort Cloud

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

[Re: Mr Onions]
#2351647 - 04/25/08 03:36 PM

Quote:

This is little titchy.
Yes Clive,its MUCH smaller than yours!
APM-TMB 80/480

It's a cutey, Mr. O!

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A few telescopes of dubious value.
Understanding wife, two curious cats and one sadly departed.

"Semper ubi sub ubi"

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Talstarone
Vendor (Inner Planetary Products)

Reged: 09/12/06
Posts: 7903
Loc: Benson, North Carolina

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

[Re: Clive Gibbons]
#2351904 - 04/25/08 05:46 PM

Adam that triplet 66mm APO from William Optics is a "Dream Scope"of mine.
Perhaps one of these days when I have the money i will hopefully find someone looking to get rid of theres.(That Will Probably Happen When Pigs Can Fly)

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Todd C.

Celestron NexStar 4SE(102mm F/13)Maksutov-Cass

www.innerplanetaryproducts.com
Meteorites and More....
"Outer Space at Down to Earth Prices"

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Jim Moscheck
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 01/08/07
Posts: 1601
Loc: Under the SE Michigan lightdom...

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[Re: Talstarone]
#2351985 - 04/25/08 06:39 PM Attachment (86 downloads)

Here's my TV85

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Jim Moscheck
Ford Amateur Astronomy Club
ATM truss dob
Stevens 14.5" f4.3

"A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it's not open." - Frank Zappa

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Jim Moscheck
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 01/08/07
Posts: 1601
Loc: Under the SE Michigan lightdom...

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[Re: Jim Moscheck]
#2351991 - 04/25/08 06:41 PM Attachment (72 downloads)

And a TV60 as a super finder on my truss.

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Jim Moscheck
Ford Amateur Astronomy Club
ATM truss dob
Stevens 14.5" f4.3

"A mind is like a parachute. It doesn't work if it's not open." - Frank Zappa

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ngc6475
Fearless Spectator

Reged: 03/02/02
Posts: 4999
Loc: 38°21'N 120°55'W

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[Re: Mr Onions]
#2352446 - 04/25/08 11:17 PM

Classic scope, Mr. O! Very nice!

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Walter

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

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ngc6475
Fearless Spectator

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Posts: 4999
Loc: 38°21'N 120°55'W

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[Re: ngc6475]
#2352450 - 04/25/08 11:20 PM

...plus three beautiful Televue's and a classy WO! Woohoo!

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Walter

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

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Colonel Bogey
sage

Reged: 01/27/07
Posts: 291
Loc: Sweden

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[Re: Talstarone]
#2353330 - 04/26/08 02:48 PM Attachment (111 downloads)

I got this setup as the antithesis to my observatory bound and ridiculously complex "science" stuff. This is intended to be as simple and sturdy as possible, the kind of scope Bob the Builder would choose. A TEC140 with a Sky Surfer V finder, GrIII mount and a wooden tripod.

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Observatory: Paramount ME/C-14/TCF-S/FW8-STL BVRI/STL-1001E + TV85/STL guider
Portable: Giro Gr-III/TEC140/Pentax XW's/ZAO II's
Solar: LS60THa
Binocs: Fujinon 16x70
Grab&go: Manfrotto tripod/FS60C
SW: Mira Pro, IRAF, MaximDL, CCDSoft, TheSky6, VisualSpec etc etc

S.C.R.A.P - Stocksund Centre of Rooftop AstroPhysics

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ngc6475
Fearless Spectator

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Posts: 4999
Loc: 38°21'N 120°55'W

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[Re: Colonel Bogey]
#2353369 - 04/26/08 03:15 PM

Outstanding setup, David! Gotta love that TEC!

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Walter

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

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Benjamin B
Pooh-Bah

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Posts: 1092
Loc: Sweden

Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) [Re: ngc6475]
#2353408 - 04/26/08 03:41 PM

Very nice!

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G11/Gemini
TMB 80/480 super apo

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soreneck
scholastic sledgehammer

Reged: 04/01/06
Posts: 918
Loc: Toronto, Canada

Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) [Re: Talstarone]
#2353472 - 04/26/08 04:26 PM

Quote:

Adam that triplet 66mm APO from William Optics is a "Dream Scope"of mine.
Perhaps one of these days when I have the money i will hopefully find someone looking to get rid of theres.(That Will Probably Happen When Pigs Can Fly)

Thanks Todd, they're certainly pigs-fly rare in the used market. You have an impressive stable of 'scopes in your signature though!

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Adam

WO 110 FLT / WO 66 Triplet
QHY9 / Modified Canon 450D
SkyWatcher EQ-6 Pro
Backyard (urban) roll-off observatory
One small but fearless dog (observing companion)
my astrophotos on flickr

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nik hodges
professor emeritus

Reged: 04/20/07
Posts: 747
Loc: UK

Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) [Re: soreneck]
#2353488 - 04/26/08 04:41 PM Attachment (101 downloads)

heres mine
new to refractors but already got the bug big style

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m9x18
scholastic sledgehammer

Reged: 10/12/07
Posts: 804
Loc: Abilene, Texas

Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) [Re: nik hodges]
#2353523 - 04/26/08 05:14 PM Attachment (63 downloads)

Here's my loyal and trusty C80ED.

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Robert

All that is complex is not useful and all that is useful is simple. -- Mikhail Kalashnikov

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m9x18
scholastic sledgehammer

Reged: 10/12/07
Posts: 804
Loc: Abilene, Texas

Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) [Re: m9x18]
#2353526 - 04/26/08 05:19 PM Attachment (62 downloads)

One more!

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Robert

All that is complex is not useful and all that is useful is simple. -- Mikhail Kalashnikov

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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: m9x18]
#2353544 - 04/26/08 05:34 PM

Very nice scope, Nik! I've got one just like it and it's a dandy!

Terrific setup, Robert!

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Walter

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

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droid
rocketman

Reged: 08/29/04
Posts: 3984
Loc: ohio

Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) [Re: ngc6475]
#2353652 - 04/26/08 06:39 PM Attachment (83 downloads)

hows about some cheap and classic glass

the black one is a C102HD , sweetest 102mm Ive ever looked through.
The next white one below the black one is a Tasco 7TE 60mm ,this is the best 60mm scope Ive ever looked through for planetary and or high power work.
And the one below that is also a Tasco,a 9TE5,one of the best low power 60mm scopes Ive ever looked through.Remounted onto a eq mount.

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102mm Celestron C102HD
Tasco 7TE5 60mm Classic
Tasco 9TE5 60mm Classic
Celestron Ultima 2000 SCT
Remains of an 8 inch dob
Celestron Comet catcher(orange tube)
1960 Edscorp Space Conquerer 6inch f/8
10x50 Bushnell Binoculars.
11T 4.5 inch Tasco reflector Lunograsso?

60mm Telescope Club

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