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(restart) [Re: spaceydee]       #2421204 - 05/26/08 06:27 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Does this mean my lovely AR5 Solar rig is consigned to the trash? members remarked about what a cool set-up it was. -------------------- C9.25 Tricked-out AR5 Maxscope40 Takahashi 22x60 bins DMK 21AF04 EQ6 GEM http://www.in4media.co.uk/rayandtelescope 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: John Jarosz]       #2421747 - 05/27/08 12:01 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Pot handles?? Where on Earth did you get that idea from?? 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:       John Jarosz Astro Gearhead Reged: 04/25/04 Posts: 2287 Loc: Chicago area, IL Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) [Re: mikey cee]       #2421974 - 05/27/08 07:29 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   CN is a great source of ideas. Until Mike told me his secret of throwing away the pot & using only the handles, I had no idea they would work so well. Gotta think out-of-the-box. But get your pots from a restaurant supply store. Williams Sonoma is a little too pricey! -------------------- 6" F4.6(w/Paracorr) GEM reflector, 8" F11 Dall Relay Scope 6" F5 RFT Refractor, Garrett Gemini 20x80 LW 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: John Jarosz]       #2422357 - 05/27/08 11:41 AM Attachment (72 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Well Lets See If the Third Times A Charm. This Will Be The Third Meade AR-5 I Have Owned.The First Two I Sold Before Giving Them Hardly Any Use. This Third One I Am Planning On It Anchoring My Observatory Scopes. And For The First Time I Am The Proud Owner Of A MoonLite Focuser.I had owned a Couple Of GSO Focusers Before,But Now I See What All The Praise Is About With MoonLite Focusers.Silky Smooth Is The Phrase That Comes To Mind. -------------------- 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]       #2422364 - 05/27/08 11:43 AM Attachment (59 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Pic #2 -------------------- 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:       Daniel scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 06/16/05 Posts: 908 Loc: Roscoe,IL Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) [Re: Talstarone]       #2422558 - 05/27/08 01:11 PM Attachment (68 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Heres mine... taken from my phone cam... I have been working on upgrading my mount to work on dsc's again, but funds are lacking! Pic #1 Post Extras:       Daniel scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 06/16/05 Posts: 908 Loc: Roscoe,IL Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) [Re: Daniel]       #2422599 - 05/27/08 01:34 PM Attachment (43 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Pic #2 -------------------- Looking for a big ol Dobsonian..12-16" ETX 70mm,F5 Bushnell 7-21x40 bino's Barska 20x80mm Binos Meade Video Eyepiece Canon A-E1 SLR,Canon EOS ElanII Post Extras:       Daniel scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 06/16/05 Posts: 908 Loc: Roscoe,IL Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) [Re: Daniel]       #2422605 - 05/27/08 01:36 PM Attachment (43 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Pic #3 -------------------- Looking for a big ol Dobsonian..12-16" ETX 70mm,F5 Bushnell 7-21x40 bino's Barska 20x80mm Binos Meade Video Eyepiece Canon A-E1 SLR,Canon EOS ElanII Post Extras:       zjc26138 Postmaster Reged: 02/24/05 Posts: 5245 Loc: Mingo Junction, Ohio and Morga... Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) [Re: Daniel]       #2422663 - 05/27/08 01:55 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Great looking scopes Daniel and Todd! -------------------- Custom AR5 Stellarvue 80/9D Bosma Goto Mount Clear, dark skies everywhere, -Zachary Post Extras:       saveyaris member Reged: 12/12/07 Posts: 76 Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) [Re: zjc26138]       #2422938 - 05/27/08 04:04 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   my antares 1300mm finally has a 'perch' -------------------- Post Extras:       Daniel scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 06/16/05 Posts: 908 Loc: Roscoe,IL Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) [Re: saveyaris]       #2422946 - 05/27/08 04:08 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   My scope has been through a war and back. I think the AR5 is pretty bullet proof for a scope!!! I have had many scopes, and this one visually has it all... well... for what I need. Most of my time is with my pst, but when the 5" comes out... I go all night star hopping for the deep stuff, and it does not dissapoint. I keep wondering if I need a bigger mount? -------------------- Looking for a big ol Dobsonian..12-16" ETX 70mm,F5 Bushnell 7-21x40 bino's Barska 20x80mm Binos Meade Video Eyepiece Canon A-E1 SLR,Canon EOS ElanII Post Extras:       Clive Gibbons Mostly Harmless Reged: 05/26/05 Posts: 13420 Loc: Oort Cloud Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) [Re: Daniel]       #2424282 - 05/28/08 09:47 AM Attachment (64 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   "Moby Dick" Early '50s Seiko/Polarex 100mm f/15, on more recent Carton "SuperNova" mounting and pedestal. -------------------- A few telescopes of dubious value. Understanding wife, two curious cats and one sadly departed. "Semper ubi sub ubi" Post Extras:       rick rian The Lockster Reged: 08/03/04 Posts: 21127 Loc: Upper Midwest Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) [Re: Clive Gibbons]       #2424405 - 05/28/08 11:02 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Clive, that's a real BEAUT! ... -------------------- Rickster NexStar 8i TV85 Canon 15x50is Bins Quondo omni flunkus mortati Post Extras:       Dave M Post Laureate Reged: 08/03/04 Posts: 4918 Loc: N.E Ohio Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) [Re: rick rian]       #2424982 - 05/28/08 03:41 PM Attachment (61 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Beautiful! refractors Everyone , every time i visit this thread i have to pick my jaw up off the floor. Here`s my two refractors.. A D60mm F800mm JCPenney refractor, its the one that started it all, Actually its identical to the one that started it all, My Great friend Walter " NGC6475 " sold this one to me a couple years back. Behind it is the Takahashi FSQ106ED on a G11. -------------------- Dave Meade 16" F4.5 EQ Starfinder Meade 10" SCT / Losmandy G11 Tak FSQ106ED Canon 20D SBig ST-4 http://www.spacew.com/gallery/image006006.html Ps 19:1 The Heavens Declare the Glory of GOD. Post Extras:       Dave M Post Laureate Reged: 08/03/04 Posts: 4918 Loc: N.E Ohio Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) [Re: Dave M]       #2424984 - 05/28/08 03:42 PM Attachment (54 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Better shot of the FSQ106ED.. -------------------- Dave Meade 16" F4.5 EQ Starfinder Meade 10" SCT / Losmandy G11 Tak FSQ106ED Canon 20D SBig ST-4 http://www.spacew.com/gallery/image006006.html Ps 19:1 The Heavens Declare the Glory of GOD. Post Extras:       Dave M Post Laureate Reged: 08/03/04 Posts: 4918 Loc: N.E Ohio Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) [Re: Dave M]       #2425010 - 05/28/08 03:52 PM Attachment (53 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   And here`s one shot showing a Masuyama 25mm-W coupled to the FSQ, some of the Masuyamas have a 37.5mm thread just under the eyepiece body. -------------------- Dave Meade 16" F4.5 EQ Starfinder Meade 10" SCT / Losmandy G11 Tak FSQ106ED Canon 20D SBig ST-4 http://www.spacew.com/gallery/image006006.html Ps 19:1 The Heavens Declare the Glory of GOD. Post Extras:       Clive Gibbons Mostly Harmless Reged: 05/26/05 Posts: 13420 Loc: Oort Cloud Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) [Re: Dave M]       #2425043 - 05/28/08 04:07 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   That's a purrrrty Tak, Dave. -------------------- A few telescopes of dubious value. Understanding wife, two curious cats and one sadly departed. "Semper ubi sub ubi" Post Extras:       Dave M Post Laureate Reged: 08/03/04 Posts: 4918 Loc: N.E Ohio Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) [Re: Clive Gibbons]       #2425151 - 05/28/08 05:04 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks Clive, can you believe i just got it yesterday, and look at that sky.. -------------------- Dave Meade 16" F4.5 EQ Starfinder Meade 10" SCT / Losmandy G11 Tak FSQ106ED Canon 20D SBig ST-4 http://www.spacew.com/gallery/image006006.html Ps 19:1 The Heavens Declare the Glory of GOD. Post Extras:       nik hodges scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 04/20/07 Posts: 755 Loc: UK Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) [Re: Dave M]       #2425208 - 05/28/08 05:29 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   got to love Taks -) -------------------- AP900gto3 Flurostar 110/TAK TOA 0.75 reducer Megrez 80mm triplet apo/moonlight focuser 8" LX200R/AP CCDT67 reducer/moonlight focuser StarlightXpress SXVF-H16 camera/trutek filter wheel DSI Pro II Maxim DL/Maxpoint/PEMPro/CCDAP4/Sky6Pro/AdobePS3E http://www.pbase.com/njh542/images2009 Post Extras:       Phillip Creed Idiot Seeking Village Reged: 07/25/06 Posts: 1300 Loc: Canton, OH Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) [Re: nik hodges]       #2425221 - 05/28/08 05:34 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Dave, I hope you get the Tak out under the stars tonight and get some good views in. When I saw the pic, I wanted to let out a hearty Jabba the Hut laugh. Clear Skies, Phil -------------------- "The hopeful depend on a world without end, whatever the hopeless may say"--Rush, "Manhattan Project" Wilderness Center Astronomy Club member since 1995 ICQ Comet Observer Code: CRE01 ***** (1) 12" f/4.9 Skywatcher Collapsible Dobsonian (2) Orion 120mm ST Refractor (3) Oberwerk 15x70 Binoculars (4) Minimalist Eyepiece Set: "23"-mm Axiom LX (~24mm; long story...) 13mm Nagler Type 6 9mm Nagler Type 6 7mm Nagler Type 6 1.75X Siebert Barlow ***** Post Extras:       Pages: << 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | >> (show all) Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 28 registered and 17 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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