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Ziggy943
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Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) new [Re: skypilgrim]
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Last night was first light for the 6" f/17.5. Tonight was a better night so I set it up again and also the 160mm TEC. The two scopes are very close in performance. Optically I would give an ever so slight edge to the 160. Amazingly it is easier to focus at high powers due in large part to the Feather Touch focuser. The nice thing about the 6” is that it has so much depth of field that you don’t have to fiddle with the focus, i.e., refocus again and again.

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#1, 160mm F8 TEC (born 1-18-2007, 27 lbs, 45.5" long), on AP900
6" F17.5 (D&G lens) (first light 6-7-2008)
9" F/14.8 Alvan Clark (1915), on Byers 812
14.25 F/5.5 Newt in a roll off observatory
Others, that have come and gone

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plyscope
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Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) new [Re: Ziggy943]
      #2448520 - 06/09/08 03:13 AM
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That's great Siegfried,
I wish I could get my hands on a TEC 160 to compare to my 6" f15 (D&G lens)! Glad to hear that first light went well and thanks for another great picture.

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6" f15 refractor
90mm f16.7 refractor


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ScottAz
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Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) new [Re: plyscope]
      #2448717 - 06/09/08 08:25 AM
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Thanks, Siegfried! Great side-by-side shot ... the TEC is something else, but that 6" f/17.5 is stunning!

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Scott Azmus
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Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) new [Re: ScottAz]
      #2448862 - 06/09/08 10:10 AM
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Siegfried I need a new keyboard - I just drooled all over this one.

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SLAP Observer (TMB130SS, SV102V, SV80ED)
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -- Edmund Burke.
"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." -- George Orwell
"The measure of a man’s greatness is not determined by what he accomplishes for himself, but by what he accomplishes for others.” -- Some Bald Guy


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nik hodges
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Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) new [Re: Scott Beith]
      #2449606 - 06/09/08 04:04 PM
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Siegfried thats super sweet

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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
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Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) new [Re: Ziggy943]
      #2450072 - 06/09/08 07:44 PM
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Zigster....Love that deep depth of focus. When I get behind those f/4's and f/5's I get real annoyed! Mike

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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.

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zjc26138
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Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) new [Re: mikey cee]
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AR5 and Homemade 70 looking at the moon in tandom.

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Custom AR5
Stellarvue 80/9D
Bosma Goto Mount

Clear, dark skies everywhere,
-Zachary

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Scott BeithAdministrator
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Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) new [Re: zjc26138]
      #2450400 - 06/09/08 09:50 PM
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nice setup!

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"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -- Edmund Burke.
"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." -- George Orwell
"The measure of a man’s greatness is not determined by what he accomplishes for himself, but by what he accomplishes for others.” -- Some Bald Guy


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Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) new [Re: Scott Beith]
      #2450792 - 06/10/08 12:52 AM
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Thanks Scott!!!

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Custom AR5
Stellarvue 80/9D
Bosma Goto Mount

Clear, dark skies everywhere,
-Zachary

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ducatirob
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Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) new [Re: zjc26138]
      #2450876 - 06/10/08 02:33 AM
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Looks great!


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C6-R /Atlas EQ
Meade AR-5
Meade 90mm refractor
C-8SE
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Jeff B
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Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) new [Re: Ziggy943]
      #2451115 - 06/10/08 08:31 AM
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Awesome! Love that old Byers mount too!

These are REAL telescopes.

Jeff

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PRejto
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Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) new [Re: Jeff B]
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5" home built on a modified Cave mount.
Discussion in classic telescopes section

Edited by PRejto (06/10/08 08:49 AM)

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Mike Clemens
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Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) new [Re: PRejto]
      #2452009 - 06/10/08 03:36 PM
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Nice FS128 kit, Sam! That got to be an NSV looking at the OTA length and the lens cap.

Oh man I loved my FS128. I could hold that thing with one hand and cooldown was like 10-20 minutes no matter what.

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Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) new [Re: Mike Clemens]
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Cometron 60mm with Custom Midnight blue paint job and a 1.25 focuser.

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Custom AR5
Stellarvue 80/9D
Bosma Goto Mount

Clear, dark skies everywhere,
-Zachary

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Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) new [Re: PRejto]
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5" home built on a modified Cave mount.
Discussion in classic telescopes section



I like it.

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"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -- Edmund Burke.
"People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." -- George Orwell
"The measure of a man’s greatness is not determined by what he accomplishes for himself, but by what he accomplishes for others.” -- Some Bald Guy


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prova
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Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) new [Re: Scott Beith]
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Vixen ED115S on HEQ5Pro

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pollux
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Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) new [Re: prova]
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stevew
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Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) [Re: pollux]
      #2455312 - 06/12/08 01:12 AM
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Pollux, Nice rigs! You are spoiled

Steve

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TV Genesis SDF
Meade 127ED
Antares 152
Celestron C5
Celestron C8
Celestron C11
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ppp
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Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) [Re: stevew]
      #2455314 - 06/12/08 01:13 AM
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nice

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pollux
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Re: Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! (restart) [Re: ppp]
      #2455323 - 06/12/08 01:24 AM
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Pentax 105SDP
Vixen VMC200L
Vixen VMC260L
Pentax XW eyepiece (complete set)

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