Edwin Quiroga
professor emeritus
Reged: 01/31/08
Posts: 612
Loc: Miranda, Venezuela
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Thanks Walter and Scott. 
My only scope has given me a lot of beautiful views in really dark skies.
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TeleVue 85 w/FeatherTouch
Televue Panoptic 35
Pentax XW (3.5, 5, 7, 10, 14, 20)
Pentax XO 2.58
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NHRob
Post Laureate
Reged: 08/27/04
Posts: 3148
Loc: New Hampshire
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I love the TV-85 !
Awesome scope package.
Rob
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Rob
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Canon 12x36 IS binos
TEC-140: #433 on CGEM
Faworski orthos (7,10,16.7mm)
stuff ...
no free time ... lots of clouds !
" Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans" !!
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Curt B
super member
Reged: 08/02/05
Posts: 191
Loc: Regina, Canada
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Here is my WO ZenithStar 80mm ED/Celestron 102 Combination...
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TV 85
24mm Pan,13mm Ethos,6-3mm Nagler Zoom
Celestron Power Tank 17
Astro-Tech Voyager Mount
Celestron SLT Mount
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Curt B
super member
Reged: 08/02/05
Posts: 191
Loc: Regina, Canada
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...and my 80mm again, this time with my SkyWatcher 100mmED Pro
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TV 85
24mm Pan,13mm Ethos,6-3mm Nagler Zoom
Celestron Power Tank 17
Astro-Tech Voyager Mount
Celestron SLT Mount
Edited by Curt B (06/17/08 01:07 PM)
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ranger
sage
Reged: 04/30/08
Posts: 278
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Curt B, Is that the new Orion SkyView AZ mount I see there? If so, do you like it? Can you remove the head from the legs and attach the head to a standard camera tripod? 
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Curt B
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Reged: 08/02/05
Posts: 191
Loc: Regina, Canada
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Hi Ranger...
Yes, this is the new Orion SkyView AZ mount. I have not had a chance to try it at night, cloudy of course. But I did play around with it while I was aligning the two scopes. So far, I really like it. It seems very rock steady. It is a big unit, and weighs in at around 19 lbs. The size did suprise me when I got it. I am not sure if the mount will fit on a camera tripod. Maybe check with the Orion people on that one. I really see no need to put it on a camera tripod, unless you want to make it a bit more portable. The aluminum legs are VERY solid. The eyepiece tray/leg spreader is made from metal, not plastic. This is one very well constructed mount!
Edited by Curt B (06/17/08 07:38 PM)
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zjc26138
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Loc: Mingo Junction, Ohio and Morga...
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Curt B, Is that the new Orion SkyView AZ mount I see there? If so, do you like it? Can you remove the head from the legs and attach the head to a standard camera tripod?
I have the mount as well. It is fantastic. I can easily track objects at high power with this mount. Very little vibrations with my AR5. The heade has a 3/8 bolt, so it should attach to just about any tripod, but the supplied tripod is more than enough. My only complaint is that I had to buy the skyview pro extension, because without it my AR5 would hit the tripod in several locations.
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Custom AR5
Stellarvue 80/9D
Bosma Goto Mount
Clear, dark skies everywhere,
-Zachary
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ranger
sage
Reged: 04/30/08
Posts: 278
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I may consider that mount. I am getting a TeleVue NP101 and I really like simple alt/az mounts. I was thinking if the head came off those legs I could use it mounted to a smaller but sturdy photo tripod for my TV85mm when I travel.
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ngc6475
Fearless Spectator
Reged: 03/02/02
Posts: 4999
Loc: 38°21'N 120°55'W
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Outstanding setups, Curt! 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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chupacabra
super member
Reged: 03/26/07
Posts: 162
Loc: Land O'Lakes, FL
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I love checking out other folks' gear. Great stuff in this thread (and the original)!
Here are my NP-127 and TV-85 mounted with ADM hardware. Both scopes are great performers. The Sirius mount is stressed a bit, but has worked quite well.
(I still can't believe I got that 8mm Ethos already and wasn't on a waiting list!!!)
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Kevin
"Repugnant is a creature who would squander the ability to lift an eye to heaven, conscious of his fleeting time here" -- Tool "Right in Two"
Astro-Physics AP140EDF, TV-60is
Atlas EQ-G
QHY8 CCD camera, Lodestar, SXV-AO
26mm Nagler, 13mm Ethos, 8mm Ethos, 3-6mm Nagler zoom, 5mm Masuyama
2x PowerMate, 3x PowerMate
Edited by chupacabra (06/18/08 03:07 AM)
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chupacabra
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Posts: 162
Loc: Land O'Lakes, FL
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Another view . . .
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Kevin
"Repugnant is a creature who would squander the ability to lift an eye to heaven, conscious of his fleeting time here" -- Tool "Right in Two"
Astro-Physics AP140EDF, TV-60is
Atlas EQ-G
QHY8 CCD camera, Lodestar, SXV-AO
26mm Nagler, 13mm Ethos, 8mm Ethos, 3-6mm Nagler zoom, 5mm Masuyama
2x PowerMate, 3x PowerMate
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chupacabra
super member
Reged: 03/26/07
Posts: 162
Loc: Land O'Lakes, FL
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Another . . .
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Kevin
"Repugnant is a creature who would squander the ability to lift an eye to heaven, conscious of his fleeting time here" -- Tool "Right in Two"
Astro-Physics AP140EDF, TV-60is
Atlas EQ-G
QHY8 CCD camera, Lodestar, SXV-AO
26mm Nagler, 13mm Ethos, 8mm Ethos, 3-6mm Nagler zoom, 5mm Masuyama
2x PowerMate, 3x PowerMate
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chupacabra
super member
Reged: 03/26/07
Posts: 162
Loc: Land O'Lakes, FL
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A close-up of Anthony Davoli's work. I couldn't help but "personalize" my gear so much of the hardware and even the counterweights got a copper hammered finish paint job and even that Sirius red neck stripe got repainted ivory. The black, ivory and copper just seemed like a great combo.
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Kevin
"Repugnant is a creature who would squander the ability to lift an eye to heaven, conscious of his fleeting time here" -- Tool "Right in Two"
Astro-Physics AP140EDF, TV-60is
Atlas EQ-G
QHY8 CCD camera, Lodestar, SXV-AO
26mm Nagler, 13mm Ethos, 8mm Ethos, 3-6mm Nagler zoom, 5mm Masuyama
2x PowerMate, 3x PowerMate
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ngc6475
Fearless Spectator
Reged: 03/02/02
Posts: 4999
Loc: 38°21'N 120°55'W
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Yow! Gorgeous setup, Kevin! I like the copper-colored accents on the mount, too!
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Walter
"There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls."
-George Carlin
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Scott Beith
SRF
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Posts: 37110
Loc: Frederick, MD
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beautiful setup.
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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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naglertized
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 01/10/07
Posts: 1516
Loc: Jacksonville Florida
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Kevin, talk about Televue nirvana! That's the best looking TV rig I've ever seen!
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Clinton
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Rich N
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Posts: 5562
Loc: San Francisco Bay Area, Calif...
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Neat setup, Kevin!
Rich
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Doug76
Postmaster
Reged: 12/05/07
Posts: 5536
Loc: SE Louisiana, future Texan
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My big C6R, atop it's new mount extension, surrounded by friends.
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Doug
Truckstop Astronomer
The Universe, the light of God, in all it's majesty
6 achro refractors 50mm-150mm
1 apo refractor 90mm
1 SCT 8inch
UO Abbe Volcano Tops
Faworski Ortho's
Panoptic 24mm
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ngc6475
Fearless Spectator
Reged: 03/02/02
Posts: 4999
Loc: 38°21'N 120°55'W
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Very nice setup, Doug! I like your big refractor's little buddies! 
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Walter
"There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls."
-George Carlin
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Doug76
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Reged: 12/05/07
Posts: 5536
Loc: SE Louisiana, future Texan
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Very nice setup, Doug! I like your big refractor's little buddies!
Thanks, me too! The Dob to the left (an Orion XT8i) is actually my grandnephew's, and I will be headed to Tennessee to deliver it to him this coming Tuesday, June 24th. My dob is the 12" Lightbridge, but it resides elsewhere right now (the closet, too big to have out with these others). Also not shown is my little AT66ED, but I now own more scopes than mounts, so something had to give. 
Doug
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Doug
Truckstop Astronomer
The Universe, the light of God, in all it's majesty
6 achro refractors 50mm-150mm
1 apo refractor 90mm
1 SCT 8inch
UO Abbe Volcano Tops
Faworski Ortho's
Panoptic 24mm
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