spaceydee
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I have locked the previous version of the "Post a Pic of Your Refractor(s)! thread since it was already up to 215 pages by my count. So, I'm re-starting the thread and posting a picture of a few of mine here.
Here are my SV80S and Brandon sitting next to each other on a night of observing.
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Dee
space-scientist
student violinist
Nexstar8i,SV80S,80/9D,FC100,94 Brandon,TMB92SS,GM8
8" f/7 Discovery,12.5" Portaball, PST
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spaceydee
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Who's scope is this??
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Dee
space-scientist
student violinist
Nexstar8i,SV80S,80/9D,FC100,94 Brandon,TMB92SS,GM8
8" f/7 Discovery,12.5" Portaball, PST
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spaceydee
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A bad picture of the most beautiful scope:
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Dee
space-scientist
student violinist
Nexstar8i,SV80S,80/9D,FC100,94 Brandon,TMB92SS,GM8
8" f/7 Discovery,12.5" Portaball, PST
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NorthCoast
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Here are my most current, Megrez 90 and Megrez 110:
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Mark
Hold the "Alt Key" and type 248 on the number pad for °
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leexeen
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My TAK on a TITAN on a Gitzo.
Coming soon is the baby TAK on a baby TITAN on a Velbon mini tripod.
Edited by leexeen (03/25/08 01:30 AM)
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mathteacher
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I submit to you... the humble ST80. All ready to take pictures. I LOVE refractors!!
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Regards, Mr. Wang . . . . . . . My gallery . . . . . . . I'm a refractor guy!
CR 150-HD - The Hammer, Vixen ED100sf - The Skipper, Orion ST80 - The Pug, Orion 7x50 Scenix
Meade DSI Color, Vixen Porta Mount, Vixen Super Polaris, 2" pipe mount
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Keith Howlett
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Quote:
Who's scope is this??
Kitty certainly keeps them nice and shiny. Do you use any polish before applying the cat? 
They are beautiful scopes Dee.
--Keith
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TONGKW
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Herewith is my Mini Borg 50 Achromat with a 6x30 RACI finder, good for viewing at up to 100x.
K W TONG
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C8 + CG-5GT, TSA102 + HEQ5 PRO, MK67 + Kenko NES, WO ZS 80FD + Mizar K mount, NexStar 6SE, C5, Maxvision ED80, Mini Borg 50, PST
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That borg is C O O L !!! all these scopes are! I love telescopes! 
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RogerRZ
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Two for the price of one, one for the eyes, one for the camera:
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-Roger Pitre-
1 X 7 binocular Astro-Tech Imaging Newtonian MPCC
Starblast guidescope Starshoot autoguider
EQ6 Pro, HEQ5, Canon 50D, 70-200 f/4L
"He's got shoulders on him like a smelt..."--Anonymous
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pollux
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Hey Dee,
That would be great if you can include the link of the old refractor picture thread here 
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Vixen VMC200L
Vixen VMC260L
Pentax XW eyepiece (complete set)
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spaceydee
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great idea!
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Dee
space-scientist
student violinist
Nexstar8i,SV80S,80/9D,FC100,94 Brandon,TMB92SS,GM8
8" f/7 Discovery,12.5" Portaball, PST
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ngc6475
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Quote:
Hey Dee,
That would be great if you can include the link of the old refractor picture thread here
There are links to the old and new threads in the Best of Refractors thread at the first page of the forum! 
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Walter
"There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls."
-George Carlin
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jouster
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Here's my SV Nighthawk II, serial number 00001. I'll add its bigger brother, the SV102T, in a little while.
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Neil
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dvb
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Antares 127mm f/6.45 on an Skywatcher HEQ-5 Pro. It's a nice match.
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"But seeing through a telescope is 50% vision and 50% imagination." - Chet Raymo
Skywatcher 10" f/4.7 Newt on Matilda
Celestron CF 9.25"
Vixen CF 8" f/4 Newt
Meade 8" SN f/4
Celestron C6 SCT
Skywatcher ED100
Skywatcher ED80
EQ6 Pro "Matilda"
AT Voyager
Canon 15x50is
Mallincam HyperColor Plus
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RRPG
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Now that is a portable and beautiful combo.. nice shot.
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Peter
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8 in HO Truss Dob
8 in. Skywatcher SCT
C102XLT
ETX 90 EC
C80ED
CG5-GT
WIP: 14 inch HO Truss Dob
Canon 450D Xsi
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Pedestal
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Well, here is a pic of a new to me setup...
Swift 60x810 on a small GEM.
Hubert
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JAFE
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Ok, here is my little Tak FS78 ready for the action!!
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Jorge
Takahashi FS78SV
Meade 10" Starfinder Dob
Meade ETX 90
Vixen GP w/SS 2.0 /Vixen Porta Mount
Meade 10x50 Binos
Televue Binoviewer.
27Panoptic,22T4Nagler,17T4Nagler,7T6Nagler,8-24Hyperion Zoom,3-6Nagler Zoom,2x 2"Powermate, 2.5xPowermate.
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phanfave
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Love that SV80S Dee. Someday I'll have to pick up one of them.
Sean
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Amherst Area Amateur Astronomer Association
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Starlighter
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Very nice setup.
From the photo it appears you have as much light pollution as I do where I live.
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Celestron C4-R 102mm achromat
Celeston Nexstar 6SE SCT
Meade 80mm APO Triplet
Televue NP-101
Televue TV-85
Vixen A70Lf
Vixen A80Mf
William Optics 66mm Zenithstar Patriot
Celestron CG4 EQ mount
Orion Skyview Pro AZ mount
Vixen Portamount
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JAFE
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Yes I do, but in my backyard the shadow of my house provide a nice lightshed to get off all of that bad pollution sodium light that views on in front of my house. That´s why I do observe most of my time in my backyard instead of my frontyard with my Apo and my Dob.
For really take advantange of the 10" aperture of my dob I do travel to the beach almost two hours and that´s not happen very often...........
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Jorge
Takahashi FS78SV
Meade 10" Starfinder Dob
Meade ETX 90
Vixen GP w/SS 2.0 /Vixen Porta Mount
Meade 10x50 Binos
Televue Binoviewer.
27Panoptic,22T4Nagler,17T4Nagler,7T6Nagler,8-24Hyperion Zoom,3-6Nagler Zoom,2x 2"Powermate, 2.5xPowermate.
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JAFE
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Here you´ll see the sky from my backyard and the green laser pointer in action.
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Jorge
Takahashi FS78SV
Meade 10" Starfinder Dob
Meade ETX 90
Vixen GP w/SS 2.0 /Vixen Porta Mount
Meade 10x50 Binos
Televue Binoviewer.
27Panoptic,22T4Nagler,17T4Nagler,7T6Nagler,8-24Hyperion Zoom,3-6Nagler Zoom,2x 2"Powermate, 2.5xPowermate.
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JAFE
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and the Tak in the shadows........
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Jorge
Takahashi FS78SV
Meade 10" Starfinder Dob
Meade ETX 90
Vixen GP w/SS 2.0 /Vixen Porta Mount
Meade 10x50 Binos
Televue Binoviewer.
27Panoptic,22T4Nagler,17T4Nagler,7T6Nagler,8-24Hyperion Zoom,3-6Nagler Zoom,2x 2"Powermate, 2.5xPowermate.
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Shmals
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Cool Jorge! 
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stevew
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My Antares 152mm F-6.5
Very well corrected achromat.
Steve
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TV Genesis SDF
Meade 127ED
Antares 152
Celestron C5
Celestron C8
Celestron C11
Coulter Odyssey 8
16 Dobsonian
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pollux
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Nice G11 Steve
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Pentax 105SDP
Vixen VMC200L
Vixen VMC260L
Pentax XW eyepiece (complete set)
Personal Web Site
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CharlieB
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Here are a couple of my refractors - a Celestron 6", an Apogee WideStar 127 and an Apogee 90mm RFT.
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Charlie
C6-R, Apogee Widestar 5", Apogee Widestar 4", C4-R
Wideview 4", Orion 4", Apogee 3.5", AT80EDT, 66SD, Tasco 2TE
Edited by CharlieB (03/26/08 08:48 AM)
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CharlieB
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Oops... didn't get the WideStar photo...
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Charlie
C6-R, Apogee Widestar 5", Apogee Widestar 4", C4-R
Wideview 4", Orion 4", Apogee 3.5", AT80EDT, 66SD, Tasco 2TE
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rwiederrich
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Quote:
Oops... didn't get the WideStar photo...
Great set-ups..
I can appreciate folks who can store their entire set-up(scope-n-mount) in their livingrooms.
Rob
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A great place for amateur astronomers, and ATM's to come and enjoy their hobby.
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/HomemadeRefractorTelescopes/ My homemade refractor group.
www.vimeo.com/6014031
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Clive Gibbons
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Who's scope is this??
Orion knows what he likes. 
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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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haytor
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Since the restart of this thread was started ,and, i had only posted an image a week or so ago, i thought i would re-post my refractor image.
Here`s my two refractors,
Skywatcher 150mm X 1200mm F/8 on HEQ5 mount.....
Riding piggyback is my 80mm X400mm F/5 Skywatcher refractor.
Tom.
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Equipment....
Skywatcher 150mm X 1200mm f/8 refractor.
Skywatcher 200mm X 1200mm f5.9 reflector.
Skywatcher ST 80mm X 400mm F/5 refractor.(known to me as The PUP)
HEQ5 EQ mount upgraded to GoTo.
Badder 13mm Hyperion
Badder 8-24mm Hyperion zoom.
Philips SPC 900nc web cam.
Meade DSI (original MK1)
And , lots of Extra`s
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mizzle
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Mine (Again)
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<img src="http://cleardarksky.com/c/TidewaterVAcs0.gif?1">
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ngc6475
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Very nice setups! Great pictures! 
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Walter
"There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls."
-George Carlin
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pollux
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I will have to wait for my new scope to arrive before I can post any pics....
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Pentax 105SDP
Vixen VMC200L
Vixen VMC260L
Pentax XW eyepiece (complete set)
Personal Web Site
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Clive Gibbons
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Quote:
I will have to wait for my new scope to arrive before I can post any pics....
Oh, Most Evil One... how does that make your Pentax 75 and Vixen 140 feel? 
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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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ngc6475
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Quote:
I will have to wait for my new scope to arrive before I can post any pics....
I am on pins and needles, Pollux!
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Walter
"There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls."
-George Carlin
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spaceydee
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When will the NA140 be replaced by an even larger Pentax? That is what I'm wondering..
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Dee
space-scientist
student violinist
Nexstar8i,SV80S,80/9D,FC100,94 Brandon,TMB92SS,GM8
8" f/7 Discovery,12.5" Portaball, PST
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pollux
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Yes, I am getting the Pentax 150SDP.....in my dreams 
The 105SDP is still on the way....that's the scope I was talking about
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Pentax 105SDP
Vixen VMC200L
Vixen VMC260L
Pentax XW eyepiece (complete set)
Personal Web Site
Telescope Comics
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pollux
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Quote:
I am on pins and needles, Pollux!
You have medical insurance?
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Pentax 105SDP
Vixen VMC200L
Vixen VMC260L
Pentax XW eyepiece (complete set)
Personal Web Site
Telescope Comics
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Neil
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A couple of refractors sitting on top of a reflector type thing!!!
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TMB 105/650, Meade LX200R 14", Pentax 75 SDHF
Paramount ME with version E power board,
Canon 450D unmodded,
And a patient wife!
Observatory 'Holmfirth' now built.
Clear skies people!
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Mr Onions
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When I buy a digital camera {soon} I will put my 20 year old, TeleVue Oracle 3, up.
Mr Onions.
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Barchester Onions.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/httpwwwflickrcomphotos_caladanbrood/
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ngc6475
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We'll be looking forward to seeing it, Steve!
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Walter
"There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls."
-George Carlin
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RRavneberg
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Quote:
Here you´ll see the sky from my backyard and the green laser pointer in action.
And a similar shot of my 4.5" f/15 at Starfest in 2007 (courtesy of Terry Dickinson).
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Ron Ravneberg
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Midnightbreeze
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Wow, what a pic Ron. But seriously, I think that's you, getting ready to putt. You photoshopped yourself onto a long exposure Milky Way image, as well as the scope. Then, you drew the laser in, like George Lucas did in his films.
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ST80
Vixen A70LF
Hardin Optics 10" Dob
Vixen Portamount
TV 19mm Panoptic
Lots of cheapo EP's that came with the above scopes.
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RRavneberg
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Quote:
Wow, what a pic Ron. But seriously, I think that's you, getting ready to putt. You photoshopped yourself onto a long exposure Milky Way image, as well as the scope. Then, you drew the laser in, like George Lucas did in his films.
Actually, Terry got the shot on the first attempt. Tripod-mount the camera, open the shutter, wave a red light around for illumination, turn the laser on for about 15 seconds, and close the camera shutter after about 30 seconds total exposure. Not bad for a one-shot deal.
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Ron Ravneberg
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RRPG
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Nice photo, someday when I grow up,(like that is going to happen) I want to be able to take a photo as nice as that one...
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Peter
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8 in HO Truss Dob
8 in. Skywatcher SCT
C102XLT
ETX 90 EC
C80ED
CG5-GT
WIP: 14 inch HO Truss Dob
Canon 450D Xsi
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If there were a contest for Best Photo of Astronomy Equipment, I would vote for this to be the Best -- EVER...
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And a similar shot of my 4.5" f/15 at Starfest in 2007 (courtesy of Terry Dickinson).
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Yea Haa?
Two eyeballs
AP 5.1" f/6 on a GM-8 -- The Instrument
10" f/4.8 Newt on a Dob -- Marcia!! Marcia! Marcia!!!
12.5" f/4.5 Portaball -- The Cojone
10x70 FMT-SX
7x50 FMTR-SX
A few Nags & Rads
Hauppauge, NY - 
RMSP, NY - 
Montauk, NY - 
CSSP, PA - 
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ngc6475
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It's hard to argue with that, Rinaldo!
Terrific pic, Ron, and Terence Dickinson was the photographer, 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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Trever
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Here is my C6R after the installation of the Moonlight focuser. If that wasn't enough, they gave me the dual rate focuser at no additional charge. I don't know if they always do that, but it was a nice surprise! The scope was purchased used, so it has it's share of battle scars, but overall it is in excellent shape.
I have about 2 lbs of magnetic weights so I will still probably add a little more weight to the focuser end if needed. Forgive the mess in my garage. Spring cleaning has not officially begun yet.
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Trever
Explore Scientific 152mm F/6.5 Achromat
Astro-Tech AT80EDTA Apo refractor
Celestron CGEM 11 XLT SCT
Lunt LS60THaDS50 B1200 w/pressure tuner
Nikon 8x42 Trailblazer Binos
DM6 w/Sky Commander AZ mount
Stellarvue M1 mount
iOptron Cube Pro AZ goto mount
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Trever
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Here is a look from the focuser end. The focuser is the best part!
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Trever
Explore Scientific 152mm F/6.5 Achromat
Astro-Tech AT80EDTA Apo refractor
Celestron CGEM 11 XLT SCT
Lunt LS60THaDS50 B1200 w/pressure tuner
Nikon 8x42 Trailblazer Binos
DM6 w/Sky Commander AZ mount
Stellarvue M1 mount
iOptron Cube Pro AZ goto mount
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o1d_dude
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Nice scope, Trever. The Moonlight is sweet.
Does the Moonlight focuser come with two dovetails standard?
Funny aside about 9x50 finderscopes...you cannot purchase a Celestron-branded 9x50 finderscope with a stalk for use on a refractor, only with a mount designed for Newt/Mak/SC. No Celestron RACI finderscopes either.
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Kit
'Don’t worry about what telescope you own, or its quality. Just get out under the night sky, and enjoy God’s wondrous universe.' - Thomas M Back
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Trever
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The standard focuser from Moonlight only has the one dovetail for the finders I believe. The dual rate focusers have the added fine focusing ability and the twin dovetails for the finders. I could be wrong, but I believe that is how it works.
I had to take a hacksaw and cut off the lip of metal that was on the finder stalk to allow it to fit the Moonlight focuser. Otherwise, it would not fit.
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Trever
Explore Scientific 152mm F/6.5 Achromat
Astro-Tech AT80EDTA Apo refractor
Celestron CGEM 11 XLT SCT
Lunt LS60THaDS50 B1200 w/pressure tuner
Nikon 8x42 Trailblazer Binos
DM6 w/Sky Commander AZ mount
Stellarvue M1 mount
iOptron Cube Pro AZ goto mount
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ngc6475
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Very nice setup, Trever! The Moonlight focuser makes for a terrific upgrade!
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Walter
"There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls."
-George Carlin
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deadwood
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Just put these on the Atlas EQ-G. Haven't been out with them yet... still waiting on Mother Nature's permission to do so.  These are the Meade AR-6 and Orion ST-120 on the Atlas in my garage. Don't mind the disheveled little creature beside the scopes!
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Al
Meade LX200 10" f/10 Classic
Orion Skyquest XT8, 8", f/5.9 Dobsonian-Newt.
Antares 1529, 6", f/6.5 refractor OTA
Meade AR-5, 5", f/9 refractor OTA
Antares 105mm, f/12.4 refractor (on EQ5 mount)
Orion ST120, f/5 refractor OTA
Orion ShortTube 80mm f/5 refractor
Orion Atlas EQ-G mount
Meade DSI color
Meade DSI II Pro mono with filters
Orion StarShoot autoguider
Celestron NexImage (x2)
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mikey cee
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I wish more people put little "creatures" into their shots for the purpose of scale!! 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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ngc6475
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Good point, Mike!
That is an impressive setup you have there, Al! 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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zjc26138
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My four friends:
From left to right. 4in f/3.2 Cooke Triplet Superfinder(Homebuilt), 70mm f/7.17 Surplusshed(Homebulit), Stellarvue Nighthawk Aplanat, and 60mm Celestron Cometron(Solar Scope).
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Custom AR5
Stellarvue 80/9D
Bosma Goto Mount
Clear, dark skies everywhere,
-Zachary
Edited by zjc26138 (03/28/08 06:00 PM)
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sage
Reged: 01/26/08
Posts: 362
Loc: 42° 25'50" 123° 19'00"
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What a line up! aperture fever strikes again.
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Peter
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8 in HO Truss Dob
8 in. Skywatcher SCT
C102XLT
ETX 90 EC
C80ED
CG5-GT
WIP: 14 inch HO Truss Dob
Canon 450D Xsi
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zjc26138
Postmaster
Reged: 02/24/05
Posts: 5238
Loc: Mingo Junction, Ohio and Morga...
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Thanks for your comment . Unfortunatly the blue scope still does not work, something is still wrong with the optics, and the big white one has one purpose, straight through viewing with a 26mm possl. The Nighthawk is a joy to use, except a little focuser slip and dewshield slip.
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Custom AR5
Stellarvue 80/9D
Bosma Goto Mount
Clear, dark skies everywhere,
-Zachary
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Trever
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 08/18/03
Posts: 2978
Loc: North Alabama
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Nice scopes, deadwood. You will like that AR6!
Too bad about the blue scope, Zach. Did you test the lens before installing it into the cell?
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Trever
Explore Scientific 152mm F/6.5 Achromat
Astro-Tech AT80EDTA Apo refractor
Celestron CGEM 11 XLT SCT
Lunt LS60THaDS50 B1200 w/pressure tuner
Nikon 8x42 Trailblazer Binos
DM6 w/Sky Commander AZ mount
Stellarvue M1 mount
iOptron Cube Pro AZ goto mount
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zjc26138
Postmaster
Reged: 02/24/05
Posts: 5238
Loc: Mingo Junction, Ohio and Morga...
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I did not test it, but I did make sure the lenses were inserted the correct way. I might buy another lens from surplusshed and see if that will fix the problem.
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Custom AR5
Stellarvue 80/9D
Bosma Goto Mount
Clear, dark skies everywhere,
-Zachary
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Dave LoPresti
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 12/25/03
Posts: 1991
Loc: Preston, Connecticut
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I have a few pics to post. 
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Dave L
Meade 10" SCT
TEC 140 SN291
Coronado SolarMax 90mm <.5Å
WO 80mm ZSFD (10th Ann. red)
Tele Vue Pronto
Coronado PST
Canon 18x50 IS
 Wonderful wife 
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Dave LoPresti
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 12/25/03
Posts: 1991
Loc: Preston, Connecticut
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and the Solarmax 90
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Dave L
Meade 10" SCT
TEC 140 SN291
Coronado SolarMax 90mm <.5Å
WO 80mm ZSFD (10th Ann. red)
Tele Vue Pronto
Coronado PST
Canon 18x50 IS
Wonderful wife
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Dave LoPresti
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 12/25/03
Posts: 1991
Loc: Preston, Connecticut
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the WO 80mm
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Dave L
Meade 10" SCT
TEC 140 SN291
Coronado SolarMax 90mm <.5Å
WO 80mm ZSFD (10th Ann. red)
Tele Vue Pronto
Coronado PST
Canon 18x50 IS
Wonderful wife
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Dave LoPresti
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 12/25/03
Posts: 1991
Loc: Preston, Connecticut
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the TV Pronto in the TEC 140 Scopeguard case.
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Dave L
Meade 10" SCT
TEC 140 SN291
Coronado SolarMax 90mm <.5Å
WO 80mm ZSFD (10th Ann. red)
Tele Vue Pronto
Coronado PST
Canon 18x50 IS
Wonderful wife
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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! Terrific collection of telescopes, Dave! 
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Walter
"There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls."
-George Carlin
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Preston Smith
Military Observer
Reged: 04/24/05
Posts: 3370
Loc: Eureka, Pa
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Quote:
the TV Pronto in the TEC 140 Scopeguard case.
Nice scopes Dave. But you need a bigger case and the WO scope looks undermounted.
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Preston
Lift your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one, and calls them each by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing. Isaiah 40:26
SV115T,NHII,SV70,SV50 and Tele Vue Ranger
Vintage Refractors: Asahi-Pentax, Edmund Scientific, Tasco, Unitron
60mm Telescope Club
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Mike Clemens
Post Laureate
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Posts: 4201
Loc: Wasilla, Alaska 61N
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super nice stuff Dave
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Dave LoPresti
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 12/25/03
Posts: 1991
Loc: Preston, Connecticut
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Thanks guys. I've been very pleased with each one of these scopes. Betsy likes 'em too. 
I bet my 140 would look like that if it were in the 200s case.
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Dave L
Meade 10" SCT
TEC 140 SN291
Coronado SolarMax 90mm <.5Å
WO 80mm ZSFD (10th Ann. red)
Tele Vue Pronto
Coronado PST
Canon 18x50 IS
Wonderful wife
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denjo
professor emeritus
Reged: 11/25/05
Posts: 502
Loc: Creve Coeur, IL
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Here they are.
Astro Tech 111mm
William Optics 80mm
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Coopatory Observatory
Astro Tech 111 APO
Atlas Mount
W/O 80mm EDII F/6.8
Orion Starshooter Guider
Black Knight Binoviewer
Canon 20Da
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pollux
artiste
Reged: 04/01/04
Posts: 6838
Loc: Vancouver Canada
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I have to admit I now have the "TEC itch"
Doesn't mean I have to have it. But it's nice to see other people's.....
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Pentax 105SDP
Vixen VMC200L
Vixen VMC260L
Pentax XW eyepiece (complete set)
Personal Web Site
Telescope Comics
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starbob1
sage
Reged: 03/11/07
Posts: 375
Loc: IN
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Here is apic of my Tak when I recieved it last summer.Thanks BOB
http://tinyurl.com/2umasg
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Tak Shack Observatory
Tak Tsa 102 apo
Vixen GPDX
Discovery 12.5 PDHQ
350D modified
CGE MOUNT
ST-80
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kab
member
Reged: 12/27/07
Posts: 50
Loc: Toronto, ON, Canada
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Here's my new setup - a real starhopper's delight: My W.O. EZ Touch alt/az head arrived and I've mounted a ST-80 beside my C100ED. The ST-80 makes a great super-finder which I really need in my light polluted backyard. I mounted the EZ Touch on a short pier (actually cut down from a 16" pier). Note also the extreme cost cutting measures employed by using a little piece of wood to mount the ST-80, instead of the W.O. mounting plates. My wife must be soooo pleased by all the money I've saved!!! 
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Keith
Celestron C100ED
CG-5 AS GOTO with pier extension
Orion 80ST achromat
WO EZ Touch ALT/AZ
Nikon 10x50s
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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 rigs, Keith and Dennis!
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Walter
"There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls."
-George Carlin
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GlenM
Vendor
Reged: 05/20/07
Posts: 1703
Loc: Lancashire UK
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My new quick look set up. Smaller than grab n go.
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Glen
www.lyraoptic.co.uk
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Starlighter
Post Laureate
Reged: 08/03/07
Posts: 4431
Loc: Sunny California
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My freebie Vixen 70mm on the Porta Mount:
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Celestron C4-R 102mm achromat
Celeston Nexstar 6SE SCT
Meade 80mm APO Triplet
Televue NP-101
Televue TV-85
Vixen A70Lf
Vixen A80Mf
William Optics 66mm Zenithstar Patriot
Celestron CG4 EQ mount
Orion Skyview Pro AZ mount
Vixen Portamount
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Starlighter
Post Laureate
Reged: 08/03/07
Posts: 4431
Loc: Sunny California
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Meade 80mm APO:
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Celestron C4-R 102mm achromat
Celeston Nexstar 6SE SCT
Meade 80mm APO Triplet
Televue NP-101
Televue TV-85
Vixen A70Lf
Vixen A80Mf
William Optics 66mm Zenithstar Patriot
Celestron CG4 EQ mount
Orion Skyview Pro AZ mount
Vixen Portamount
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Starlighter
Post Laureate
Reged: 08/03/07
Posts: 4431
Loc: Sunny California
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Stellarvue 102ED:
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Celestron C4-R 102mm achromat
Celeston Nexstar 6SE SCT
Meade 80mm APO Triplet
Televue NP-101
Televue TV-85
Vixen A70Lf
Vixen A80Mf
William Optics 66mm Zenithstar Patriot
Celestron CG4 EQ mount
Orion Skyview Pro AZ mount
Vixen Portamount
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mathteacher
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 05/13/07
Posts: 2046
Loc: SF Bay Area
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Starlighter, I love the wooden legs. Nice classic setups!
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Regards, Mr. Wang . . . . . . . My gallery . . . . . . . I'm a refractor guy!
CR 150-HD - The Hammer, Vixen ED100sf - The Skipper, Orion ST80 - The Pug, Orion 7x50 Scenix
Meade DSI Color, Vixen Porta Mount, Vixen Super Polaris, 2" pipe mount
Please join the International Dark Sky Association
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Starlighter
Post Laureate
Reged: 08/03/07
Posts: 4431
Loc: Sunny California
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Thanks. The wooden tripod legs was one of the smartest purchases I've made.
http://www.handsonoptics.com/mts_gto.html
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Celestron C4-R 102mm achromat
Celeston Nexstar 6SE SCT
Meade 80mm APO Triplet
Televue NP-101
Televue TV-85
Vixen A70Lf
Vixen A80Mf
William Optics 66mm Zenithstar Patriot
Celestron CG4 EQ mount
Orion Skyview Pro AZ mount
Vixen Portamount
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RRPG
sage
Reged: 01/26/08
Posts: 362
Loc: 42° 25'50" 123° 19'00"
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I would love to have a SolarMax 90, it looks cool and I am awake half the day.
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Peter
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8 in HO Truss Dob
8 in. Skywatcher SCT
C102XLT
ETX 90 EC
C80ED
CG5-GT
WIP: 14 inch HO Truss Dob
Canon 450D Xsi
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Jim7728
Postmaster
Reged: 04/10/05
Posts: 5060
Loc: Stoop Landing Observatory, NYC
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A pair of 4's
Meade 102ED and TeleVue Genesis SDF on a Giro 3 Twin View
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Jim
TV-60/40mm Ha-5mm BF
FS-102 and other tubes...
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pollux
artiste
Reged: 04/01/04
Posts: 6838
Loc: Vancouver Canada
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Jim, why two 4" refractors????
Sell them all and get the NP127 for Pete's sake 
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Pentax 105SDP
Vixen VMC200L
Vixen VMC260L
Pentax XW eyepiece (complete set)
Personal Web Site
Telescope Comics
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stevew
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 03/03/06
Posts: 1108
Loc: Vancouver
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Jim, Nice rigs, Just out of curiosity, whuch scope has the better view, the Genesis SDF or the Meade 102 ED?
Steve
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TV Genesis SDF
Meade 127ED
Antares 152
Celestron C5
Celestron C8
Celestron C11
Coulter Odyssey 8
16 Dobsonian
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Jim7728
Postmaster
Reged: 04/10/05
Posts: 5060
Loc: Stoop Landing Observatory, NYC
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Quote:
Jim, why two 4" refractors????
Sell them all and get the NP127 for Pete's sake
Least I have a 4" refractor or two!  When's that 105 SDP going to show up?  Anyway, I still could not afford that nicely priced NP-127 currently on AM  even if I sold off everything... then again... 
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Jim
TV-60/40mm Ha-5mm BF
FS-102 and other tubes...
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pollux
artiste
Reged: 04/01/04
Posts: 6838
Loc: Vancouver Canada
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Still waiting for that 105 SDP 
Another interesting note. Remember I said I gave up on the TSA-102? That scope is still no show. ETA keeps slipping and slipping.
If the 105SDP shows up before the TSA I am going to laugh hard...
By the way, if I can find a good deal (when I say good deal it HAS to be good) on the Pentax 125 SDP I am willing to sell half of my stuff for it
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Pentax 105SDP
Vixen VMC200L
Vixen VMC260L
Pentax XW eyepiece (complete set)
Personal Web Site
Telescope Comics
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Jim7728
Postmaster
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Posts: 5060
Loc: Stoop Landing Observatory, NYC
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Jim, Nice rigs, Just out of curiosity, whuch scope has the better view, the Genesis SDF or the Meade 102 ED?
Steve
Ooooh...I've been working on that.
At this point I will say the Meade 102ED has noticably better CA suppression than the Genesis SDF, most noticable on on the luner limb. Genesis is a bit more compact in size and has a wider field of view F/5.4 vs F/9, respectfully. Views of Saturn were similar, though if push came to shove the Meade would edge out the TeleVue.
I have not had the Genesis at a dark site and that's where it will shine(fun factor) with it's wide field capability.
I'am holding on to both ota's at the present time, unless I go nuts and sell both off(among other items) for a NP-101.
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pollux
artiste
Reged: 04/01/04
Posts: 6838
Loc: Vancouver Canada
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Why settle with 101 if you can get a 127 for only $3K more
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Pentax 105SDP
Vixen VMC200L
Vixen VMC260L
Pentax XW eyepiece (complete set)
Personal Web Site
Telescope Comics
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Spaz
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 01/19/07
Posts: 758
Loc: New Zealand
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Why settle with 101 if you can get a 127 for only $3K more
That's easy for a rich man like you to say!
Why won't you think of us poor people for a change?
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pollux
artiste
Reged: 04/01/04
Posts: 6838
Loc: Vancouver Canada
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Come on, I am just teasing him
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Pentax 105SDP
Vixen VMC200L
Vixen VMC260L
Pentax XW eyepiece (complete set)
Personal Web Site
Telescope Comics
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Spaz
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 01/19/07
Posts: 758
Loc: New Zealand
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Quote:
Come on, I am just teasing him
I bet you light Havana cigars with burning $100 bills and eat nothing but caviar and lobster thermidor.
Also, I've heard that Pollux treats his servants abominably!
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pollux
artiste
Reged: 04/01/04
Posts: 6838
Loc: Vancouver Canada
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I don't smoke 
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Pentax 105SDP
Vixen VMC200L
Vixen VMC260L
Pentax XW eyepiece (complete set)
Personal Web Site
Telescope Comics
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Jim7728
Postmaster
Reged: 04/10/05
Posts: 5060
Loc: Stoop Landing Observatory, NYC
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Smoking Mr. Evil™ 
Okay, getting back to topic:
A trio of solar refractors.
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Jim
TV-60/40mm Ha-5mm BF
FS-102 and other tubes...
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pollux
artiste
Reged: 04/01/04
Posts: 6838
Loc: Vancouver Canada
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You know Jim? Since you have like 6 refractors.....you really need to sell them all and go for the NP127
You know you deserve it
Seriously, I don't think you have more than two eyes to look at the sun
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Pentax 105SDP
Vixen VMC200L
Vixen VMC260L
Pentax XW eyepiece (complete set)
Personal Web Site
Telescope Comics
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Jim7728
Postmaster
Reged: 04/10/05
Posts: 5060
Loc: Stoop Landing Observatory, NYC
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Counting the PST makes 7 
Pollux there's a used Pentax 125 SDP at OPT. Go for it!
Back again to topic.
From the archives:
Classic Orion 80ED
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Jim
TV-60/40mm Ha-5mm BF
FS-102 and other tubes...
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pollux
artiste
Reged: 04/01/04
Posts: 6838
Loc: Vancouver Canada
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7? oh no....  
I can refer you a good therapist
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Pentax 105SDP
Vixen VMC200L
Vixen VMC260L
Pentax XW eyepiece (complete set)
Personal Web Site
Telescope Comics
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ironhed
member
Reged: 02/08/08
Posts: 30
Loc: Southwest WA
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Another, close up.
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Antares 6" f/6.5 on UA Unistar; GO 28x110 on UA Millenium
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Bowmoreman
Post Laureate
Reged: 09/11/06
Posts: 3940
Loc: Bolton, MA
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Latest addition to WSO... just arrived today...
My first Triplet (Thanks Chris!)
TMB 80 Signature Series
First visual light will be tonight (believe it or not!)
clear enough skies
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Dave
Imaging: MI-250+ADM/SBS/Optec Libra: C11Hyperstar,TMB80SS
Visual: XT10i RTP
TV: 31T5,22T4,17T4,12T4,13Ethos,8Ethos;2x Powermate,Paracorr, 1.6X Antares, Hyperion8-24Zoom
Cameras: Mallincam Color Hyper Plus, QHY8
Guider: SBIG STV eFinder
Key Add-ons: Gerbings Heated clothes, WilderSkiesObservatory(BYO#90), Speco 9"Monitor
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Dave LoPresti
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 12/25/03
Posts: 1991
Loc: Preston, Connecticut
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Sweet, I bet that 80 gives you a great view, Dave.
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Dave L
Meade 10" SCT
TEC 140 SN291
Coronado SolarMax 90mm <.5Å
WO 80mm ZSFD (10th Ann. red)
Tele Vue Pronto
Coronado PST
Canon 18x50 IS
Wonderful wife
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ngc6475
Fearless Spectator
Reged: 03/02/02
Posts: 4999
Loc: 38°21'N 120°55'W
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Nice scope, Dave!
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Walter
"There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls."
-George Carlin
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stevew
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 03/03/06
Posts: 1108
Loc: Vancouver
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Quote:
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Jim, Nice rigs, Just out of curiosity, whuch scope has the better view, the Genesis SDF or the Meade 102 ED?
Steve
Ooooh...I've been working on that.
At this point I will say the Meade 102ED has noticably better CA suppression than the Genesis SDF, most noticable on on the luner limb. Genesis is a bit more compact in size and has a wider field of view F/5.4 vs F/9, respectfully. Views of Saturn were similar, though if push came to shove the Meade would edge out the TeleVue.
I have not had the Genesis at a dark site and that's where it will shine(fun factor) with it's wide field capability.
I'am holding on to both ota's at the present time, unless I go nuts and sell both off(among other items) for a NP-101.
Wow, that surprises me, an ED doublet having less color than a 4 element fluorite. Live and learn.
Steve
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TV Genesis SDF
Meade 127ED
Antares 152
Celestron C5
Celestron C8
Celestron C11
Coulter Odyssey 8
16 Dobsonian
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ngc6475
Fearless Spectator
Reged: 03/02/02
Posts: 4999
Loc: 38°21'N 120°55'W
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I can't find a new photo to post, so...
Here is a link to a larger version of my avatar.
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Walter
"There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls."
-George Carlin
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WahHK
sage
Reged: 02/24/06
Posts: 307
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I love my refractor~
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http://wahwah.dyndns.org:8080/gallery/main.php
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skyward_eyes
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 12/12/06
Posts: 2079
Loc: Arizona
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WOAH! The Ultra rare AP 10mm. Ive heard about these things you can actually inflate them and they can become any AP scope you want. They come in a small brass tube. Ive heard there are only a "handful" in existance. Haha.
good idea to restart this forum, this lat one took FOREVER to look through.
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www.skywardeyes.webs.com
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Starlighter
Post Laureate
Reged: 08/03/07
Posts: 4431
Loc: Sunny California
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I understand the wait was over five years!
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Celestron C4-R 102mm achromat
Celeston Nexstar 6SE SCT
Meade 80mm APO Triplet
Televue NP-101
Televue TV-85
Vixen A70Lf
Vixen A80Mf
William Optics 66mm Zenithstar Patriot
Celestron CG4 EQ mount
Orion Skyview Pro AZ mount
Vixen Portamount
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Fernando
member
Reged: 10/18/04
Posts: 51
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Here's two shots of my customized and adapted for photography Skywatcher ED80.
http://www.smugmug.com/photos/274971822_4P4JH-O.jpg
http://www.smugmug.com/photos/274676717_EzwUW-O.jpg
The customizations are the retractable dewshield, the mount ring, the WO focuser and the paintjob.
I added links for bigger sized images if anyone is interested.
Edited by Fernando (04/05/08 08:57 AM)
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ken scharf
sage
Reged: 02/09/08
Posts: 393
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Quote:
I did not test it, but I did make sure the lenses were inserted the correct way. I might buy another lens from surplusshed and see if that will fix the problem.
The YUCK factor from surplus shed. My 90mm F10 objective from them WAS bassackwards in the cell and the cell was glued shut. So I had to remount the cell backwards. This almost fixed my problem. What was left was to align the cell square with the tube (needed a chesire to do that) and get some decent eyepieces. I'll post a photo soon, though in work photos are already up in other threads.
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Siguy
sage
Reged: 01/05/08
Posts: 414
Loc: Massachusetts
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Quote:
I love my refractor~
Whoah, that is cool. I want one.
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Meade LXD75 SN-6AT
Stellarvue AT1010 Nighthawk
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rocco13
Got Milk?
Reged: 07/29/06
Posts: 2613
Loc: Phoenix, Arizona
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Here's my first foray into the refractor side of the universe, a Celestron 102 f/5. Just got it this afternoon, and waiting for night...(tick..tock..tick..tock)
I took a few pics of it next to it's big step-brother, my Obsession 15 (see next post below). Quite a difference in aperture, as you can see, but I have a feeling that the little guy will be getting used a LOT more than the reflector. I never thought I'd want a small grab-n-go, but realizing that I only take out the Obsession (to a dark sky site) on average of once per month, I figured I could use one.
PS..please, no comments about the 'expensive' mount!  Actually one of the reasons I decided on this scope was the tripod-ready adapter. I'm sure I'll upgrade soon, but for now, this will have to do.
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Rocco
Zhumell Z12
Super C8 (1984 vintage)
Celestron 102 f/5
and a cheap pair of binoculars
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rocco13
Got Milk?
Reged: 07/29/06
Posts: 2613
Loc: Phoenix, Arizona
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Here it is next to the Obsession 15"...
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Rocco
Zhumell Z12
Super C8 (1984 vintage)
Celestron 102 f/5
and a cheap pair of binoculars
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Kal
super member
Reged: 07/31/06
Posts: 196
Loc: Sydney, Australia
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Here is a pic of my refractor side by side with my C11 from the South Pacific Star Party last weekend
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CG-11 • 130mm f6.3 StarFire EDF Gran Turismo • SV90TBV • ETX90EC • 25x100 BINOCULARS • Toucam 840K hacked to a 900NC • DSI Pro
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ken scharf
sage
Reged: 02/09/08
Posts: 393
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Here's my homemade surplus shed 90mm special (mount is "store bought").
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ken scharf
sage
Reged: 02/09/08
Posts: 393
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Here is a close up showing my homemade finder and mount.
The finder ring mounts are made from pvc pipe couplings.
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Jeff B
professor emeritus
Reged: 12/30/06
Posts: 663
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My custom 6" F10 APO triplet.
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Jeff B
professor emeritus
Reged: 12/30/06
Posts: 663
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My custom 6" F10 Jaegers
Jeff
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Trever
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 08/18/03
Posts: 2978
Loc: North Alabama
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Sweeeet! Now those are refractors.
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Trever
Explore Scientific 152mm F/6.5 Achromat
Astro-Tech AT80EDTA Apo refractor
Celestron CGEM 11 XLT SCT
Lunt LS60THaDS50 B1200 w/pressure tuner
Nikon 8x42 Trailblazer Binos
DM6 w/Sky Commander AZ mount
Stellarvue M1 mount
iOptron Cube Pro AZ goto mount
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ngc6475
Fearless Spectator
Reged: 03/02/02
Posts: 4999
Loc: 38°21'N 120°55'W
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Wow! Nice rigs, guys!
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Walter
"There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls."
-George Carlin
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mjt24073
member
Reged: 02/29/08
Posts: 17
Loc: Virginia
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Here's my family photo. Stellarvue Nighthawk II on the far left on an AZ3. Televue 85 in the middle on an EQ-3(newest addition thanks to that wonderful 10% off sale). Stellarvue 102 ED on the far right on a CG5.
Mike
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Carpe Noctum
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 05/22/05
Posts: 1500
Loc: Morada, CA
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Here is a pic of my refractor side by side with my C11 from the South Pacific Star Party last weekend
Aah. South Pacific Star party. What images that invokes. Makes me weep. At least it's Spring and I can look forward to warm evenings, gentle breezes...
Kal, nice setup and I can only imagine the location. Thanks for the vicarious thrill!
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Bruce
AP 140 7.5 Starfire EDF I love that new scope smell!
Stellarvue SV130
Stellarvue SV80S
Takahashi EM-400 Temma II
DM6 mount w/Sky Commander XP4
ST2000XCM CFW-9 & Astrodons
PST double stacked
Lunt LS100F DS filters
Denk II Binoviewer w/PxS
Project Astro visiting astronomer
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rhoek
member
Reged: 12/19/05
Posts: 73
Loc: Anoka Co MN
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Hi,
Lately I've been more of a lurker on this site. I got a new to me ST80a about two months ago. I finally got a chance to get a decent mount for it. It's the Orion Astroview mount that came with my Astroview 6" f5 reflector.
I had to make an adapter to get it onto the mount. My Astroview is the older style mount that does not accept a dovetail. My brother helped me trim the edges so it would sit flat on the mounting plate. We even had clear skies to test it under last night! I wanted to show him Saturn, but did not have my barlow with to get the power up high enough to make out the rings.
Anyways, here it is, enjoy!
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Orion Astroview 6 w/ Telrad!
Orion ST80a
Canon Powershot A95
2 Mark1 eyeballs with external optical upgrades
Ramsey, MN
Edited by rhoek (04/09/08 06:48 PM)
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Preston Smith
Military Observer
Reged: 04/24/05
Posts: 3370
Loc: Eureka, Pa
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I love my refractor~
Yeah, but is it an APO?
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Preston
Lift your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one, and calls them each by name. Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing. Isaiah 40:26
SV115T,NHII,SV70,SV50 and Tele Vue Ranger
Vintage Refractors: Asahi-Pentax, Edmund Scientific, Tasco, Unitron
60mm Telescope Club
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ngc6475
Fearless Spectator
Reged: 03/02/02
Posts: 4999
Loc: 38°21'N 120°55'W
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Great setup, Peter! 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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ironhed
member
Reged: 02/08/08
Posts: 30
Loc: Southwest WA
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A couple of pictures of my winter telescope project. Thanks to all CNer's who helped!!
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Antares 6" f/6.5 on UA Unistar; GO 28x110 on UA Millenium
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ironhed
member
Reged: 02/08/08
Posts: 30
Loc: Southwest WA
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Another one!
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Antares 6" f/6.5 on UA Unistar; GO 28x110 on UA Millenium
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Jeff B
professor emeritus
Reged: 12/30/06
Posts: 663
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Well, this one is.
Jeff
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Bowmoreman
Post Laureate
Reged: 09/11/06
Posts: 3940
Loc: Bolton, MA
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mongo LIKE!
Nice scope!
clear enough skies
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Dave
Imaging: MI-250+ADM/SBS/Optec Libra: C11Hyperstar,TMB80SS
Visual: XT10i RTP
TV: 31T5,22T4,17T4,12T4,13Ethos,8Ethos;2x Powermate,Paracorr, 1.6X Antares, Hyperion8-24Zoom
Cameras: Mallincam Color Hyper Plus, QHY8
Guider: SBIG STV eFinder
Key Add-ons: Gerbings Heated clothes, WilderSkiesObservatory(BYO#90), Speco 9"Monitor
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Talstarone
Vendor (Inner Planetary Products)
Reged: 09/12/06
Posts: 7903
Loc: Benson, North Carolina
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My (new to me) Mint Condition William Optics 66mm ED Semi-Apo Petzval:
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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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Talstarone
Vendor (Inner Planetary Products)
Reged: 09/12/06
Posts: 7903
Loc: Benson, North Carolina
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Dew Shield Retracted:
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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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Talstarone
Vendor (Inner Planetary Products)
Reged: 09/12/06
Posts: 7903
Loc: Benson, North Carolina
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Dew Shield Extended:
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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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Talstarone
Vendor (Inner Planetary Products)
Reged: 09/12/06
Posts: 7903
Loc: Benson, North Carolina
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Yet One Last Pic Of the WO Petzval:
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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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Mr Onions
Tynee Man
Reged: 04/14/07
Posts: 4694
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This is the TeleVue Oracle 3.
In a few months time I will have had it 20 years.
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