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Doug Culbertson
Post Laureate

Reged: 01/06/05

Re: Post a picture of your reflector - PART 2 new

[Re: Bob S.]
#4800808 - 09/10/11 10:23 PM

Quote:

Wow Doug, Too bad it is a full moon because the skies are soooo clear. Get up early tomorrow and enjoy Jupiter!

Congrats. Bob

It is set up and ready for Jupiter, assuming I can wake myself up. Been a long day today, but worth it! BTW, I couldn't help but look at the moon a bit, and I had almost forgotten the gasp factor when observing with a ZOC mirror.

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ggalilei
professor emeritus

Reged: 09/01/11

Loc: Kentucky

Re: Post a picture of your reflector - PART 2 new

[Re: Bob S.]
#4800836 - 09/10/11 10:45 PM Attachment (88 downloads)

The proof that my wife is a saint. I love the Z10: bagged two supernovae (SN 2011dh and SN 2011ef), four quasars (3C 273, Mkr 421, Mkr 205, and Bl Lac), and Polarissima Borealis with it. The last three were tough! The 18" Spacewalk - aka Bertha Butt - makes it look easier.

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Doug Culbertson
Post Laureate

Reged: 01/06/05

Re: Post a picture of your reflector - PART 2 new

[Re: ggalilei]
#4800869 - 09/10/11 11:00 PM

Bertha Butt? Hilarious! I wonder how many people remember "Troglodyte"? Nice scopes, BTW.

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ggalilei
professor emeritus

Reged: 09/01/11

Loc: Kentucky

Re: Post a picture of your reflector - PART 2 new

[Re: Doug Culbertson]
#4800995 - 09/11/11 12:43 AM

I must confess ... it was my wife's idea, she's good with names. There is a funny video on the internet of that song.
I got BB a year ago, she's # 8 of 14 Spacewalk made; I'm the third (and last!) owner.

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NHRob
Post Laureate

Reged: 08/27/04

Loc: New Hampshire

Re: Post a picture of your reflector - PART 2 new

[Re: ggalilei]
#4801183 - 09/11/11 06:11 AM

Doug,
Looking good!

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Bob S.
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 07/14/05

Re: Post a picture of your reflector - PART 2 new

[Re: NHRob]
#4801211 - 09/11/11 06:43 AM

Tonino, It is funny that I seem to be an astral conduit for great telescopes. I helped you get Bertha Butt and also recently helped Doug get his new-to-him third 14.5" Starmaster. What fun. You guys both have absolutely fantastic performing/good looking scopes. Bob Schilling

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ggalilei
professor emeritus

Reged: 09/01/11

Loc: Kentucky

Re: Post a picture of your reflector - PART 2 new

[Re: Bob S.]
#4801334 - 09/11/11 09:05 AM

Bob, nice to hear from you!
I'm loving the time I spend out with Bertha Butt ..... Thanks again!

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photonhunter
newbie

Reged: 02/24/07

Re: Post a picture of your reflector - PART 2 new

[Re: ggalilei]
#4802411 - 09/11/11 07:28 PM Attachment (81 downloads)

Here is my "Behemoth" a 17.5" Newtonian after a night of imaging. The guidescope is a Televue NP-101 (a great scope in its on right). The scope is mounted on a Parallax Instruments HD200C. That is 150lbs of counterweights.

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Michael Cave
sage

Reged: 10/24/10

Loc: St. Louis, MO

Re: Post a picture of your reflector - PART 2 new

[Re: photonhunter]
#4802421 - 09/11/11 07:35 PM

Wow!

Very cool setup, I hope you did good on capturing.
Would like to see your images.

Steady skies to You

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photonhunter
newbie

Reged: 02/24/07

Re: Post a picture of your reflector - PART 2 new

[Re: Michael Cave]
#4802691 - 09/11/11 10:09 PM

I wish I had good pictures some to show. I was chasing collimation issues (the secondary mount seems to move just a tiny bit when the scope is repositioned, but on an f4.1 mirror that is enoungh to matter). The scope was originally designed for visual observing so my DSLR will not focus. I am going to have to reposition the mirror cell closer to the front.

This was my first time out with a guide scope and autoguider. I hoped I would be able to shim the dovetail on the guide scope to get it coaxial with the main scope but no such luck -- I will have to get adjustable rings for it.

Mitch

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Tim Gilliland
professor emeritus

Reged: 03/28/09

Loc: Sand Springs Okla.

Re: Post a picture of your reflector - PART 2 new

[Re: photonhunter]
#4803883 - 09/12/11 02:53 PM Attachment (53 downloads)

I thought I would show My 17.5" Discovery PDHQ f5 with some of the mods it has. The EP and Accessory holders, the finder help, the new handle, wheels and handles, and tube extension.

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Tim Gilliland
professor emeritus

Reged: 03/28/09

Loc: Sand Springs Okla.

Re: Post a picture of your reflector - PART 2 new

[Re: Tim Gilliland]
#4803886 - 09/12/11 02:55 PM Attachment (40 downloads)

Inside the box.

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Tim Gilliland
professor emeritus

Reged: 03/28/09

Loc: Sand Springs Okla.

Re: Post a picture of your reflector - PART 2 [Re: Tim Gilliland]
#4803890 - 09/12/11 02:57 PM Attachment (42 downloads)

And alot of strength adds.

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yonkrz
scholastic sledgehammer

Reged: 11/16/06

Loc: SW Minnesota

Re: Post a picture of your reflector - PART 2 [Re: Tim Gilliland]
#4804304 - 09/12/11 07:01 PM

Looks good Tim,really looks like a monster,I bet she puts up some great views.

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Dan Watt
professor emeritus

Reged: 10/13/09

Loc: Oceanside, Calfornia.

Re: Post a picture of your reflector - PART 2 [Re: Mike E.]
#4804616 - 09/12/11 10:19 PM

My two scopes at Julian Starfest:

Green guy on the right is a 6" f5 that started out life as a Celestron Omni XLT 150. I built a carbon fiber tube for it and replaced the focuser with a JMI ev3n. It's my imaging rig and is currently on my new Atlas mount.

The scope on the left is a 8" f8 I picked up for free and am in the process of restoring. It was built by an ATMer back in the 70's and sat unattended in the garage for years. A friend found it in a vacant property he was clearing out and gave me a heads up. Since I picked up it I've taken every thing apart, given it a good cleaning and repaint. The mirror (UPCO) is still in great shape and I'm planning on using it for planetary imaging.

I've also got a XT8 but it looks pretty beat up at this point in it's life.

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THEPLOUGH
ELEVEN Grandchildren; FIVE Ducklings

Reged: 01/11/08

Loc: Carlisle, Cumbria, ENGLAND

Re: Post a picture of your reflector - PART 2 [Re: Dan Watt]
#4805030 - 09/13/11 07:31 AM

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Chassetter
sage

Reged: 07/08/09

Loc: New Brunswick, Canada

Re: Post a picture of your reflector - PART 2 [Re: THEPLOUGH]
#4805909 - 09/13/11 04:36 PM

beeeyatiful!

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lunar
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 07/03/10

Loc: NY, United Sates

Re: Post a picture of your reflector - PART 2 [Re: Chassetter]
#4806215 - 09/13/11 07:49 PM Attachment (48 downloads)

Here's my 10" Dobsonian, and hopefully soon-to-be on an equatorial mount in the near future for video-astronomy and most importantly sketching with such a system.

Clear skies,
Brandon Doyle

Edited by lunar (09/13/11 07:50 PM)

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Faith_J
Sketcher Extraordinaire

Reged: 11/17/04

Loc: South coast of England

Re: Post a picture of your reflector - PART 2 [Re: lunar]
#4809020 - 09/15/11 10:08 AM Attachment (60 downloads)

Here's mine, 18" f/4.3 Lukehurst dob:

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Doug Culbertson
Post Laureate

Reged: 01/06/05

Re: Post a picture of your reflector - PART 2 [Re: Faith_J]
#4809051 - 09/15/11 10:39 AM

Congrats, Faith! Wow, is that a clear sky I see in the background?

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