Asturies
super member
Reged: 06/14/07
Posts: 149
Loc: La Mancha, Spain
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Well, here an image of my setup, lots of parts homemade, I like DIY 
When I grow up I want to change to GEM, but my wife says IT'S ENOUGH!!!
The camera used for imaging is allways the 350D, that's a Yashica inherited from my father, but i didn't have another digital to do the shots!
Regards
Fernando
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LX90 12" with ultrawedge
Equinox 80mm APO
Mak-Cass 100mm f/14
PST Repaired of rusty objective
Canon EOS 350D
Brand new DBK21 for guiding and planetary
My web translated to English at last!!!
http://perso.wanadoo.es/jfa926/Fernando_Mejido/index.htm
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Kim Miau
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 07/17/06
Posts: 1109
Loc: Kluang, Johor, Malaysia
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Salute! I always want to diy parts myself but I don't have the tools and the time..
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-Robin
QHY CCD
My Astronomy Blog - http://www.astronomynotes.net
Meade 8" LX90 + LPI + QHY5 + Denk's Power x Switch S2 Diagonal
More equipments @ here
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Asturies
super member
Reged: 06/14/07
Posts: 149
Loc: La Mancha, Spain
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I have the tools but now got two kids,
You can't imagine how much time all that took to me.
Greetings, Fernando
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LX90 12" with ultrawedge
Equinox 80mm APO
Mak-Cass 100mm f/14
PST Repaired of rusty objective
Canon EOS 350D
Brand new DBK21 for guiding and planetary
My web translated to English at last!!!
http://perso.wanadoo.es/jfa926/Fernando_Mejido/index.htm
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Crims
sage
Reged: 04/04/06
Posts: 287
Loc: ijmuiden/holland
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great stuff over there 
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Losmandy G-11.
8'' LX90
Stellarvue 102mm ED APO
WO ZS 80 ED II
1D 1+² + 350D 1+² Lenses
LPI
alot of other stuff
www.astro-land.net ( including planetary webcam )
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LDb
sage
Reged: 02/01/08
Posts: 336
Loc: Cleveland, Ohio
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Here's my setup and I am looking forward to many years with it 
Edited by LDb (03/21/08 12:55 AM)
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Ishtim
super member
Reged: 11/10/07
Posts: 162
Loc: N. Alabama, USA
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Hi All, 
I am somewhat new here, and I love visiting the forums.
Here a shot from 2006 of my 14"LX200 on top of ME and parallax aluminum pier at a remote site. Now it's all permanently mounted in a 12X12 roll off that sits about where the trailer lives.... *goes to find newer pics*
 
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Lewis Smith Lake Observatory
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Crims
sage
Reged: 04/04/06
Posts: 287
Loc: ijmuiden/holland
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o dear.... thats a .... ..... i am impressed
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Losmandy G-11.
8'' LX90
Stellarvue 102mm ED APO
WO ZS 80 ED II
1D 1+² + 350D 1+² Lenses
LPI
alot of other stuff
www.astro-land.net ( including planetary webcam )
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Kim Miau
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 07/17/06
Posts: 1109
Loc: Kluang, Johor, Malaysia
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Wow.. what a terrific setup...
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-Robin
QHY CCD
My Astronomy Blog - http://www.astronomynotes.net
Meade 8" LX90 + LPI + QHY5 + Denk's Power x Switch S2 Diagonal
More equipments @ here
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Joseph Gillman
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 12/06/05
Posts: 2335
Loc: Boothwyn, PA
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I brought her back home this week
Full size link: here
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Meade RCX400 30cm --
People dont like when I stick up for Meade but they're just jealous of my RCX 
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Crims
sage
Reged: 04/04/06
Posts: 287
Loc: ijmuiden/holland
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Quote:
I brought her back home this week
Full size link: here
The links doesn't work?
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Losmandy G-11.
8'' LX90
Stellarvue 102mm ED APO
WO ZS 80 ED II
1D 1+² + 350D 1+² Lenses
LPI
alot of other stuff
www.astro-land.net ( including planetary webcam )
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impakt
member
Reged: 04/08/07
Posts: 78
Loc: Albany Western Australia
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This is 'half' of my scope.
Full system is:
12" LX200R
80mm Mead series 5000 refractor
Losmandy rings, plates, counter weight system & SLR bracket
Kendrick dew heater
DSI Pro II with filters
Canon 350D DSLR(no mod) with narrow band clip filters (well, I will have in a few weeks)
26mm mead plossl
16 & 9mm naglers
35mm panoptic
JMB solar filters for both scopes
Scope will be mounted to a pier via a home made wedge and will live in the observatory (under construction - glassed dome w/square building).
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Altinakis
super member
Reged: 11/04/07
Posts: 110
Loc: Greece, Thessaloniki
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My turn now!
Let the world see my first SCT ever!
The famous Meade LX200 8" EMC F10 (Classic) telescope.
And the rest is history! 
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Meade LX200 8" EMC F10 (Classic) , Baader Ortho 6mm (Phantom), Hirsch Focal Reducer / Corrector f/6.3, Celestron Ultima Barlow 2x
Previous Stuff:
Skywatcher Dobsonian 8" , Meade ETX-70AT - Baader Hyperion Zoom 8-24mm, Televue Barlow 3x, Baader O-III & Moon SkyGlow & IR Cut,Telrad, Baader Microstage 6030, SW Erecting 1.5x, Panasonic Lumix DMC FX10 (30fps)
Destination Space!
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vi100
super member
Reged: 10/15/04
Posts: 151
Loc: Santa Pola (Spain)
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Hello,
This is my set up at my observatory located at home:
LX200 10" Classic and tunned SkyWatcher ED80.
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Meade LX200 10"
SBIG ST-7XME
SW ED80 on CG5-GT
Vixen ED102S OTA
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MPC J49 Observatorio Santa Pola
www.buscandocometas.com
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Matthew Ota
super member
Reged: 04/30/05
Posts: 197
Loc: New Hampshire
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Here is my 10 inch LX250GPS set up in Bluff Park, Long Beach
Orion ED80 on top. An Orion 2-D counterweight rail with custom weights added. Custom aluminum adjustable piggyback mount to handle 2" to 3 1/2" dia. telescopes. OPT scopesaver tray installed for easy alt/az mount installation.
Handmade dew shield, coroplast plastic sign substrate slotted on one side in order to roll it into a cylinder, covered with black vinyl. PVC plastic stiffener ring on the end. PVC plastic internal stiffener rind inside acts as s stop.
I built custom transport cases by making 1/4 inch plywood boxes. One is at the same dimensions as the Meade box, for the fork/OTA assembly. The other box is made for transport of the tripod and scopesaver, plus accessories. I painted them Meade Blue and made custom white corporate logos. I put wheels on them on the base and on one end for easy transport. Handles are placed on each side. When the boxes are laid flat as shown, they are strong enough to be used as low tables, or even a bench for children to sit on.
The telescope sits on a custom built wooden wheely bar with welded T_handle allthread levelling jacks and 3 inch wheels. The assembly folds up for transport. It is made from 2x4 legs with 1/4 inch plywood center plate. 9 volt battery powered flashing red LED units are mounted on the ends for astronomy outreach. One way to make it easier would be to motorize the jacks for levelling, or to make a special attachment for a portable drill to engage the T- handles. Saves arthritic hands form turning the jacks....
Not shown:
Second tripod with Bonny lakes Milburn Wedge for astroimaging.
Piggybacked Coronado Helios 1 Hydrogen Alpha solar telescope
Piggybacked Meade EXT90 Guide Scope
Custom Baader astrosolar safety film cell, made from 1/4" PVC sign substrate. Used for daytime solar outreach. Two 4" holes, both with hinged hatches. One for visual film, one for photo film.
Custom Hartmann mask, made from black PVC sign substrate.
Two 4" holes, one 4" triangle hole. All with PVC hinged hatches.
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Matthew Ota
10 inch Meade LX250GPS SCT (LX50/LX200GPS clone) f6.3-Orion 80ED, ETX-90 OTA, Coronado Helios 1 H-alpha Solar Telescope
Cassini Huygens Saturn Observation Campaign
New Hampshire Astronomical Society
Edited by Matthew Ota (07/10/08 04:27 PM)
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billt812
newbie
Reged: 09/08/07
Posts: 1
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Nice setup. Where did you get the wheeled cart?? Thanks for your time.
Bill
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katodog
Supreme Grandmaster
Reged: 03/31/06
Posts: 2279
Loc: Carol Stream, Illinois
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I just went through this whole thread and can't believe that I didn't post a pic of my scope. I must be slipping in my old age, I never pass up a chance to show off.
Full Setup
And a smaller pic...
These were shot was after I installed a 7" LCD monitor, but before the install of an eyepiece tray on the other fork. This scope is starting to become a behemoth. I've got so much hanging on it that it's starting to look not so much like a telescope. People are going to start thinking it's some kind of death ray or missile launcher or something.
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The only stupid question is the one that goes unasked
12" Starhopper / Coronado PST
Stellarvue 20x85mm Binocular / LXD75 Mount
Sigma APO 150-500mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM
Sigma 18-200mm f3.5-6.3 DC OS
Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM
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Kolenka
professor emeritus
Reged: 06/01/08
Posts: 593
Loc: Seattle Area, WA, USA
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A night shot of the 10" LX200R before breaking it down for the night. A few upgrades done to it, but mostly still stock, I guess. 
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Meade 10" LX200R
Orion 80ED
Nagler 7T6, 9T6, 13T6, 17T4, 26T5
Canon XSi, TIS DMK 31AF03
Northwest Astro Photoblog
Edited by Kolenka (08/31/08 02:09 PM)
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gavbray
sage
Reged: 12/31/06
Posts: 230
Loc: Gold Coast, Australia
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Here's my 14" LX200R mounted on an AP1200 GTO using Parallax Instruments' rings. At the back I have a feathertouch focuser and on top of the scope a Stellarvue F50 finder and a Stellarvue SV90T piggybacked using Losmandy gear. Whenever the weather cooperates this setup gives me a lot of pleasure.
Gavin
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14" LX200R + SV90T + AP1200GTO
31mm, 22mm, 17mm Naglers, 13mm Ethos, 10mm Pentax XW, 2X Powermate, AP MaxBright
Mallincam Hyper Plus Color, DFG/1394 video converter, Optec 0.33 & 0.7 FRs
IDAS LPS, DGM NPB & OIII, Lumicon Deep Sky, Baader UV-IR Cut, Baader SkyGlow
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twosox
journeyman
Reged: 09/03/08
Posts: 8
Loc: blackpool
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My Meade 14" gps, basic setup at the moment, but its slowly getting there. 15 minutes to setup and about 3 to pack it away !! wheels are great
derek.
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14" meade lx200gps.
Atik 1HSII ccd.
spc900nc ccd
3" F3.5 finder with 0.5 focal reducer.
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totolesbaloches
member
Reged: 08/22/08
Posts: 37
Loc: France
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14" on Paramount with tec140 & wo66
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Laurent B
http://astrosurf.com/flagey/
3,5m Sirus Observatory
Meade 14" on Paramount
TEC140 & WO66
Ethos 8/13,Nagler 20/31
Panoptic 41,TS 50
Canon 350D+Orion+DSI
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