Lusty
super member
Reged: 08/24/08
Posts: 193
Loc: Florida USA
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Here's one: Chick, me nd Don + modified 1970's vintage Park's mount.
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john D
All you have to do is ask!!
Reged: 08/05/07
Posts: 4972
Loc: Midlothian, VA
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my Meade LXD55!
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Meade ETX-125
Meade LXD55 mount
Philips SPC900NC webcam
Seymour Solar filter
Backyard Observatory
 -Midlothian VA
--Land Of The Free Because Of The Brave--
Edited by john D (09/25/08 05:20 PM)
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Lusty
super member
Reged: 08/24/08
Posts: 193
Loc: Florida USA
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Here's a novel way to treat a telescope drive. It has weathered many a storm and observing session.
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Spyke
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 07/22/03
Posts: 1945
Loc: Scotland
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My new Vixen Porta, complete with Manny Myles Panhandle upgrades. Looks good in white, eh!
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Equinox 120 
GSO 8" f6 Dob (Hi-Lux coated)
ED100 Pro, ED80
Skymax 127 Maksutov
Vixen GP, Porta-mount, multiple AZ-3 mounts.
Berkut 10x50 Binos, 'reasonable' no. of eyepieces
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clintwhitman
Caveman
Reged: 01/01/07
Posts: 1830
Loc: ValVerde CA(SoEasyaCavemanCanD...
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Clint:
What a great mount restoration! The combo must be very effective and stable.
Jeff
Thanks Jeff. Old man Byers made 100 of these and it is a really nice work of art. Very light and can hold 100 pounds without a problem. The 6" F15 Was built buy the imfamous John Pons that many folks know and love. The mount laughs at the little scope. I think Ed Byers designed the 812 to do this hold your 1965 cave at 2 arc seconds or so!! I have been able to pull off a 3 minute photo with it! Clear skys and Keep posting those old mounts I love looking at them!! Caveman Clint Whitman 
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Clint&Debbie Whitman for our scopes check the site Flammarion 1880
"If they knew what profound inner pleasure await those who gaze at the heavens, then France, nay, the whole of Europe, would be covered with telescopes instead of bayonets, thereby promoting universal happiness and peace."
http://www.clintsong.com/ClintStars.html
Edited by clintwhitman (10/05/08 07:25 AM)
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clintwhitman
Caveman
Reged: 01/01/07
Posts: 1830
Loc: ValVerde CA(SoEasyaCavemanCanD...
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Byers 812 mount Restored Clint (caveman) Whitman at the StarOak Ranch!!
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Clint&Debbie Whitman for our scopes check the site Flammarion 1880
"If they knew what profound inner pleasure await those who gaze at the heavens, then France, nay, the whole of Europe, would be covered with telescopes instead of bayonets, thereby promoting universal happiness and peace."
http://www.clintsong.com/ClintStars.html
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nofxrx
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 07/12/05
Posts: 1458
Loc: palm bay,florida
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Here is my widefield imaging rig..also,the mount can easily handle imaging with my C9 @ F/10 with VERY nice results...
Celestron CI-700 mount(currently installing DSC's) with Orion ED80 and WOZS66SD (in white,love thier new white finish)...
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Brent Oliver
3 Wonderful dogs: Sadie, Kara and Ozzie
Celestron C10-N///C9.25///Orion 80ED///WO ZS66SD White
Celestron CI-700 & ASGT Eq. Mounts
Nikon D40Xa///SBIG ST-402ME/Class 1/CFW///DSI-PRO...
My Gallery
Ohh yeah,and a VERY undersanding wife!! 
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Jared
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 10/11/05
Posts: 1871
Loc: Piedmont, California, U.S.
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Here is my Astro-Physics Mach1 GTO mount that I use primarily for astrophotography. Rock solid and ridiculously low periodic error. Best of all, it fits in the two-seater so I don't need to drive the mini van on those precious nights when I drive up into the mountains!
As well as my "grab 'n go" mount--a Takahashi Teegul SP on a light weight, wooden tripod. I may need to upgrade the tripod a bit sometime. This one is just a little bit too light, and vibration takes a full three seconds to damp. With something a bit sturdier I could probably take that to under two seconds.
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- Jared Willson
- Fluorostar FLT-110 w/ TEC optics
- Vixen VC200L
- Astro-Physics Mach1 GTO
- Stellarvue SV80S
- Takahashi Teegul SP Mount
- STL-11000
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DL Sharp
member
Reged: 10/05/05
Posts: 20
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It's not as nice as some of these other mounts, but this one is mine, and I love it!
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David
Meade LXD75 SC-8AT, AR5
Hardin Optical DSH-8 f/6 Newt
Baader Hyperion 8,13,17,24mm
GSO Superview 30,42mm
Cincinnati, Ohio
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David Pavlich
Postmaster
Reged: 05/18/05
Posts: 6547
Loc: Mandeville, LA USA 30.38 X 90....
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Hey, Jared...that Vixen/Mach I sure is a pretty setup. The white scope just sets off the beautiful finish of the AP. 
David
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A few scopes and mounts.
Proud Member; PAS NOLA,
Life expectancies would go WAY up if green vegetables smelled like bacon...
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Jared
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 10/11/05
Posts: 1871
Loc: Piedmont, California, U.S.
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Thanks, David. It's a great combination--I get a lot of pleasure from it.
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- Jared Willson
- Fluorostar FLT-110 w/ TEC optics
- Vixen VC200L
- Astro-Physics Mach1 GTO
- Stellarvue SV80S
- Takahashi Teegul SP Mount
- STL-11000
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Stingray
member
Reged: 09/18/08
Posts: 16
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Is This legal? C11 on a Meade LXD75 Mount?
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tim53
sage
Reged: 12/17/04
Posts: 323
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Hi folks:
It took me a while, but I finally got my Sidereal Technology goto kit installed in my pre-goto Takahashi EM-500 mount. With help from another member of the SiTech yahoo group, I swapped the 10:1 gear reducers on the Pittman servo motors with a 60:1 for the RA axis and a 20:1 for the dec (the 10:1 seemed to slip on RA, drew too much amperage, and got too warm).
The drive is absolutely silent while running (I can't even hear it when I put my ear against the mount). Due to the reduction, it's audible when slewing in RA, but dec still is hard to hear. I've got both axes set to slew at 3 degrees/sec, which seems fast enough to be having that OTA swinging around in the dark, for me.
Here's a pic, taken with my cell phone, of my 12.5" f/23 Cassegrain (Enterprise Optics = Ed Beck) on it.
-Tim.
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"We`re just waiting looking skyward as the days come down.
Someone promised there`d be answers, if we stayed around."
-Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark, "The Romance of the Telescope"
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AlexN
sage
Reged: 08/09/08
Posts: 454
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Heres my EQ6 in a few different configurations..
Planetary imaging (new)
Planetary imaging (old)
Wide field Deep sky imaging
First scope mounted 
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Celestron C11 11" f/10 SCT With MoonLite Motorized Crayford :: EQ6 Pro + EQMOD :: William Optics M102ED :: William Optics Megrez 90 FD :: Orion ST80 Guidescope :: Thousand Oaks Dew Heater :: 2" 13nm Ha Filter :: DBK31.AU :: QHY8 :: 5x Powermate :: 2.5x Powermate :: Canon 350D ::
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RobertED
super member
Reged: 07/11/03
Posts: 173
Loc: Johnston,RI
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Here is a backyard view of my ORION Atlas EQ-G non-goto mount and the C-11 scope it came with. It doesn't have many miles on it...but the observatory set-up should now change that!!!
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donnie3
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 12/15/04
Posts: 860
Loc: bartlesville oklahoma
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this is my new pier mount with a cg-5 head. i had it made at a welding shop, total cost $95 not including the wheels. it has 2 1/4" legs and the pier is 4" with a adjustable inner steel pipe. cart wheels and adjustable levelers on each leg. solid as a rock. i have a smaller one but it could not handle too much weight. this one really fills the bill. don
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donnie3
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 12/15/04
Posts: 860
Loc: bartlesville oklahoma
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another photo
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donnie3
scholastic sledgehammer
Reged: 12/15/04
Posts: 860
Loc: bartlesville oklahoma
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one more
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Fish
super member
Reged: 10/13/07
Posts: 161
Loc: Norridgewock, ME
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Here's what's in the recently finished observatory, built mostly for solar work. A Meade LXD650 driven by The Sky 6.0.
Yes, I know it's a bit overloaded . . . it's on the list!
Regards, Marc
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EddWen
super member
Reged: 04/26/08
Posts: 137
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Very nice job on a great mount.
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Edd Weninger
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**** Lightshield Observatory SoCal ****
Nexstar 11 GPS Questar 3.5
A-P 900 Orion ED80
**** Blackdog Observatory Arizona ****
A-P 155EDF A-P 1200GTO Coronado SolarMax 90
A-P Traveler Baader Mk V bino-viewer
CGE STV Canon 18x50IS
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